Do you love the tart cranberries?
I absolutely love anything to do with cranberries. Usually, have them brewed for tea, make a bit of jam or an add in a hand full to roasting pumpkins. So yumm.
Of late, I have taken a fancy to a brew of freeze-dried berries from a Russian recipe. It was a pure coincidence to find a recipe when I had a handful of beautiful cranberries.
This simple recipe is one of the best if you have frozen cranberries and it is just perfect for summer. Spice it up if you like with a bit of cinnamon and cardamom for a amazing aroma. But, I love the basic one.
The whole idea of simmering and releasing the pectin from the cranberries to give a silky feel to the drink should be not restricted to the recipe books. I have used freeze-dried cranberries for this recipe and they are my all time favourite
There we go..now we have something for the year round with cranberries than just a Thanksgiving style Cranberry sauce.
More cranberry ones from the blog
Read on more about the health benefits and fads of cranberry in our recipe for the cranberry tea.
Try more of cranberry recipes
Since the alphabet C is on for this month on A-Z recipe challenge, it was the perfect opportunity to tackle this tart fruit.
A-Z recipe challenge is a group of hardworking bloggers who have come together to showcase the various ingredients based on alphabetical order. It is a fun and evolving concept where each of us discovers new ingredients or new uses based on the region we are in, the season and more. Watch out for our collection on my space on Instagram or Facebook by the end of the month. So long then…enjoy your drink.
Cranberry Mors
A tart silky mocktail
Ingredients
- 500 g cranberries
- 2.5 l drinking water
Instructions
- Pulse the freeze-dried cranberries into a coarse powder. Wrap the powder in a cheesecloth and immerse in a saucepan with 2.5 litres of water.
- Bring this up to a slow boil for about 10 minutes.
- Simmer for another 5 minutes.
- Cool and remove the cheese cloth.
- Sweeten if desired and serve warm for winter and chilled for summer.
Notes
If using fresh cranberries or frozen, squeeze the pulp first and add it back to the simmered liquid for an even more silky feel of the mocktail.
Nutrition
Serving: 250gCalories: 23kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0.01gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.03gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.01gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 43mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2g
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!
Oooh, I love the sound of this! It looks and sounds so refreshing and tart! 🙂
yes, tart and something you can look forward to…
This is a great recipe which I’ll try if I can find cranberries in my local grocery store!
I have used freeze dried ones as it is really tough to find them off season, you could also try frozen.
Such a simple and healthy recipe. I will visit your site for such an amazingly simple yet delicious recipes. Amazing share Seema…
Thanks Geeta, glad you like the recipes on my blog
This sounds really nice!
Thanks Anna, hope you can try
Such a refreshing drink……Can I have some ? 🙂
Come over, I will love to make it for you
Refreshing yummy drink.. I would love to grab it any time 😋
Come over, Jolly, it will be a pleasure to let you try this
Such a refreshing drink, am sure this Russian mocktail will definitely please my cranberry loving kid’s tastebuds. Well done and fabulous easy breezy drink.
That’s the best part, My kids feel included when we have such lovely drinks.
Loved the drink. It is refreshing, apt for summers and I adore cranberries any day.
yep Vidya, me too
Wow a different recipe, though I don’e like cranberry much, but this looks delicious and so easy to make.
I love the tartness of the cranberries, so love this
Such a refreshing and delightful drink. Loved the colour. I will try it whenever I can get some cranberry in local market. Lovely share.
Anything with cranberry always have a lovely colour, you will love it.
Not only this drink comforting during the cold season but it adds like a natural diuretic too. Have tried cranberry flavored tea but this drink sounds good too. So the cranberries you used are different from the slightly sweet dried ones?
I have used plain freeze dried ones, not the sweetened crarasins. Yes, I have posted cranberry tea and its benefits in an earlier post.
https://mildlyindian.com/cranberry-spiced-tea/
Cranberries are my favorite. Love the simple and delicious recipe.
Thankyou Paarul, glad we share the same taste buds
Wow, such a simple yet flavorful drink. Best part of this is that it can be enjoyed both in summers and winters. Loved it !!
Nice drink made with cranberries. They have a lot of health benifits .
Such a refreshing and inviting drink.. A perfect drink for all season.
Thanks Jolly, yes it is a allseason drink
what a lovely color of this mocktail has come out. Surely cranberry must be adding a delicious flavor to it.
Oh Yes, no doubt.
Cranberry season is coming soon and this is a great recipe to use them up. They are so healthy and surprisingly in spite of their tartness, my boys love cranberry drinks.
The cranberry season is the most enjoyable time in my kitchen too. I also make jams with them.
https://mildlyindian.com/cranberry-apple-jam/
I have been holding some dried cranberries for a long time, this recipe is perfect for that. It is simple and quick to make. This drink looks so refreshing. It’s perfect for summer.
Oh yes Malini you should try this for sure.
This drink will be a welcome addition to my pantry in Summer. I have recently liked to appreciate the taste of cranberries (not a fan of berries, in general) and would like to challenge my palate.
Haha, yes definitely tart. I would suggest you start with cranberry tea instead.
This is such a simple and yet delicious recipe. Looks totally inviting.
This is such a delightful and frefreshing mocktail Seema ! Chinmay loves cranberries , I am sure he will adore this drink as well. Thanks for the wonderful share.