In the health arena, you make our hearts go pitter-pat–and not just because you may lower bad cholesterol and increase good. You’re also packed with immune-boosting antioxidants, urinary health-protecting antibacterial properties, and even–if you believe one Rutgers researcher–a compound that prevents plaque from binding to your teeth. Super-food, anyone?
Cranberries are more than mere healthy eating, ithey are feel-good, taste-great foodie joy. Because not only do you contain a major dose of pectin, which, once released, brings you from firm fruit to delectable, just-burst gel in mere minutes. You’re also so perfectly tart so as to act as the perfect foil in sweet desserts, and a delightful zing to savory dishes. Is there anything you can’t do?
Drink 'Em
Cranberry juice + sparkling wine + lime juice = fizzy, tarted-up perfection. Also, you know cranberry juice is a chief ingredient in a Cosmo, right?
Toss in a handful of cranberries to your apple pie filling, or use them instead of blueberries a crumb cake or breakfast bread for little bursts of tart-sweet goodness (note: you may need to adjust the sugar because crans are so tart).
Dried cranberries are pleasantly chewy, super-sweet, and very happily eaten by the handful with salted nuts, sunflower or pumpkin seeds, chocolate chips, and any other dried fruits you like. Wait, did I just describe a trail mix? Take dried cranberries with you on a fall hike or winter snowshoe, and you’ll be rarin’ to go!
Cranberry juice + sparkling wine + lime juice = fizzy, tarted-up perfection. Also, you know cranberry juice is a chief ingredient in a Cosmo, right?
Sauce 'Em
As if I have to tell you…..boil a bag of crans with a cup of water, a cup of sugar, and the zest of an orange. Some crystallized gingernever hurt anyone either!
Bake 'Em
Toss in a handful of cranberries to your apple pie filling, or use them instead of blueberries a crumb cake or breakfast bread for little bursts of tart-sweet goodness (note: you may need to adjust the sugar because crans are so tart).
Savor 'Em
Concocting a wild rice, quinoa, or wheat berry salad? Try some chopped roasted vegetables, dots of goat cheese, and a handful of dried cranberries. A splash of lemon juice, a few glugs of olive oil, and you’re on your way to Savory City!
Snack 'Em
Dried cranberries are pleasantly chewy, super-sweet, and very happily eaten by the handful with salted nuts, sunflower or pumpkin seeds, chocolate chips, and any other dried fruits you like. Wait, did I just describe a trail mix? Take dried cranberries with you on a fall hike or winter snowshoe, and you’ll be rarin’ to go!
From Beliefnet.com/ Posted by Mags
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