This super easy cranberry simple syrup recipe is perfect for adding flavor to your holiday cocktails and mocktails.
Are you ready for holiday cocktails and mocktails? I totally have been waiting all year to indulge. Just kidding, I’ve only been waiting all week.
I have a bunch of frozen cranberries and I was thinking of ways to use them up. It seems that there is always cranberries leftover from making homemade cranberry sauce, and I hate to waste them. This cranberry simple syrup is so easy and perfect for making some holiday drinks.
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This recipe comes together in minutes and as it is cooking the cranberry simple syrup smells so good! It’s best to use a fine mesh strainer to strain out the cranberry pulp and seeds. A coffee filter works too. I store the cranberry simple syrup in a mason jar (or one of these fun bottles) in the fridge. I like to use it within a day or two or the cranberry starts to gel up a bit due to the natural pectin in it.
Here are some other cranberry recipes you will love~
- Cranberry Walnut Banana Bread
- Cran Blueberry Basil Granita Sparkling Cocktail
- Cranberry Orange Shrub Cocktail from Gastronom
- Roasted Cranberry Salsa from Good Life Eats
- Cranberry Avocado Salsa via Soup Addict
Easy Cranberry Simple Syrup
This super easy cranberry simple syrup is perfect for making fun cocktails and mocktails!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients into a pot and heat over the stove, on medium low until sugar dissolves and cranberries are soft, stirring occasionally.
- Once done cooking, let sit to cool for 10 minutes.
- Strain through a fine mesh strainer to remove the cranberry pulp and seeds.
- Store in a mason jar in the fridge.
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What a great list of ideas! And I love this simply syrup recipe, too. Thanks for including my cranberry salsa in your roundup!
Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party! Have a great week and hope to see you at next week’s party!
Looks yummy! Thanks for sharing at To Grandma’s House We Go DIY, Crafts, Recipes and More Link Party! I pinned this! Hope to have you join us again next week.
Yum, I just pinned this recipe. Going to make to add to my Moscow. Mules.
What a perfect concoction to have on hand.. And it looks pretty too 🙂
Now I want to make every single one of those recipes. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty
Make all of them!