Sugared Cranberries
ne of the simplest Christmas treats are these Sugared Cranberries. It makes a great garnish on cakes, desserts and drinks. Bring on the festive vibe with these super simple sugared cranberries.
Ingredients
- 12 ounce fresh cranberries (1 and ½ cups)
- ½ white granulated sugar
- zest of 1 orange
for the syrup
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup sugar
- ¼ cup fresg orange juice
- zest of 1 orange
Instructions
- In a heavy bottom pan, prepare the syrup by boiling the water, sugar orange juice and zest for 10 minutes.
- Place the fresh cranberries in a glass container and pour the hot syrup on it.
- Place a parchment paper on top of the cranberries, so it gets dunk in the syrup.
- Keep the container in the refrigerator for overnight.
- The next day, strain the candied cranberries and don't discard the delicious syrup.
- In a tray, add the sugar and orange zest and drop the strained cranberries. Shake the pan around to coat the cranberries with granulated sugar.
- Place the sugar coated cranberries in a plate and leave it aside to dry out completely.
- Once dried you can enjoy the sugared cranberries as snack or garnish on desserts or cocktails.
Notes
How to use the leftover syrup?
The syrup is super flavorful and can be used in various different ways!- Drizzle on cakes
- Drizzle over pancakes or waffles.
- Thicken the leftover syrup by letting it boil for a few more minutes and then, once cooled, you can use in mocktail or cocktail.
- The thickened syrup can be drizzled on hung yogurt/ labneh for a mildly sweet dip to go with crusty bagels or bread.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 220kcalCarbohydrates: 57gProtein: 1gSodium: 3mgFiber: 4gSugar: 49g