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Snow Topped Cranberry Bars

A favorite dessert year round.
Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 55 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups Fresh or frozen Twin Lake Cranberries
  • 1/2 cup Butter softened
  • 1 1/4 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 cups Walnuts
  • 2 Eggs, well beaten
  • 1 1/2 cups Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 3 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 1 tsp milk
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Mix eggs, butter and vanilla with mixer until smooth. Add flour, salt and nuts to mixture and mix. Add and mix in cranberries. Spread in 9 x 13 greased pan. Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees. Allow to cool. Top with cream cheese frosting. Makes approximately 24 bars.

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • Place all ingredients in large bowl and mix with electric mixer until creamy. Spread over cranberry bars and enjoy.

Fresh Cranberry Orange Relish

A great relish served by itself or on your favorite sandwich. Especially good with cold turkey.
Prep Time 30 mins
Course Salad, Side Dish
Servings 3 cups

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups Twin Lake Cranberries 1 12oz. package is 3 cups
  • 2 Oranges
  • 1 1/2 cups Sugar

Instructions
 

  • Wash and cut oranges into quarter and remove seeds. Place Twin Lake cranberries and oranges in a food processor and pulse until chopped to your liking. Place cranberry/orange mixture in a bowl and add sugar. Stir thoroughly. Refrigerate or freeze in airtight containers.

Notes

You can purchase several bags of Twin Lake Cranberries along with fresh oranges and make a large batch and freeze in containers to suit your family needs.  This recipe freezes great.  For an added touch you can add chopped walnuts to it before serving.

Cranberry Tea

Delightful holiday drink. Makes a great gift too!
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 40 mins
Total Time 50 mins
Course Drinks

Ingredients
  

  • 4 cups Twin Lake Cranberries Fresh or frozen
  • 8 cups water
  • 3 sticks cinnamon
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup lemon juice
  • 1 1/2 cups orange juice

Instructions
 

  • Boil 8 cups of water and 4 cups of fresh or frozen cranberries until they pop. (I let them go a little longer until there is a nice red color to the water)
    Strain and return juice to kettle. Add cinnamon sticks and simmer 10 minutes. Add 2 cups of sugar and bring to a boil. Turn off heat. Add the lemon juice and the orange juice. Remove the cinnamon sticks.
    Can be stored in the refrigerator for 4-6 weeks. To serve heat up in microwave or on stove. May be diluted with water to suit your taste. Add a cinnamon stick for added flavor.

Jim's Cranberry Sauce

By: Jim U.
Course Side Dish

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup orange juice with pulp
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar packed
  • 1 bag Twin Lake Cranberries
  • 1/2 orange peeled and cut in pieces
  • 1/2 honey crisp apple cored and cut in pieces
  • 1/4 cup walnuts chopped

Instructions
 

  • Dissolve brown sugar in orange juice over medium heat until it comes to a boil. Add rinsed cranberries. Bring back to a boil. Simmer 5 to 10 minutes. As cranberries cool add apples, orange and walnuts. Cool at room temperature about 1/2 hour and refrigerate. You may add more or less brown sugar to suit your taste.

Cranberry Sauce

Tasty sauce that goes great with anything!
Prep Time 5 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Servings 8

Equipment

  • kettle for stove

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups Twin Lake Cranberries fresh or frozen
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 3/4 cup water

Instructions
 

  • Wash cranberries and drain. Place in kettle. Add sugar and water. place on stove on a medium heat and bring to a boil. Turn heat down to a medium simmer until cranberries pop stirring occasionally. When cranberries have popped remove from burner and pour into dish and cool. Refrigerate after cooling.