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Candied Cranberries

Candied cranberries are made by cooking sugar and water, adding cranberries, simmering, draining, coating with sugar, and drying.

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Candied Cranberries

Makes about ½ cup
Time45 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Make the cranberry syrup

  1. Cook ½ cup sugar and 2 tablespoons water in a heavy small saucepan over low heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.

  2. Transfer to the top of a double boiler.

  3. Add cranberries.

  4. Cover the berry mixture and place over simmering water.

  5. Cook 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.

  6. Remove from over water.

  7. Let the cranberry mixture stand at room temperature overnight.

Coat and store

  1. Place the remaining ½ cup sugar on a plate.

  2. Drain cranberries well.

  3. Add t sugar and turn to coat.

  4. Let dry at least 30 minutes.

  5. Can be prepared 3 days ahead.

  6. Cover and refrigerate.

  7. Makes about ½ cup.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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What each ingredient does

Cranberries
Provide the tart fruit that is candied and become the finished sweet-tart garnish.
Sugar
Dissolves into the water to make a syrup that sweetens and preserves the berries.

The step that matters

Cooking the berries over simmering water. Gentle, covered heat for 45 minutes lets the berries soften and absorb syrup without bursting or scorching. Keeping the water at a simmer rather than a hard boil avoids sticking and uneven candying.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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