5 from 3 votes
Sugared Cranberries Recipe
Add a touch of elegance to your holiday table! Make irresistibly vibrant sugared cranberries for a pop of color and sweet-tart goodness to your desserts.
Prep Time
15 mins
Drying Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Servings:
8
Calories:
210 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 3 cups cranberries fresh
- 2 cups sugar divided
- ½ cup water
Instructions
- Bring ½ cup white sugar and ½ cup water to a boil on medium heat in a medium saucepan.
- Boil for 2 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Add the cranberries to the simple sugar syrup in the saucepan and stir.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove the cranberries from the saucepan and place them onto a parchment-lined tray or a wire rack, separating them as best you can.
- Let the cranberries dry for 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, roll cranberries in the remaining sugar to coat, then let them dry for another hour.
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Notes
- Store these in an airtight container in the fridgefor up to 1 week.
- Frozen cranberries can substitute fresh ones, especially when not in season. Just let them thaw completely and pat them dry before coating them with sugar.
- Use these to decorate holiday desserts or as a snack all by themselves.
- Store these in an airtight container in the fridgefor up to 1 week.
- Frozen cranberries can substitute fresh ones, especially when not in season. Just let them thaw completely and pat them dry before coating them with sugar.
- Use these to decorate holiday desserts or as a snack all by themselves.
Nutrition Information
Calories
210kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
54g
(18%)
Protein
0.2g
(0%)
Fat
0.2g
(0%)
Saturated Fat
0.003g
(0%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.02g
(0%)
Monounsaturated Fat
0.01g
(0%)
Sodium
2mg
(0%)
Potassium
31mg
(1%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
52g
(104%)
Vitamin A
23IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
4mg
(0%)
Iron
0.1mg
(1%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 210
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 210kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 0.2g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.003g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 31mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 52g | 104% |
| Vitamin A | 23IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 4mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.1mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.