Brandied Cranberries – Ready in just one day! Everyone loves these brandied cranberries, they make great Christmas gifts or take some to a holiday party! Brandy, sugar, cinnamon, star anise, vanilla and cranberries.
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Holiday Infusions
It’s that time of the year, the time when I start making holiday infusions. I love to give (and keep for myself) infused liquors. Some favorites around the holiday season are Candy Cane Vodka and the most popular post on my blog, Winter Solstice Brew.
Another favorite is brandied fruits! Oh my goodness people. I love brandied fruits. I’ve made brandied cherries, peaches, and apricots. I have a new favorite and it is brandied cranberries!!
How to Make Brandied Cranberries
I was looking for some easy things to make with cranberries and I found 50 Things to Make with Cranberries at Food Network. I was immediately drawn to the Brandied Cranberries. Because…hello…Brandied Cranberries!
These are so easy to make! All you do is bring to a boil sugar, cinnamon stick, star anise, 1 split vanilla bean (use one from your Homemade Vanilla Extract) – then add the cranberries and let them cook for 3 minutes. Cool and refrigerate over night! That’s it!
Brandied Cranberries
These brandied cranberries were everything I imagined they would be. Tart, sweet and packing a punch. They stay a lovely vibrant red. I keep a jar of these in my fridge at all times. I use them in Cranberry Negronis and Cranberry Manhattans and Cranberry Cosmopolitans – I’ve also spooned them on ice cream.
Make these. Seriously. They would make great Christmas gifts, if you could bear to give them away. If you gave away these for gifts, you would suddenly become uber popular. I promise.
Brandied Cranberries
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 1 star anise pod
- 1 split vanilla bean
- 2 1/2 cups cranberries
- 1/2 cup brandy
Instructions
- Bring the sugar and 3/4 cup water, cinnamon stick, star anise pod, and vanilla bean to a boil. Add the cranberries and cook for 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in 1/2 cup brandy. Let cool and refrigerate overnight.
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Update Notes: This was originally published in 2015 and has been updated for 2018.
I had to come and get the recipe after I saw them on IG 🙂
You have to make them! They are so easy and so good!
I agree with you, these would make great Christmas gifts!
Yes, everyone loves them!
I will occasionally brandy cherries as we can’t get fresh cranberries here. I’d like to try them though. Such a pretty colour.
That’s a shame you can’t get fresh cranberries!
These would make a great gift! Lovely photos !
Thank you! Yes, they do make a great gift!
Such a great recipe and they would be perfect for gifting. So easy to make too. Cranberries are a great part of Christmas and so versatile.
It is great to give as gifts!
These sound good! I’ve made both cranberry gin and brandied cherries but not brandied cranberries – that might have to change!
You will love them!
Oh my goodness, I love infusions too! Definitely checking out the other recipes you mentioned, and please … when it’s peach season again, do a post about brandied peaches!
Oh brandied peaches are so good, aren’t they?
How simple and perfect for this holiday season. I can’t wait to make these brandied cranberries and share them with my friends!
Your friends will love them!
Ooh, I love this idea! I make brandied cherries every summer, but this is a great winter alternative!
It is! I keep both around the house and brandied apricots!
How long do you think these would last in the fridge? I’d like to give this as a Christmas gift.
It lasts almost indefinitely! We ate from ours for almost a year!
I am SO making these! Thank you for the inspiration. You’re amazing.
Your Brandied Cranberries look amazing! Hope you are having a wonderful week and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday.
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Miz Helen
Congratulations on the birth of your new grandchild. As if Thanksgiving wasn’t special enough. My mother was a keen brandier of fruit (yes I know that’s not a real word). The colour of this is stunning.
I would love to receive these as a gift! Pinning! I can think of so many uses for these brandied cranberries. Thank you for sharing them, Pam. Congratulations on your new Granddaughter – that is wonderful news! Thank you for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Link Party.
I’m making these right now and my house smells heavenly. ThNk you!
Yay!! You’ll love these!
Wishing you and your family a very Merry Christmas and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with Full Plate Thursday. I sure appreciate you!
Miz Helen
Thank you Miz Helen! I hope you have a wonderful Christmas too!
What a wonderful recipe, Pam! I can think of so many ways to use these little jewels! Such beautiful pictures too! Stumbled ad shared. Thank you for being a part of the Hearth and Soul Hop.
These look great! I bet they’d work in a perfect Manhattan – that’s my husband’s favorite. We’ll have to give this recipe a try. Thanks!