Homemade Cranberry Sugar can be used to add a festive touch to so many dishes. Use it as an naturally pink colored decorating sugar for cookies and cupcakes, as a festive sugar rim for cocktails, in place of regular sugar in baking or fill jars with it as a simple homemade holiday gift!
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Naturally flavored and colored sugar
Naturally colored Cranberry Sugar is made simply from pulsed fresh cranberries and granulated sugar. The cranberries give the sugar a pale pink color, light citrusy flavor and a brown sugar like texture.
It’s such a simple way to upgrade all sorts of dishes! And a great thing to keep on hand for last minute holiday gifting.
Ingredients
- Fresh cranberries – are available in supermarkets from fall – winter. Substitute frozen cranberries to make Cranberry Sugar year round.
- Granulated sugar
- Ground cinnamon
Step by step instructions
- Place sugar, cinnamon, and cranberries in a small food processor.
- Pulse up to 5 times to combine.
- Cover and store refrigerated up to 7 days.
How to use
Use Cranberry Sugar in so many ways!
- Use it as a rim for holiday cocktail, mocktail, cranberry palomas and cranberry margaritas, and cranberry punch .
- Sprinkle a bit on fresh fruit.
- Use it as a sparkling sugar for cakes and cupcakes decorating.
- Use it in place of regular sugar to add a little extra color and flavor to anything! Makes a delicious topping for holiday creme brulee!
How to store
Store cranberry sugar refrigerated up to 7 days.
📖 Recipe
Servings: 12
Calories: 32kcal
Ingredients
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 2-3 small fresh cranberries
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Clean and dry cranberries.2-3 small fresh cranberries
- Place all ingredients into a small food processor and pulse just until the cranberries begin to break down and the texture is like brown sugar.½ cup granulated sugar, ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Store covered in the refrigerator up to seven days.
Nutrition
Calories: 32kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 1mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
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Nutrition Facts
Cranberry Sugar
Amount Per Serving
Calories 32
Calories from Fat 9
% Daily Value*
Fat 1g2%
Sodium 1mg0%
Potassium 1mg0%
Carbohydrates 8g3%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 8g9%
Protein 1g2%
Vitamin A 1IU0%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 1mg0%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Terri
Can you either use dehydrated cranberries or dry the cranberry sugar to keep longer? I know you can do that with orange sugar.