The Secret to Elevating Your Thanksgiving Table: Brandied Cranberries

brandy

🥗Healthier: apple cider

💰Cheaper: white grape juice

Apple cider adds sweetness with fewer calories.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey offers a natural sweetness.

orange juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: water

Lemon juice provides acidity without added sugar.

Take a 12-ounce bag of fresh cranberries and pour them into a bowl.

Add 1 cup of sugar over the cranberries.

Lay the cranberries flat on a cookie sheet.

Cover the cookie sheet with a tent of aluminum foil, leaving space for steam to escape.

Bake in the oven at the same temperature as your turkey for 1 hour.

After baking, check the cranberries; they should be well cooked.

Let the cranberries cool to become candied cranberries.

Optionally, mix in about 3/4 cup of brandy and some orange liqueur like orange curacao, grand marnier, or cuantro.

Allow the alcohol to evaporate with the heat and let it cool down.

Cooking Techniques

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