Cranberries with sugar for the winter: 15 easy step-by-step recipes

Useful properties of cranberries

"Sour doctor" - this is how the berry is called among the people. It is actively used in traditional medicine. The main useful properties are:

• increased immunity;
• positive effect on the skin;
• increased appetite;
• relief of colds, hypertension, anemia, atherosclerosis, rheumatism.

Collection and preparation of berries

The technology for collecting and harvesting berries directly affects the quality of future conservation. Therefore, you need to follow some recommendations:

1. Only high-quality berries should be selected - whole, without deformations and rotten areas. Spoiled berries are not suitable for seaming for the winter.
2. Rinse the collected berries under running water. It is convenient to use a colander for this.
3. Dry the cranberries. Spread the fruits on a paper towel to dry completely. If the berries are slightly damp, the workpiece may rot.
4. Prepare banks. They must be thoroughly washed with baking soda and sterilized.
5. Make sure that all accessories (blender, spoons, jars) are completely dry.

Video "Cranberries with sugar for the winter"

This video presents a step-by-step recipe for making cranberries, grated with sugar.

Uncooked cranberry recipes with sugar

Housewives practice preparing a dessert with granulated sugar without boiling. The cooking process does not take much time, but the seaming turns out to be tasty and healthy. The recipes are supplemented and corrected. For example, if sugar is abandoned, it can be replaced with honey. The originality of the product will give the taste of lemon or orange.

Classic recipe

Ingredients:

• granulated sugar - 2 kg;
• berries - 2 kg.

Cranberries need to be chopped to a puree state. Sugar is added to the processed berry. The container with the future jam is covered with gauze and sent to the refrigerator for 10-12 hours. The sugar-berry mass is distributed into the pre-prepared jars. The containers must be sealed and placed in the cellar.

Under the sugar cork

Thanks to the peculiar sugar cork, the jam lasts much longer.

Ingredients:

• berries - 1 kg;
• sugar - 800 g

Washed and dried cranberries must be rubbed through a sieve, combined with granulated sugar and refrigerated for 12 hours. The mass is distributed over the jars, the jam is covered with parchment paper in the form of a circle. It should be slightly larger in diameter than the neck of the container. Next, a couple of tablespoons of sugar are poured onto the parchment. The jars are closed and kept in the refrigerator.

With lemon

This dessert, prepared for the winter, will be an excellent prevention and cure for colds and vitamin deficiency.

For cooking you will need:

• lemon - 1 pc.;
• cranberry fruits - 1 kg.

Lemon and berries must be chopped and grated with sugar. Distribute the mass into the prepared jars and put in the refrigerator.

With lingonberry

Jam, made from the same proportions of cranberries and lingonberries, will not only become an original addition to the festive table, but will also help fight seasonal colds. The grated berries need to be candied, put in jars and put in the refrigerator.

With ginger

Ginger is considered to be one of the most powerful antioxidants. It contains a lot of important trace elements that will make the jam even healthier.

Ingredients:

• berries - 0.5 kg;
• ginger - 70 g;
• sugar - 600 g

The berries need to be chopped to a puree state. Remove the peel from the ginger root, dry the product and grate on a fine grater. All components must be mixed until smooth, add sugar. Pour the berry-ginger mass into jars, close them and put them in the refrigerator.

With apples

This is perhaps the fastest of all recipes, no boiling. The process of its preparation will take no more than 15 minutes, and the result will be an excellent dessert for tea.

You will need:

• frozen cranberries - 1 glass;
• apples - 2 pcs.;
• granulated sugar - 1 glass.

First, the berry must be removed from the freezer and allowed to thaw a little. Apples should be thoroughly washed and pitted. The fruits must be cut into cubes. Cranberries and apples are combined in one container and chopped with a blender to a puree consistency. Sugar is added to the jam and mixed thoroughly.

Using a blender

This version of cranberry jam will be a great addition to any tea party. In addition, the berry crushed in a blender can be used to make jelly. A significant advantage of such a delicacy is the naturalness of all ingredients.

The preparation method is simple: cranberries are processed in a blender or meat grinder, mixed with sugar and infused for 6-7 hours. This condition is considered mandatory, since sugar crystals completely dissolve only after being infused for a long time.

During the infusion of the dessert, it must be stirred every half hour. Next, the jam is distributed in pre-prepared jars and sent to the refrigerator.

For storage without refrigerator

Cranberries prepared according to this recipe can be stored not in the refrigerator, but on the balcony (during the cold season).

