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Cranberry is a fruit with numerous health benefits yet isn't much appreciated. It is a deep, glossy crimson fruit with a round shape and a strong yet tasty flavour. Cranberries, like blueberries, bilberries, and lingonberries, belong to the Ericaceae family. While the North American cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) is the most regularly produced species, there are numerous more forms of cranberries. Apart from that, cranberries are transformed into exquisite sauces, dips, powders, and extracts, all of which are employed in cranberry recipes.
Cranberry Smoothie
Here's a quick and easy smoothie recipe that combines dried cranberries with banana, custard apple, and red apple, as well as cinnamon, coconut milk, honey, and a hint of lime. This is a fantastic way to get your day started.
Cranberry Cocktail Meatballs
These sweet and tangy meatballs are glazed with jellied cranberry sauce, chilli sauce, brown sugar, and lemon juice for a finger-licking delicious glaze that elevates ground beef to appetiser stardom.
Crunch Bars
These buttery bar cookies are a great complement to any holiday dessert table or a bake sale at any time of year. These delectable delights can be made with leftover homemade cranberry sauce or a jar of whole-berry or jellied sauce purchased expressly for this purpose. To keep the crunch, keep them tightly covered.
Cranberry Orange Muffins
These extremely quick and delicious cherry orange muffins are the perfect way to start the day. Baking your own muffins from scratch allows you to have more control over the ingredients than using a boxed mix, yet they're just as simple to make. Make extras and keep them frozen for later use; simply reheat in the microwave or toaster oven until warm. These are delicious on a holiday morning or anytime with a cup of coffee or tea.
Cranberry Bread
This beautiful make-ahead recipe for delicate cranberry bread is sure to impress. It's a delicious accompaniment to afternoon tea or breakfast, studded with chopped nuts and enlivened with lemon zest.
Sugared Cranberries
Sweet holiday dishes benefit from the addition of sugared cranberries. Boiled in sugar syrup and dusted with powdered sugar, use one or two to garnish a beverage or to decorate the top of a cake. Make a punch or mulled wine with the leftover sugar syrup.
Cranberry Chicken
Yes, cranberries can be used in curries as well. This delectable chicken curry recipe with cranberry tang is just the best way to brighten up your lunch or supper table. Marinated chicken chunks cooked in a mixture of spices, cranberry puree, and yoghurt, garnished with fresh cranberries.
Honey Cranberry Pork Roast
Honey and tart cranberries give this luscious pork in this simple, set-it-and-forget-it slow-cooker roast a delightfully sweet and acidic flavour. To equally dice the cranberries, pulse them in a food processor or use a food chopper. If honey is unavailable, use cane syrup or brown sugar instead. As this delicious dinner cooks, your house will smell so pleasant.
Cranberry Kheer
This rice kheer recipe uses only a few ingredients and is packed with healthy almonds and cranberries, as well as cardamom and honey, which are all cooked together in milk.
