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Sugared Cranberries

These easy to make sugared cranberries are a nice little way to add bling to your desserts or drinks to make them more festive, and visually they are stunning :) .
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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup granulated sugar divided in half
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries washed and dried

Method
 

  1. Bring 1/2 cup of sugar with half cup of water to boil in a small pot, stirring occasionally.
  2. Let boil for 3 minutes then turn off heat and let sit for 10 minutes to slightly cool.
  3. Add cranberries to syrup and stir gently. Let sit for 15 minutes then top with plastic wrap pushing the wrap onto the cranberries to keep them down into the syrup. Place in refrigerator for 1 hour.
  4. Remove cranberries from refrigerator and using a slotted spoon remove the cranberries from the syrup and let drip on a wire rack for 30 minutes to an hour.
  5. Add rest of sugar to a shallow bowl, take several cranberries at a time and coat in the sugar. Use a fork or slotted spoon to remove onto parchment paper. Let dry for at least an hour before using. Store any extra in an airtight container in the frig.

Notes

If you need more sugar to coat just add more to the bowl. You can store what you don’t use in an air tight container for a few days. The more moisture that gets to the cranberries the quicker they will dissolve.  The syrup that remains from soaking the cranberries can be used as a simple syrup for lemonade or any other drink that may call for simple syrup.