This blog post may contain affiliate links. What does that mean? We may get a small commission if you make a purchase using our links, which helps us to keep posting new holiday content every week.

Sugared Cranberries vs Fresh Cranberries. What’s the difference?

Cranberries are easy to use and look fantastic in and around desserts, dinners, cocktails and more. The difference between fresh and sugared cranberries is festive flair and delicious taste! Sugared cranberries add a sparkling elegant appearance to any dish. They also make a great snack in place or added to some nuts around the drink station!

They are also very easy to make!

What three ingredients to you need to make Sugared Cranberries?

• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup sugar (for simple sugar)
• 3 cups fresh cranberries
• 1 cup sugar (for coating)

How to make Sugared Cranberries:

1. In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar. Bring to a boil, then let it simmer on low heat for about 3 minutes.
2. Stir in the washed and dried cranberries and mix to fully coat in the syrup. Once covered, remove the pot from the heat and stir 1 minute.
3. Remove cranberries with a slotted spoon and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet to let cranberries dry out. Let them dry for about 1 hour.
4. Roll the sticky cranberries in the remaining 1 cup sugar to coat

Tips for making easy candied cranberries:

• Dry the cranberries…twice. Rinse and dry the cranberries before mixing them in the simple sugar solution. The syrup will stick better to dry cranberries and you will avoid adding excess water to the syrup.
• Dissolve sugar completely when heating the sugar and water, keep the saucepan on low heat for 3 minutes after it’s come to a boil. This allows the sugar to fully dissolve, forming a nice syrup for coating cranberries.
• Fully Coat the cranberries in the syrup, really stir them around and coat the entire surface of the cranberries.
• Remove Cranberries before they burst. You don’t want them to release their juices or soften.

Storing candied cranberries:

Store cranberries covered at room temperature in a cool, dry place for up to 2 days. If the sugar starts looking moist, you can always re-roll them in a little more sugar to freshen them up.

We hope you liked our Easy Sugared Cranberries! They make the perfect addition to any festive spread. Serve them with your Thanksgiving or Christmas desserts, cocktails, mocktails, cheese and crackers and so much more! They look as good as they taste. Add some to our Champagne Celebration Cake or our Cranberry Kiss Christmas Cocktail.

Print

Easy Sugared Cranberries

Easy Sugared Cranberries. Add these festive cranberries to your drinks, desserts, appetizers and so much more. They taste great and can take your festive recipe to the next level!

Course Snack

Cuisine American

Keyword candied cranberries, cranberries, sugared cranberries

Cook Time 4 minutes

Resting time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour 4 minutes

Servings 3 cups

Calories 110kcal

Equipment

• Parchment paper

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup water
• 1 1/2 cups sugar (divided)
• 3 cupa cranberries (washed and dried)

Instructions

• In a saucepan combine 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar. Bring to a boil, then let it simmer on low heat for about 3 minutes.
• Stir in the washed and dried cranberries and mix to fully coat in the syrup. Once covered, remove the pot from the heat and stir 1 minute.
• Remove cranberries with a slotted spoon and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet to let cranberries dry out. Let them dry for about 1 hour.
• Roll the sticky cranberries in the remaining 1 cup sugar to coat

Notes

Serve with appetizers, nuts and cheese. Add to cocktails, mocktails, cakes and desserts. Sugared cranberries make a festive recipe look fantastic!

The post Easy Sugared Cranberries appeared first on Champagne and Sugarplums.

This blog post may contain affiliate links. What does that mean? We may get a small commission if you make a purchase using our links, which helps us to keep posting new holiday content every week.

What ingredients do you need to make a fun St. Patrick’s Day Recipe?

• 36 Golden Oreo cookies
• 1 pkg (8 oz) cream cheese (softened to room temperature)
• Gel food colouring in the colours of a rainbow (red, yellow, blue, green, purple)
• White chocolate melts
• Dark chocolate melts
• Rainbow sprinkles

How do you make St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Truffles?

This recipe is so easy to make, only requires a few ingredients and it’s no-bake! You will need a food processor and a microwave to make this dessert. Simply put the golden Oreo cookies into a food processor and pulse them until they are crumbs (don’t remove the cream). Then, in a separate bowl, add the softened cream cheese and mix until smooth. Next, divide the mixture into 5 equal parts and add a different colour of food colouring to each. Blend until the colour is solid. Keep reading for the final touches!

Firstly place thirty six whole Oreo cookies into a food processor (the whole cookie). Pulse the cookies until they become fine crumbs.

Secondly, place the crumbs into a medium mixing bowl and add the softened cream cheese, mix with a hand mixer until well blended. Next, divide the mixture into equal parts and add in two-three drops of food colouring to each part. Blend with a spatula.

On a piece of parchment paper, roll each ball into a log and stack them on top of one another. Roll the rainbow log in the parchment paper and chill in the refrigerator for 5 min.

Remove from the fridge and scoop the mixture into balls, a tablespoon works great for this! Roll the mixture into a ball shape and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Continue until all of the mixture is used.

Place the rolled balls into the freezer for 15min.

Rainbow Truffles!

While the rainbow balls are chilling, melt the white and dark chocolate (in separate bowls) in the microwave. Melting times may vary, be sure to follow the melting instructions on the chocolate you have.

Once the Oreo balls have chilled, remove them from the freezer. Using a fork, dip each ball into the melted chocolate. Top with the sprinkles immediately as the chocolate will dry quickly! Set them aside to set completely.

Viola! A FUN and EASY St. Patrick’s Day Dessert Idea!

We hope you loved this St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Truffles Recipe as much as we do! So easy and delicious…we recommend doubling this recipe because they won’t last long! Looking for some decor or crafts for St. Patrick’s Day? Certainly check out our Rustic Luck Sign, perfect for the mantel or on the wall!

Print

St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Truffles

Delicious and easy, make a batch for a crowd or keep them all for yourself. Only a few ingredients are needed to make this yummy St. Patrick's Day dessert idea.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword dessert, Lucky, Oreo, Rainbow, St. Patrick’s Day

Prep Time 25 minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes

Total Time 35 minutes

Servings 25 balls

Calories 152kcal

Author Champagne and Sugarplums

Equipment

• Food processor

Ingredients

• 36 golden Oreo cookies
• 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
• 2-3 drops food colouring in red, yellow, green, blue, purple gel
• 16 oz white chocolate
• 16 oz dark chocolate
• Rainbow sprinkles

Instructions

• Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Put 36 Oreos into a food processor. Use the whole cookie, do not remove the cream filling. Pulse the cookies until they become fine crumbs.
• Place crumbs into a mediums sized mixing bowl. Add the softened cream cheese and blend until mixed.
• Separate the mixture into five balls. Add one colour of gel food colouring to each ball and mix with a spatula.
• Roll each ball into a log and place on parchment paper. Add the logs on top of one another until all colours are added. Roll the parchment paper and chill in the refrigerator for 5 min.
• Remove from the fridge and unroll. Using a tablespoon, scoop the mixture and form 1 inch balls. Continue until all of the dough has been used. Place the rainbow Oreo balls in the freezer for 15 minutes.
• While the desserts are chilling, melt the white and dark chocolate (separately) according to directions on package.
• Take the Oreo balls out of the freezer and dip them into the melted chocolate using a spoon. Coat each ball completely with chocolate and return to the baking sheet.  
• The chocolate will dry quickly so sprinkle the rainbow sprinkles immediately, then allow chocolate to set. 
• Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.

The post St. Patrick’s Day Rainbow Truffles appeared first on Champagne and Sugarplums.