Recipes

[ceekay]

Cranberries come in many forms – jellied, whole berry, fresh. My family likes the jellied ones and takes great pride in getting the cranberry “loaf” out of the can intact and serving it can shaped! I know many make fun of that but it is our tradition and we laugh about it every year. I have also served whole berry cranberry sauce and made fresh ones with orange and ginger. I was thinking about uses for leftover cranberries this morning and that got me to wondering. How do you all like your cranberries??

Here is one suggestion for leftover cranberries:

Cranberry Crunch

Mix together:

1 c. uncooked rolled oats

½ c. flour

1 c. brown sugar

Cut in until mixture is crumbly:

½ c. butter

Place half this mixture in an 8” greased pan. Cover with 1 can of cranberries (jellied or whole). Spread remaining oatmeal mixture over cranberries.

Bake 45 minutes at 350. Cut into squares. Can serve with vanilla ice cream.

[Preds]

Whole berry cranberry with chopped apples, manderine oranges and pecans.  If there is any ever left over it makes a good "spead" on turkey sandwiches.  

[AuntG]

Ground up with an apple and an orange with some sugar to sweeten them.

[CalminHeart]

Mom is 84 and still makes what we call cranberry ice for Thanksgiving and Christmas.  It's made  from scratch, fresh cranberries and takes 3 days to make.  It's a lot like a sorbet.  It's absolutely delicious.  

[lolakimono]

Cranberry-Grape Compote

INGREDIENTS

• 1 package (12 ounces) cranberries, fresh or frozen (no need to thaw)
• 3 cups seedless red grapes
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS

1. In a large saucepan over medium-high, bring cranberries, grapes, sugar, and 1/2 cup water to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer until most of the cranberries have popped and grapes are falling apart, 10 to 15 minutes.

2. Remove from heat; add salt and stir to combine. Let cool to room temperature (compote will thicken as it cools). Serve at room temperature.

COOK'S NOTES

Refrigerate in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.

[walker]

I prefer mine whole but like your tradition of the "cranberry loaf" you have...start your meal with a smile, eh?  For holidays,  I make an old family recipe with whole cranberries with brandy in it....and a lot of sugar..ha!

[Desertdi]

on somebody else's plate.............

[millieshops]

I made fresh cranberry sauce last week to go with a roasted chicken.  I like mine pretty ordinary - water, sugar, berries, and a few slices of apple or a few chinks of a sweet orange.

I buy bags of berries for my freezer while they're in the stores and there's always sauce in my refrig until late spring. 

[RedTop]

My family loves everything cranberry.   We also like our whole berry cranberry sauce heated; nothing added to it, just heated.   

[Scooby Doo]

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@Desertdi wrote:

on somebody else's plate.............

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Me too