Sugared Cranberry

This is a great snack to make using leftover cranberries from Thanksgiving. It is also pretty to use for cake decoration. 

Ingredients

Water - 1/2 cup water
Sugar - 1 and 1/2 cups, divided
Fresh cranberries - 3 cups, rinsed and dried

Steps

1. In a medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar. Bring to a boil and let it simmer on low heat for 3 minutes. 

2. Stir in the cranberries to fully coat in the syrup then remove from heat and stir 1 minute.

3. Remove cranberries with a slotted spoon and transfer to a parchment lined baking sheet or a metal rack to let cranberries dry out for 1 hour.

4. Roll cranberries in batches in the remaining 1 cup sugar to coat.