Cranberry Carrot Soup Recipes

CARROT AND CRANBERRY MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line 12 muffin cups with paper liners.
• Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, chia seeds, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger together in a large bowl.
• Beat butter, brown sugar, and white sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat egg into the butter mixture. Mash banana into the butter mixture until smoothly incorporated. Fold carrot and orange zest into the mixture.
• Mix flour mixture into the butter mixture about 1/2 cup at a time to make a batter. Fold cranberries into the batter. Divide evenly between prepared muffin cups to fill nearly to the top.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 20 to 30 minutes. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack.

CRANBERRY-GLAZED CARROTS

Steps:

• Cook 1 1/2 pounds thinly sliced carrots in a skillet with 2 tablespoons olive oil until beginning to soften, 5 to 7 minutes. Add 1 1/2 cups no-sugar-added cranberry juice, 3/4 teaspoon cumin and a pinch each of cinnamon and salt. Simmer, stirring, until tender and glazed, 25 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped parsley.

CRANBERRY APPLE SLOW COOKER CARROTS RECIPE

Steps:

• Soften butter in a medium-sized saucepan over medium-low heat.
• When butter is melted, add maple syrup and sugar, stirring until the sugar has completely dissolved and there are no clumps. Remove the saucepan from the heat and add cranberries, apple, and carrots, toss to coat completely.
• Transfer all ingredients to the slow cooker and cook on low for 3 hours.*

CRANBERRY-CARROT SOUP WITH GINGER

Steps:

• Peel and grate the carrots. Put them in a three- to four-quart saucepan with the cranberries and water. Simmer 20 minutes, until the cranberries and carrots are very tender.
• Strain the mixture, reserving the liquid. Transfer the carrots and cranberries to a food processor and puree. Return the carrots and cranberries to the saucepan along with the reserved cooking liquid. Add the sugar, ginger, salt, nutmeg, lemon juice and pepper to taste. Bring to a simmer.
• Serve the soup hot, with a dollop of sour cream as a garnish on each portion.

EXTREMELY HEALTHY FIBER PACKED ZUCCHINI CARROT CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a cake pan (9x13) with nonstick cooking spray.
• Mix together milk with lemon juice. Set aside for 5 minutes.
• Beat egg well, then add brown sugar, sugar, oil and beat together again. Add in vanilla, zucchini, carrots, cranberries and the milk and lemon mixture. Mix together well.
• Put the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt and nuts if you added any in another bowl. Mix them together.
• Add the dry mixture with the wet mixture, mix together until just combined. Spoon the mixture into the oiled pan and sprinkle some cinnamon sugar mixture onto the top if desired.
• Bake for about 35-40 minutes or until wooden stick inserted into the middle comes out clean and the bars are not sticky in the middle.
• Turn off the oven but don't open the oven or take the pan out, just leave it in there for 5 minutes if you like the outside crispy. Don't overbake, they become really dry and hard.

PUMPKIN AND CRANBERRY SOUP

Steps:

• Place the cranberries in a glass or ceramic bowl and add sherry. Cover the bowl and let the cranberries soak at least 2 hours or overnight.
• In a stockpot, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the onion, celery and carrots and saute 5 minutes.
• Add the pumpkin, stock, brown sugar, maple syrup and nutmeg and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to medium and simmer 30 minutes.
• Remove from heat and puree or blend until creamy.
• Add the cream and the cranberries with the soaking liquid.
• Season with salt and pepper and stir well.

CARROTS AND CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Put carrots and cranberries into a microwave-safe dish. Mix chicken broth, butter, and brown sugar together in a bowl; drizzle over the carrot mixture and stir to coat.
• Cook in microwave on High for 4 minutes.
• Continue cooking in microwave until carrots are tender, about 8 minutes more; cool at room temperature for 5 minutes and sprinkle with cinnamon.