Learning How To Sugar Cranberries is an easy holiday activity that kids will love. This easy sugar cranberries recipe only uses three ingredients (and one of them is water, so really it's only a 2-ingredient cranberry recipe!)! They're so festive that they will quickly become a favorite holiday recipe for eating and decorating!THERE ARE IMPORTANT TIPS IN THE POST, SO BE SURE TO SCROLL UP TO SEE THEM ALL!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time5 minutesmins
Additional Time1 hourhr
Total Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
Course: Holidays
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2cups
Calories: 133kcal
Author: LittleCooksReadingBooks.com
Ingredients
1package12 ounce fresh cranberries
1/2cupwater
2cupswhite sugar
Instructions
In a saucepan over medium heat, combine 1/2 cup of water and 1/2 cup of the sugar. Stir until sugar is completely dissolved.
Add cranberries and stir until all cranberries are completely wet and coated.
Transfer cranberries to wire drying racks using a slotted spoon. Let sit for 30 minutes or until cranberries are dry, but sticky, to touch.
Add remaining sugar to a resealable plastic bag. Working in batches, carefully spoon sticky cranberries (a couple of slotted spoons at a time) into the bag. Seal the bag and gently shake the cranberries until they are completely covered with sugar. Transfer them back to the racks for drying, around 30 minutes. Repeat process until all cranberries are used.
Notes
If you're making a sugar cranberry recipe for snacking, try adding a little orange zest or a Tablespoon of orange juice into the syrup sugar while it's cooking