Crunchy Cranberry Cinnamon Snack Recipes

CRUNCHY CRANBERRY-CINNAMON SNACK

Steps:

• Mix sugar and cinnamon.
• In large microwavable bowl, microwave butter uncovered on High about 40 seconds or until melted. Stir in cereals until evenly coated. Microwave 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute.
• Sprinkle half of the sugar mixture evenly over cereal; stir. Sprinkle with remaining sugar mixture; stir. Microwave 1 minute. Stir in cranberries. Spread on paper towels to cool, about 15 minutes. Store in airtight container.

CRUNCHY CINNAMON SNACK MIX

Steps:

• Heat oven to 300°F. In large bowl, mix all ingredients except butter.
• Pour melted butter over mixture; toss until evenly coated. Spread in ungreased 13x9-inch pan.
• Bake 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.

CRANBERRY CINNAMON BUNS

Steps:

• Make dough:
• Stir together warm water, yeast, and a pinch of the sugar in a small bowl and let stand until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes. (If mixture doesn't foam, discard and start over.)
• Put 5 cups flour, salt, and remaining sugar in bowl of electric mixer and mix with dough hook at low speed until combined. Whisk together milk and eggs in a small bowl, then add to dry ingredients along with yeast, beating at low speed until flour is incorporated. Beat at medium speed until a very soft dough forms, about 2 minutes. Add butter and continue beating at medium speed until dough is smooth, soft, and elastic, about 4 minutes (it will be quite sticky).
• Rinse a large bowl with hot water. Add dough to wet bowl and cover bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Let dough rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Prepare filling:
• Bring water and 1 cup granulated sugar to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Add cranberries and simmer just until they begin to burst, about 2 minutes. Pour through a large sieve into a bowl and cool berries, reserving syrup for another use (such as a flavoring for seltzer).
• Form and bake buns:
• Turn out dough onto a well-floured surface and dust with flour, then roll out into a 16-inch square.
• Brush off excess flour, then spread evenly with butter with a small metal offset spatula.
• Stir together brown sugar, cinnamon, and remaining 1/3 cup granulated sugar and sprinkle evenly over dough. Dot dough evenly with drained cranberries, then sprinkle with nuts if using.
• Beginning with side nearest you, roll up dough, firmly but not tightly, into a log, then pinch seam to seal. Trim 1 inch off each end with a large knife and discard, then cut log crosswise into 12 slices.
• Arrange slices, cut sides up, in buttered cake pans (place 1 slice in center of each pan, then evenly space 5 more around it). Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 350°F while buns are rising.
• Bake buns in lower third of oven until puffed and golden, 30 to 35 minutes, then cool in pan on a rack 10 minutes.
• Make glaze:
• Stir together confectioners sugar and milk with a fork until smooth. Drizzle over buns while still hot.
• Serve buns warm or at room temperature.

CRANBERRY CINNAMON PUNCH

Steps:

• In a large stainless or enamel pot combine cranberriea and 3 cups water.
• Bring to a boil.
• reduce to a simmer and simmer uncovered for 5 min.
• Cool and pour into a blender and whirl until smooth.
• Pour back into pan and add remaining ingredients except orange slices, along with 5 cups water.
• Bring to a boil, reduce and simmer 5 min.
• Add orange slices.
• Serve hot or cold.

CINNAMON SNACK MIX

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine graham crackers, cereal, pretzels and pecans. Combine butter and honey; drizzle over graham cracker mixture and mix well. Transfer to two greased 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes, stirring once. Cool completely. Stir in chips.

CRANBERRY CRISPS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugars until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in vanilla. Combine the oats, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in the cranberries and walnuts. , Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto lightly greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-14 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool.

CRANBERRY CRUNCH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix oats, flour and brown sugar in large bowl.
• Cut in 1/2 cup butter using fork until crumbly.
• Pat 1/2 mixture in bottom of 9x9 square pan that has been greased.
• I use cooking spray.
• Cover with cranberry sauce that has been broken into small pieces.
• Cover cranberry sauce with remaining oats mixture.
• Bake@ 350 degrees for 45.
• Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.

CRANBERRY, CINNAMON, AND BROWN SUGAR STEEL CUT OATS

Steps:

• Bring water to a boil in a large pot. Stir oats into boiling water and cook at a boil until the mixture begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Season oats mixture with salt; stir.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer oats until beginning to soften, about 20 minutes.
• Stir milk, brown sugar, melted butter, and cinnamon together in a bowl with a whisk until smooth; stir into the oats mixture. Continue cooking the oats until tender, 10 to 15 minutes more.
• Stir cranberries into the oatmeal to distribute throughout the mixture; cook just until the berries are warmed, 2 to 3 minutes.