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Sugared Cranberries are such a festive garnish during the holiday season! Use to decorate cakes, cookies and cocktails! Plus, they are so easy to make with only three ingredients!
Ingredients Needed For Sugared Cranberries
- fresh cranberries
- granulated sugar
- water
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Making Sugared Cranberries is relatively easy, it’s the waiting in between steps that takes the longest. Let’s get started. Line a sheet pan with wax or parchment paper and then place a wire rack on top of the paper, set aside.
In a medium saucepan, dissolve a 1/2 cup of sugar into the water over medium heat. The mixture doesn’t need to boil just get warm enough so that the sugar is completely dissolved.
Remove the saucepan from the heat and add the fresh cranberries, stirring to coat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cranberries to the wire rack. Let dry for about an hour.
Place remaining cup of sugar in a shallow bowl, using a slotted spoon, transfer the cranberries to the sugar and gently toss to coat. Suggest doing this in batches so that the cranberries do not all stick together. Transfer the cranberries back to the rack.
Continue with the remaining cranberries and then let sit for another hour to dry.
Store the Sugared Cranberries in an airtight container.
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Sugared Cranberries
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Instructions
- Line a sheet pan with wax or parchment paper and place a rack on top of the paper inside in the sheet pan, set aside.
- In a medium saucepan, heat 1/2 cup of sugar and water until sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from heat and stir in cranberries until well coated.
- Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cranberries to the wire rack.
- Let dry for about an hour, discard remaining simple syrup.
- Place remaining cup of sugar in a shallow bowl.
- Transfer cranberries in batches to the sugar, gently toss to coat and transfer back to rack.
- Continue with remaining cranberries.
- Let sugared cranberries dry on the rack for another hour.
- Store in an airtight container.
- Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snack