Frozen Cranberry Cups Recipes

SIMPLE CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse cranberries with cool water, and remove any stems or blemished berries.
• Heat water and sugar to boiling in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Continue boiling 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in cranberries. Heat to boiling over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Continue boiling about 5 minutes longer, stirring occasionally, until cranberries begin to pop. Pour sauce into bowl or container. Refrigerate about 3 hours or until chilled.

FROZEN CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Bring cranberries, white sugar, brown sugar, orange juice, lemon juice, and cinnamon to a simmer in a 2- to 3-quart pot over high heat. Simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until cranberries are tender when pierced, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Stir in vanilla extract; remove from heat and let cool, 10 to 15 minutes. Serve or chill in an airtight container for up to 1 week.

FROZEN CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the cream cheese, Miracle Whip and sugar. Fold in the whipped topping; set aside. , In a large bowl, combine the pineapple, nuts, coconut and cranberry sauce. Add cranberries if desired. Gently combine with cream cheese mixture. Spread into a 13x9-in. dish or three foil-lined 8x4-in. loaf pans. Cover and freeze. , Remove from freezer 10-15 minutes before serving. Cut in squares or slices. Serve on lettuce leaves.

PERFECT CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• Empty a 12-ounce bag of fresh or frozen cranberries into a saucepan and transfer 1/2 cup to a small bowl. Add 1 cup sugar, 1 strip orange or lemon zest and 2 tablespoons water to the pan and cook over low heat, stirring occasionally, until the sugar dissolves and the cranberries are soft, about 10 minutes. Increase the heat to medium and cook until the cranberries burst, about 12 minutes. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the reserved cranberries. Add sugar, salt and pepper to taste and cool to room temperature before serving.

FROZEN CRANBERRY SALAD

Steps:

• Blend cream cheese, mayo and sugar.
• In a separate bowl, mix cranberry, pineapple and nuts.
• Add to cream cheese mixture and stir well.
• Gently add whipped topping.
• Choose one of the following to shape the frozen mixture: A) Pour into a 9x5 inch loaf pan OR 8x8 inch pan and cover with foil B) Divide into 12-16 cupcake liners placed in muffin cups, number depending on size C) Divide into small ramekins, 8-12 depending on size.
• Place in freezer until solid, overnight is best.
• Serve depending on method used to shape the salad. For loaf pan, cut into slices and place on a bed of lettuce. 8x8 inch pan, cut into squares. Frozen in cupcake liners, let diners help themselves and remove wrapper before eating. Small ramekins can be set at each place or on a buffet, with contents eaten from the ramekin.

FROZEN CRANBERRY CUPS

Steps:

• Place the cranberry sauce in a bowl; chop the cranberries. Stir in the orange juice concentrate and pecans; set aside. , In a bowl, beat cream until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar, beating until stiff peaks form. Fold into the cranberry mixture. Fill foil-lined muffin cups two-thirds full. , Cover and freeze until firm. Remove from the freezer 15 minutes before serving.

CRANBERRY CRUMBLE BARS RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
• Using a hand mixer, beat the butter and brown sugar together until light and fluffy.
• Add the egg yolks and vanilla extract, beating to combine.
• In a separate bowl, mix the flour and salt together.
• Add the flour mixture to the wet ingredients until combined. The dough will be slightly crumbly.
• Divide the dough into thirds.
• Spread ⅔ of the dough in the bottom of the prepared 9x13-inch pan. Press until the dough lays flat and even along the sides. Bake for 25 minutes.
• While the dough bakes, fold the chocolate chips and nuts into the remaining ⅓ of the dough.
• Take the pan out of the oven and evenly spread a whole bag of cranberries over the dough, to the edges.
• Quickly and evenly, put approximately 1-inch pieces of the remaining dough mixture on top of the baked dough and cranberries.
• Put the pan back in the oven and bake for another 20 minutes.
• Cover the pan loosely with aluminum foil and continue baking for another approximately 10 minutes, until it's cooked through. The top should be golden brown and the cranberries should be bubbly.
• Let the bars cool for a few minutes before cutting. The bars can be served warm or cold.