Easy Sugared Cranberries (Candied Cranberries)
Quick and easy sugared cranberries recipe (candied cranberries), homemade with simple ingredients. No popping or cracking! Use it to decorate cakes, cocktails.
Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 271kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup Granulated sugar
- ½ cup Water
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
- 1 bag Fresh cranberries 12 oz. bag
- 2 cups Additional granulated sugar For coating cranberries
Instructions
- Add sugar and water in a nonstick saucepan. Mix and heat over medium heat.
- When the mixture stars bubbling and gets a little thick, take the saucepan off the heat and add vanilla extract. Let this sugar mixture cool down for about 30 minutes.
- Then, add cranberries and mix everything together until cranberries are fully coated. Scoop out the cranberries with a sieved spoon and allow excess sugar water to drip off.
- Dump those cranberries in a tray filled with granulated sugar.
- Roll them around the tray so the sugar fully coats the sticky cranberries and then place each sugared cranberry on a a tray lined with wax paper to dry off (Takes about 1 hour). Enjoy!
Notes
- Don't dump the cranberries in hot sugar water/syrup or else your cranberries will pop. Instead, allow the sugar water to cool down before adding the cranberries.
- Powdered sugar cannot be used for coating because it will start to dissolve quickly.
- Instead of regular water, sparkling water or sparkling champagne or some bourbon can be used.
- Read additional tips and variations above.
- Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 2 days.
Nutrition
Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Sodium: 7mg | Potassium: 144mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 56g | Vitamin A: 100IU | Vitamin C: 22.6mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 0.4mg