Description
Learn how to make sugared cranberries and rosemary in just a few simple steps! These make for a beautiful, festive garnish for cocktails, cakes, and more.
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 16 ounces fresh cranberries
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar for coating
- Optional: A few sprigs of rosemary
Instructions
- Add water and sugar to a saucepan and heat until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
- Place the cranberries in a large bowl and pour the simple syrup on top. Stir well to coat the cranberries, and let them sit in the syrup for a few minutes.
- Line a sheet pan with a wire cooling rack. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the cranberries to the wire rack, spreading them apart so they aren't touching. Let them sit out at room temperature for at least one hour to dry. They should be very sticky.
- If making sugared rosemary, repeat the same process with the rosemary.
- You can save the simple syrup for use in cocktails (like this cranberry gin cocktail!).
- Add 1/2 cup of sugar to a wide bowl. Working a few cranberries at a time, coat the cranberries in sugar until evenly coated. (Follow the same process with the rosemary sprigs.)
- Let the sugared cranberries dry for another hour at room temperature.
Notes
Keep these sugared cranberries stored at room temperature in a cool, dry environment for about 2 days, or in the refrigerator for 1 week. If the sugar starts to 'melt', just toss them in more sugar to re-coat. Do not freeze sugared cranberries, as the sugar will melt when they defrost.
Make sure to let the cranberries dry out after coating them in syrup, and then again after coating them in sugar. If you transfer them to a storage container too soon, the sugar may start to dissolve.
If you live somewhere hot and humid, you may want to place a fan in front of the cooling rack for circulation, or place in the refrigerator.
Don't get rid of the simple syrup! Let it cool completely, then transfer to an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to a month. You can use it in cocktails and mocktails, like this Mistletoe Margarita.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Drying time: 2 hours
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tablespoons
- Calories: 78
- Sugar: 18.7 g
- Sodium: 1 mg
- Fat: 0.2 g
- Carbohydrates: 20.7 g
- Fiber: 1.1 g
- Protein: 0 g