Quick Cranberry Ice Recipes

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.

QUICK CRANBERRY PUNCH

Steps:

• Make lemonade as directed on can in large pitcher.
• Stir in cranberry juice cocktail and enough ice to chill. Just before serving, stir in ginger ale.

QUICK CRANBERRY TRIFLES

Steps:

• Stir together cranberry sauce and Sherry in a bowl. Set aside.
• Combine heavy cream and ice cream in a bowl, then set in a larger bowl of ice and cold water and beat with an electric mixer until stiff.
• Divide half of cake cubes among 4 dessert glasses. Top each serving with a scant 1/4 cup cranberry mixture, then top each with 1/4 cup whipped-cream mixture. Repeat layering with remaining cake cubes, cranberry mixture, and whipped-cream mixture.
• Chill, loosely covered with plastic wrap, at least 8 hours for flavors to develop.

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 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 PUNCH

Steps:

• Sprinkle the gelatin over 2 tablespoons cold water and set aside.
• Combine the cranberries and 2 cups water in a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring to a boil and cook until cranberries burst. Remove from heat and stir in sugar until dissolved; mix the softened gelatin into the hot cranberry mixture. Pour the cranberries into a shallow freezer-proof container and chill until cold.
• When cooled, mix in 2 cups ginger ale and place the mixture into the freezer. Freeze until slushy, about 4 hours. Stir twice during the freezing process to break up the ice crystals.
• To serve, fill clear glasses 3/4 full with chilled ginger ale, and spoon some of the cranberry ice overtop. Serve immediately.

QUICK CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Chop cranberries in a blender or food processor.
• Stir cranberries, orange juice, raisins, and sugar together in a saucepan; bring to a simmer and cook until cranberries soften, 8 to 10 minutes. Cool. Fold apples into cranberry mixture.