I was on TV last Friday! And I didn’t die! And no one ridiculed my eyebrows! At least not to my face. Which is all you can really hope for in life, right? And here is the follow up clip at the end of the show: (If these videos don’t work you can find both of them here) After I got home from the station and had watched the clip myself, I got this text from Eric:
Really, I don’t know how Eric could show his love for me more. When there is a choice between Karen and Star Wars, he will pick me every time. True love, guys.
So! Sugared Cranberries! I topped the Cranberry Custard Pie that I posted last week (and the pie in the video) with these babies, and let me tell you, they are amazing. The first time I tried these was a few years ago when I made these Sparkling Cranberry Brie Bites, which is sugared cranberries, brie, and cranberry sauce on a cracker. Soooo good.
These cranberries are perfect as an appetizer or as a garnish to basically any holiday dessert. Or just as a snack all by themselves. Leave them on the counter and they will be gone in like a day and a half max. They are the perfect combination of tart and sweet. These would be a great addition to a cheese tray, or paired with candied nuts!
Most recipes that I’ve seen call for making your own simple syrup. If you are not careful, you can pop the cranberries when you add them to the too-hot syrup. Instead I soak mine in maple syrup. SO much easier! Either way you will have to soak them overnight. I tried it with the soak and without, just to make sure it was necessary, and unfortunately it is. The cranberries soak up the sugar from the syrup. Without the soak, they are edible but still too tart for me. After the soak they turn out perfectly sweet, with an awesome crunch from the sugar. Try these! Do you guys give up? Or are you thirsty for more? Facebook | Pinterest | Instagram | Twitter Here are some ideas for what to do with Sugared Cranberries! Sparkling Cranberry Brie Bites: «if you only make one appetizer this holiday season, make this one! Everyone will say ooooh aaaah. Sub cream cheese, blue cheese, goat cheese….any soft cheese will do.
And if you only make one pie this holiday season…make this Cranberry Custard Pie!! It’s the one I made on-air in the clip above. So good guys!
Cranberry Dulce de Leche Hand Pies:
Brown Butter Cranberry Tart:
Also, this has nothing to do with cranberries, but Halloween is coming up this weekend and I won’t leave you stranded! Check out these 10 Crock Pot Recipes for Halloween Night. Make-ahead ideas you can put together on Saturday morning, so that you don’t eat Butterfingers for dinner. (Not that I would judge you.)
More recipes you can use sugared cranberries with! Sparkling Cranberry White Chocolate Cake from Life, Love and Sugar The Great Pumpkin Pie Recipe from Sally’s Baking Addiction Soft Gingerbread Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting and Sugared Cranberries from Call Me Cupcake
