Cranberry Ice Recipes

REFRESHING CRANBERRY ICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring cranberries and water to a boil. Reduce heat; cook, uncovered, over medium heat until the berries pop. Remove from the heat., In a bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand for 5 minutes. Meanwhile, strain cranberries through a food mill into a large bowl, discard seeds and skin. Add the sugar, orange juice, lemon juice and softened gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Stir in cream. Pour into a 13-in. x 9-in. dish. Cover and freeze for 3-4 hours or until firm.

CRANBERRY ICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring cranberries and water to a boil. Cook over medium heat until the berries pop, about 10 minutes. Remove from the heat; cool slightly. Press mixture through a sieve or food mill, reserving juice and discarding skins and seeds., In a small bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; set aside. In a saucepan, combine cranberry mixture and sugar; cook and stir until sugar is dissolved and mixture just begins to boil. Remove from the heat. Stir in gelatin mixture, stirring until gelatin is dissolved. Add lemon juice. , Transfer to a shallow 1-qt. freezer container. Cover and freeze until ice begins to form around the edges of container, about 1 hour; stir mixture. Freeze until slushy, stirring occasionally.

MOM SAWYER'S CRANBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a saucepan over high heat and add cranberries and sugar. Reduce heat and let simmer until berries pop open, about 15 minutes. Pour into a colander set over a freezer-proof bowl. Mash or press out cranberry juices and discard skins, unless you want to use them for something else.
• Stir orange juice and lemon juice into the cranberry juice. Freeze until mushy, about 1 hour.
• Stir in whipped topping and mix well. Freeze, stirring occasionally, for 24 hours.

CRANBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook cranberries and water over medium heat until berries pop, about 15 minutes. Strain; discard seeds and skins. Cool completely. Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, heat milk to 175°; stir in sugar until dissolved. Cool. Stir in the cream, juices and cranberry mixture., Fill cylinder of ice cream freezer; freeze according to manufacturer's directions. Refrigerate remaining mixture until ready to freeze. Allow to ripen in ice cream freezer or firm up in the refrigerator freezer for 2-4 hours before serving.

CRANBERRY ICE

Steps:

• Beat cranberry sauce on high speed with electric mixer until smooth, about 5 minutes.
• Gently stir in lemon-lime soda.
• Divide mixture to fill 2 ice cube trays. Freeze until firm.
• Transfer cubes to food processor and mix until frothy.
• Pour into 1-quart container and cover. Freeze until 30 minutes before serving. Spoon into serving dishes and garnish with mint leaves or whipped topping.

CRANBERRY ICE

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Let cook five minutes and remove from the heat. Let cool. Chill.
• Put the cranberry sauce into the container of a food processor or blender and blend thoroughly. Add the orange juice and the syrup and pour into the container of an electric- or hand-cranked ice-cream freezer. Freeze according to the manufacturer's instructions.

CRANBERRY ICE

Steps:

• Combine the sugar and water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Let cook 5 minutes and remove from heat. Let cool. Chill.
• Put the cranberry sauce into the container of a food processor or blender and blend thoroughly. Add the orange juice and the syrup and pour into the container of an electric- or hand-cranked ice-cream freezer. Freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

CRANBERRY ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Boil the cranberries and 1/4 cup water until cranberries are very soft, about 10 minutes. Purée in a food processor and pass through a food mill or fine sieve. Set aside.
• In a saucepan, heat the cream and milk just to a boil. Set aside. Whisk the yolks and sugar together in a small bowl until smooth. Slowly whisk in the hot cream mixture. Return to the saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until it thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon.
• Transfer to a large bowl. Whisk in the cranberry purée and liqueur. Chill at least 4 hours or overnight and freeze according to the ice-cream maker's directions.

CRANBERRY ICEBOX COOKIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, cream butter and sugars, 5-7 minutes. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extracts. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Stir in walnuts. Carefully stir in cranberries. Shape into three 7-in. rolls; wrap each roll in waxed paper and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight. , Unwrap dough and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 10-12 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on wire racks.