Cranberries with sugar for the winter (TOP-15 best recipes) + rules for picking berries, benefits and harms, dessert storage

Useful properties of cranberries

“Sour healer” – this is the name of the berry among the people. It is actively used in folk medicine. The main useful properties are:

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

Collection and harvesting of berries

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

1. Only high-quality berries should be selected – whole, without deformations and rotten areas. A spoiled berry is unsuitable for seaming for the winter.
2. Rinse the collected berries under running water. It is convenient to use a colander for this.
3. Dry cranberries. The fruits should be spread on a paper towel to dry completely. If the berries are slightly wet, the workpiece may rot.
4. Prepare banks. They must be thoroughly washed with soda and sterilized.
5. Make sure that all accessories (blender, spoons, jars) are completely dry.

Video “Cranberries with sugar for the winter”

This video provides a step-by-step recipe for making crushed cranberries with sugar.

Recipes for cranberries with sugar without cooking

The hostesses practice the preparation of a dessert with granulated sugar without cooking. The cooking process does not take much time, but the seaming is tasty and healthy. Recipes are supplemented and adjusted. For example, in case of rejection of sugar, it can be replaced with honey. The taste of lemon or orange will add originality to the product.

Classic recipe

Ingredients:

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

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

Under the sugar “cork”

Thanks to a kind of sugar jam, the jam lasts much longer.

Ingredients:

• berries – 1 kg;
• sugar – 800

Washed and dried cranberries must be rubbed through a sieve, combined with granulated sugar and refrigerate for 12 hours. The mass is distributed into 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. Banks are closed and stored in the refrigerator.

With lemon

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

To prepare you will need:

• lemon – 1 pcs .;
• cranberries – 1 kg.

Lemon and berries must be crushed and rubbed with sugar. Distribute the mass among prepared jars and place in the refrigerator.

With lingonberries

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

Berries need to be crushed to a puree state. Remove the peel from the ginger root, dry the product and grate it on a fine grater. All components must be mixed until smooth, add sugar. Berry-ginger mass should be poured into jars, close them and put in the refrigerator.

With apples

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

You need:

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

Beforehand, the berry must be taken out of the freezer and let it thaw a little. Wash the apples thoroughly and remove the pits from them. The fruit must be cut into cubes. Cranberries and apples are combined in one container and crushed with a blender to a puree consistency. Add sugar to the jam and mix thoroughly.

With a blender

This version of cranberry jam will be a great addition to any tea party. In addition, a berry crushed in a blender can be used to make jelly. A significant advantage of this 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 only after brewing for a long time the sugar crystals completely dissolve.

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

Storage without refrigeration

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 pcs.;
• berries – 0,5 kg;
• powdered sugar – by eye;
• sugar – by eye.

Fruits must be “rolled” in egg white. In order for the excess protein to drain, the berries are transferred to a sieve. Next, the cranberries are sent to a container with sugar, where the berries are thoroughly, but gently (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 gelatin, previously dissolved in water.

For freezer storage

Storing berries in the freezer significantly extends the shelf life of the dessert. It is recommended to pre-prepare ice molds or any other containers for freezing goodies.

You need:

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

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

Recipes for cranberry jam with sugar

Jam that has been heat treated is stored much longer than without cooking.

“Five Minute”

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

You 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 a slow fire. After the water boils, the cranberries need to be boiled for 10 minutes. Next, the fruits are transferred to a separate container, and the water is left in the pan. 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 seaming 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 need:

• berries – 1 kg;
• sugar – 2 kg;
• water – 0,25 l;
• lemon peel – 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 into jars, rolled up and stored on the shelf of the refrigerator.

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 crushed in a blender, combined until smooth. Puree is sent to a slow cooker and covered with sugar. To make jam, you need to select the “Extinguishing” mode for 20 minutes. The finished mass is laid out in banks.

With apples and nuts

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

• cranberries – 0,5 kg;
• apples – 0,5 kg;
• honey – 1 st. l .;
• walnuts – 100

All fruits are crushed: cranberries – to the state of puree, apples – into cubes. Walnuts crumble. Apples, cranberries and nuts are sent to heated 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 cup;
• pears – 3 pcs.;
• sugar – 1 cup.

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 the multivariate

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

Dessert storage rules and serving methods

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

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

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

Cranberry jam is a great way to boost immunity. In addition, desserts have an unforgettable taste and will appeal to even picky sweet tooth.