Move Over Apples Show Cranberries Some Love This Fall

Why should apples get all the glory in the Fall season?  Move on over apples. Give cranberries some love.  Maybe it’s that I’m from Massachusetts, home of OceanSpray ~ and it’s our official state fruit. OR maybe instead of orange juice, growing up my mother always gave us cranberry juice for breakfast.  I’ve always loved it.  It’s a bonus that the berries are a good source of antioxidant and they are healthy. Ocean Spray has always been my “go-to”.  Gotta love a berry with a motto . . . “Born Tart, Raised Bold”! 

Cranberry recipe I have loved for-eva is Whipped Cranberry Porridge that I saw over at  Cup of Jo, 10+ years ago.  I, know ~ long time, right?!  It’s a delicious keeper.  The recipe was developed by Sini Ellen at Blue and White Kitchen in Finland.  Its a nice switch up from apples and oatmeal.

Cranberry finds you can put into your recipe and snack rotation and switch up from apples and pears this fall season:

DESSERTS

Cranberry Cream Pie
Cranberry Meyer Lemon Pie

& Maybe put a little cranberry finishing sugar on the whipped cream. (It is a special holiday, limited edition flavor.   While many of the sugars on McCormick website, for some reason the cranberry is not. I did find it at all local grocery stores.)

CANDY

Sugared Cranberries
Cranberry Malt Balls
Cranberry Caramels

CONDIMENTS

New England Cranberry Relish
Cranberry Balsamic Vinegar
Cranberry Curd

BEVERAGES

Spiced Cranberry
Mulled Cranberry Tonic