Ingredients:

• egg white - 1 pc .;
• berries - 0.5 kg;
• icing sugar - by eye;
• sugar - by eye.

The fruits must be "rolled" in egg white. In order to drain the excess protein, the berries are transferred to a sieve. Next, the cranberries are sent to a container with sugar, where the berries are thoroughly but carefully (so as not to damage the delicate skin) are mixed. After that, the fruits are covered with powdered sugar. The result is a kind of candy. Ready sweets are sent to a glass container with a lid and stored in the cellar or on the balcony.

An alternative to egg white is considered to be gelatin, previously dissolved in water.

Freezer storage

Storing berries in the freezer will significantly extend the shelf life of the dessert. It is recommended to prepare ice molds or any other containers for freezing treats beforehand.

You will need:

• cranberries - 500 g;
• sugar - 3 kg.

The fruits are selected, washed thoroughly under running water and dried completely. Next, the berries need to be grated through a sieve, chopped in a meat grinder or blender. The prepared puree is distributed in tins, leaving a little space. The rest of the container is covered with sugar. The finished dessert is sent to the freezer.

Sugar Cranberry Jam Recipes

Jam, which was amenable to heat treatment, is stored much longer than without cooking.

"Five minutes"

This recipe will allow you to quickly and with a minimum of ingredients prepare a tasty and healthy treat for the winter.

You will need:

• cranberries - 1 kg;
• sugar - 0.5 kg;
• water - 0.5 kg.

The berries must be washed, pour 0.5 liters of water, put on low heat. After the water has boiled, boil the cranberries for 10 minutes. Next, the fruits are transferred to a separate container, and the water is left in a saucepan. Sugar is added to the broth and a thick syrup is prepared.

Sour fruits are poured with hot syrup and left for several hours. After that, the fruits are boiled for 5-10 minutes and poured into jars. Such a roll is stored in the refrigerator or cellar.

With lemon zest and vanilla

Fragrant jam can be used as an independent dessert or an ingredient for homemade cakes, pastries, jellies.

You will need:

• berries - 1 kg;
• sugar - 2 kg;
• water - 0.25 l;
• lemon zest - 20 g;
• vanillin - 1 g

The fruits are boiled for 25 minutes, gradually adding zest, vanillin and sugar to them. An hour later, the jam is distributed among the jars, rolled up and stored on the refrigerator shelf.

With an orange in a slow cooker

To prepare a vitamin treat, you will need:

• berries - 1 kg;
• granulated sugar - 0.5 kg;
• oranges - 1 kg.

Cranberries and oranges are chopped in a blender, combined until smooth. Mashed potatoes are sent to a multicooker and covered with sugar. To prepare the jam, you need to select the "Stew" mode for 20 minutes. The finished mass is laid out in banks.

With apples and nuts

To make an unusual jam, you should stock up on the following ingredients:

• cranberries - 0.5 kg;
• apples - 0.5 kg;
• honey - 1 tbsp. l .;
• walnuts - 100 g.

All fruits are crushed: cranberries - to the state of puree, apples - into cubes. Walnuts are crumbling. Apples, cranberries and nuts are sent to warmed honey with an interval of 10 minutes. The mass is distributed in jars and rolled up.

With pears

Sweet seaming is prepared using:

• cranberries - 1 glass;
• pears - 3 pcs.;
• sugar - 1 glass.

The fruits are crushed to a mushy state and boiled for 30 minutes. Fruit and berry puree cools down and is poured into jars.

In a multicooker

An unusual dessert of oranges and berries is perfectly stored in the basement and will appeal to any sweet tooth.

For cooking you need:

• cranberries - 1 kg;
• granulated sugar - 1.25.

The berries are processed to a puree consistency, sprinkled with granulated sugar and sent to a slow cooker for 30 minutes. The cooled mass is distributed in containers and closed.

Contraindications to use

The main contraindications are:

• stomach ulcer;
• individual intolerance;
• low pressure;
• inflammatory process of the gastrointestinal tract;
• increased acidity of the stomach;
• urinary tract problems.

Dessert storage rules and methods of serving

It is recommended to store the dessert in the refrigerator / freezer, cellar or on the balcony (in winter).

You only need to remove the jam from the jar with a clean spoon, this will extend the shelf life of the product.

You can serve cranberry blanks as an independent dessert by decorating the berries with powdered sugar and a mint leaf. Also, the frozen berry can be used for making fruit drinks, compotes, jelly, homemade cakes.

Cranberry jam is a great way to boost your immune system. In addition, desserts have an unforgettable taste and will please even the fastidious sweet tooth.