Sugared Cranberries with secret ingredient
Do you like cranberries? I love cranberries! One of my favorite childhood desserts that was only available around Christmas and New Year time is sugared cranberries. They were packed in very beautiful box and tasted so delicious. I was enjoying every bite of them. First you taste sugar and then sour cranberry inside. Unforgettable memories! I am sharing recipe of sugared cranberries with my secret ingredient. What is it? The answer is Orange. Cranberries with orange is perfect combination.
Cranberries are full of vitamins and antioxidants. How do you get your kids to eat cranberries? All you have to do is cover cranberries with sugar. Easy! And they will eat these vitamins so fast.
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How to make sugared cranberries
Ingredients needed
- fresh cranberries
- orange juice
- granulated sugar
- zest from one orange
- granulated sugar to roll cranberries in
Before making sugared cranberries, you need to sash cranberries and dry them on the paper towel. This is important step, do not skip it. After that remove soft and broken cranberries.
In the small saucepan combine orange juice and granulated sugar. Bring to boil and let it simmer on the low heat for a few minutes. Sugar should dissolve completely.
Tip from Marina: let syrup to cool down for about 5 minutes before next step.
Stir in cranberries into syrup and transfer onto a parchment paper. Use fork for this or sptula. Do not keep cranberries for too long in the syrup, they will start braking up. To prevent this use 5-7 cranberries at once.
Let cranberries dry for about 5 to 10 minutes. You can also mix orange zest with granulated sugar and roll in cranberries. Orange zest is optional at this step. You can use granulated sugar only.
When you covered all cranberries in the sugar, let them dry on the plate for about 20-30 min.
After that transfer sugar covered cranberries into the box and enjoy. Check really cute boxes for dessserts at Restaurantware.
How to store sugared cranberries
Store sugared cranberries in air-tight container at room temperature for 2-3 dyas.
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Sugared cranberries with secret ingredient
Equipment
- 1 saucepan
Ingredients
- 200 gr fresh cranberries
- 100 gr orange juice
- 100 gr granulated sugar
- zest from one orange
- 100 gr granulated sugar
Instructions
- Wash cranberries and dry them on the paper towel. Remove soft and broken cranberries.
- In the small saucepan combine orange juice and granulated sugar. Bring to boil and let it simmer on the low heat for a few minutes. Sugar should dissolve completely.
- Stir in cranberries into syrup and transfer onto a parchment paper.
- Let cranberries dry for about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Mix orange zest with granulated sugar and roll in cranberries.
- Let sugared cranberries dry on the parchment paper or a plate for about 20-30 min.
- Transfer into box and enjoy.
