I made these candied cranberries last year after seeing them on A Spicy Perspective.

Sommer shared this super simple and gorgeous recipe with us and I just couldn’t pass it up.

I knew the combination of sweet and tart would be dangerously addictive. As soon as she said they were like natural sour patch kids I was sold.

After my great success with them last year, I made them asap this year.

My boyfriend loves them too, so he was happy to have them return to the kitchen!

But these cranberries aren’t just for Thanksgiving. Oh no.

You will want to make them for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years and any other time you can find fresh cranberries!

This recipe also leaves some wiggle room. You can switch out the extracts for the flavors you like, or think might go well with cranberries.

Last year I used coconut extract and I found it a little overpowering. This year I scaled it back on the coconut, added more orange liqueur and the insides of a whole vanilla bean.

If I would have had any lemon or orange extract I would have added that too!  [Read more...]