Boozy Sparkling Cranberries Food

SPARKLING CRANBERRIES RECIPE

Steps:

• Cook the maple syrup in a saucepan over medium-low heat 1 to 2 minutes. (Don't let syrup get too hot or cranberries will pop.) Remove from heat; stir in cranberries. Cover and chill 8 to 12 hours.
• Place sugar in a large bowl or baking dish. Drain cranberries in a colander (about 15 minutes). Add 4 to 5 cranberries at a time to sugar; gently toss to coat. Repeat with remaining cranberries.
• Place cranberries in a single layer on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet; let stand until completely dry.

CRAN ROYALE

Steps:

• Cranberry-Thyme Syrup:
• Cook thyme, cranberries, sugar, and 1/4 cup water in a small saucepan over low, swirling pan occasionally, just until sugar is dissolved and cranberries have released their color, 12-15 minutes (do not reduce liquid). Strain through a fine-mesh sieve into a heatproof bowl or measuring cup and let cool (you should have 4 oz.).
• Assembly:
• For each cocktail, combine 1 oz. cranberry-thyme syrup, 1/2 oz. lemon juice, and 1/4 oz. Campari in an ice-filled cocktail shaker. Cover and shake vigorously until the outside of shaker is very cold, about 20 seconds. Strain into a chilled coupe glass and top with 3 oz. Champagne; garnish with 3 cranberries on a skewer.
• Do Ahead
• Syrup can be made 2 weeks ahead. Cover and chill.

BOOZY BERRIES AND CREAM

Steps:

• For the cream: In a saucepan, bring some water to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Have a mixing bowl ready that will fit over the top of the pan but not sink all the way in.
• Put the egg yolks in the mixing bowl off heat. Add the granulated sugar and whisk until the yolks start to turn pale. Place the mixing bowl over the saucepan with the simmering water. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean and add to the egg mixture. Slowly add the rum and whisk to combine. Cook over the simmering water until thick, using a rubber spatula to scrape the bowl, about 5 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cool.
• For the orange liqueur raspberries: Add the raspberries, confectioners' sugar, orange liqueur and orange zest to a bowl and mix together. Let macerate for 1 hour.
• To assemble: Pile the fruit into 6 individual martini glasses and top with the cream. Crush a cookie over each one and garnish with mint.

BOOZY FRESH CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, sugar, water, orange zest, orange juice, orange-flavored liqueur, and salt in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir constantly and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer and cook, stirring frequently, for about 20 minutes.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool. Sauce with thicken as it cools, to a soft-preserves stage. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

CRANBERRY SPRITZ

Steps:

• Pour 50ml cranberry juice into two champagne coups or wine glasses. Divide the orange juice between them, then stir.
• Add 3 sage leaves and an ice cube or two to each glass, then top up with the sparkling grape juice.

BOOZY SPARKLING CRANBERRIES

Steps:

• Place brown sugar, water and Crown Royal Maple in a medium saucepan. Heat over medium heat until sugar is dissolved, do not boil. Remove from heat, stir in cranberries, cover and refrigerate overnight. Place about a cup of sugar in a large bowl or cake pan. In small batches, strain excess liquid from cranberries and roll in sugar. Transfer to a baking sheet to dry in a single layer. After cranberries have dried for about an hour, repeat rolling in sugar to thoroughly coat any remaining liquid. Transfer back to baking sheet to dry for at least another hour. Once dry, store in an airtight container in a cool location. Remaining liquid can be bottled and refrigerated as a delicious simple syrup. http://bakelovegive.com/boozy-sparkling-cranberries/