A small red berry cranberry is a real storehouse of vitamins and trace elements. Doctors and nutritionists call it superfood, which helps not only strengthen the body, but is also an excellent ally in the fight against diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, cystitis, rheumatism and many others.
The micro and macro elements contained in it, antioxidants, vitamins and organic acids make it one of the main anti-cancer products, and also reduce the level of "harmful" cholesterol in the body.
Cranberries are also good in that it can be consumed fresh and frozen, cook compotes, jams, kissels, fruit drinks from it, and also add it to salads and confectionery. The curative properties of cranberries are widely used for cosmetic purposes.
Cranberry compote - recipe
Still, most often cranberries cook compotes that perfectly quench your thirst and preserve all the beneficial properties of berries.
Ingredients:
- cranberry - 1 item;
- sugar - 0,5 items;
- water - 1 liter.
Preparation
Cranberries wash and mash. Then, using a gauze folded several times, squeeze the juice from the cranberry. Squeeze the pork into a saucepan, add hot water, boil and strain. After this, add the sugar, the juice squeezed from the cranberries into the filtered liquid, and cool the finished drink. Compote of cranberries is perfectly combined with any pies, especially with apple.
Compote of cranberries and apples
Although the cranberry itself is good for making compotes, very often it is combined with other berries or fruits. Below we will tell you how to cook compote of cranberries and apples.
Ingredients:
- apples - 3-4 pieces;
- fresh cranberries - 3/4 cup;
- sugar - 1/2 cup.
Preparation
Before you cook the compote of cranberries, rinse the berries and apples. Remove the apples from the skin and the core, and divide each into approximately 6-8 pieces. Boil the water and add sugar, then reduce the heat and drop into the slightly boiling syrup of cranberries, and then the apples.
Compote should be cooked for no more than 15 minutes, be guided by apples - they should become soft. Remove the compote from the heat and cool. Pour into a pitcher and treat your loved ones, at your discretion - with or without fruit. Leave the remains of compote in the refrigerator.
Compote of cranberries and cowberries
Those who wish to get more vitamins, and treat themselves and their loved ones with an unusual drink, we will tell you how to prepare compote from cranberries, cranberries and apples.
Ingredients:
- cranberry - 1 item;
- cranberries - 1 item;
- apple - 8 pieces;
- Dried mint - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- sugar - 5 tbsp. spoons;
- water - 2.5 liters.
Preparation
Rinse the berries and make a puree of them in a blender. If necessary, add water. Apples peeled off the skin and cut into slices, then together with mint put in cold water and boil, then sweeten the syrup with 3 tablespoons of sugar.
Strain the resulting apple syrup and mix it with mashed potatoes. Then add a few more spoons of sugar, but it is possible and more, depending on how sweet a drink you want to get, and strain again. Pour the compote into the carafe and enjoy.
Compote of frozen cranberries
In addition to freshly prepared compotes, cranberries can be used to make beautiful preparations for the winter, which in the coldest days will give a feeling of warmth and provide the body with much needed vitamins.
Ingredients:
- frozen cranberries - 1 kg;
- sugar - 600 g;
- water 400 ml.
Preparation
Cranberries washed, sorted and removed all the spoiled berries, and then densely packed in clean, dry jars, but not compacted. Water should be boiled, add sugar to it and bring to a boil. The resulting sugar syrup should be filled with berries in cans, covered with sterilized lids and placed in a sterilization container with hot water.
Sterilize the jars for 10-15 minutes at 90 degrees, then roll them, and turn them downside down, wrap them and put them to cool.