Sparkling Cranberries

Total Time: 42 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups cranberries, washed and picked over
• 2 cups water
• 2 cups sugar
• coarse sugar, for coating
• granulated sugar, for coating

Recipe

• 1 mix water and sugar in a saucepan and simmer until sugar dissolves to make a simple syrup.
• 2 let the syrup cook a bit so it wont burst your cranberries, should be warm-hot, not so hot you can't touch it. pour over cranberries, cover and refrigerate overnight.
• 3 drain and toss in coarse sugar. work in small batches to avoid the sugar getting too damp. lay cranberries out on a cookie sheet to dry for a few hours.
• 4 toss in the regular sugar to take care of any damp spots.
• 5 serve on a cheese spread, in a bowl next to the christmas cookies, or on top of custards and puddings.