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A pitcher of the vibrantly red syrup sits next to a pile of fresh cranberries.

Cranberry Syrup with Vanilla

Cassie Waltman
This festive Cranberry Syrup with Vanilla is perfect for cocktails, mocktails, ice cream, pancakes, and more. Makes a great hostess gift!
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course beverage, Breakfast, cocktail
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 153 kcal

Equipment

  • medium saucepan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen, 124g)
  • 1½ cups sugar (324g)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla paste (or vanilla extract)

Instructions
 

  • Add the cranberries, sugar, and one cup of water to a medium sauce pan.
  • Bring the mixture just to a boil, stirring occasionally. Aim to have most berries stay intact, a few may split and that's ok.
  • Remove the mixture from the heat and stir in the vanilla paste. Cover the pan and allow the syrup to cool for one hour.
  • Strain the cranberries out if desired. Store the syrup with our without the cranberries in an airtight jar in the refrigerator.

Nutrition facts are sometimes provided below and are calculated using an online calculator. With specific brands of ingredients and additions, omissions, or substitutions the nutrition facts may change. We encourage you to use your own nutrition facts calculator to obtain the most accurate nutrition facts for your meal.

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 153kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.001gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.01gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.003gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 11mgFiber: 0.5gSugar: 38gVitamin A: 8IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 0.05mg
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