Why You Should Eat More Cranberries and Easy Recipes

Cranberry recipes: spreads/dips

Cranberry cream cheese spread

Stir together:

• 8 oz cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts/seeds of your choice
• 2/3 cup sweetened dried cranberries
• 1/2 cup dried fruits of your choice

Cranberry salsa (inspired by Buns in My Oven)

Finely chop and combine or put the following ingredients in a food processor:

• 6 ounce fresh cranberries
• 2 green onion
• 1/8 cup cilantro
• 1/2 jalapeno pepper
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 tsp cumin
• 1/4 tsp salt

Cranberry sauce (inspired by Once Upon a Chef)

Bring the following ingredients to a boil and simmer for another 10 minutes on low-medium heat; mash cranberries to achieve consistency:

• 6 ounce fresh/frozen cranberries
• 1/4 cup orange juice
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp orange zest
• pinch of salt