Best 8 Yuletide Cranberry Ice Recipes

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Welcome to the realm of culinary wonders, where we embark on a journey to discover the art of creating a delightful yuletide treat: cranberry ice. As the festive season approaches, our hearts yearn for warmth, joy, and delectable treats that capture the spirit of the holidays. Among the many culinary delights that grace our tables during this joyous time, cranberry ice stands out as a refreshing and elegant dessert that tantalizes the taste buds and adds a touch of magic to any gathering. In this article, we will guide you through the process of crafting this frozen delicacy, exploring different recipes and techniques to ensure that your yuletide cranberry ice becomes a cherished tradition in your home.

Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!

CRANBERRY ICE



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This traditional Christmas dessert was first made in our family by my grandma. She handed the recipe down to my mother, who then shared it with me and my two sisters. The cold tart treat is a wonderful accompaniment to a traditional turkey dinner. -Carolyn Butterworth, Spirit Lake, Iowa

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 8 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
2 cups water
1-1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup lemon juice

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.

Nutrition Facts :

CRANBERRY ICE CREAM



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"A traditional treat for Christmas and Thanksgiving, this recipe was my great-grandmother's," relates Nona Dumas of Wilmar, Arkansas. "It was serve in a parfait glass along with the meal. We children thought it was really special to be able to eat ice cream before we were through with our vegetables!"

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 40m

Yield 3 quarts.

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries
1/2 cup water
4 cups milk
4 cups sugar
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 109 calories, Fat 1g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 4mg cholesterol, Sodium 14mg sodium, Carbohydrate 25g carbohydrate (24g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

MOM SAWYER'S CRANBERRY ICE CREAM



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A classic for Thanksgiving dinner or any time! This recipe has been in the family since 1938.

Provided by Buck Sommerkamp

Categories     Desserts     Fruit Dessert Recipes     Orange Dessert Recipes

Time P1DT1h25m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 ½ cups water
4 cups fresh cranberries
2 ½ cups white sugar
½ cup orange juice
¼ cup lemon juice
2 cups frozen whipped topping (such as Cool Whip®), thawed

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 323.3 calories, Carbohydrate 75.2 g, Fat 2.9 g, Fiber 2.6 g, Protein 0.4 g, SaturatedFat 2.8 g, Sodium 4.4 mg, Sugar 68 g

CRANBERRY ICE



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This is a great recipe to use up those cans of cranberry sauce around the holidays. Very simple, two ingredients, and a festive red color. A great dessert to serve for your holiday parties.

Provided by Redneck Epicurean

Categories     Frozen Desserts

Time 1h10m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

2 (1 lb) cans jellied cranberry sauce
2 cups carbonated lemon-lime beverage

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 196, Fat 0.2, Sodium 38.5, Carbohydrate 50.4, Fiber 1.1, Sugar 48.5, Protein 0.3

CRANBERRY ICE PUNCH



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My mother in law gave me this recipe several years ago after serving at our Thanksgiving dinner party, and I've been making this traditionally since. With a festive presentation of red cranberry slush afloat of sparkling ginger ale, this is an ideal drink for any festive holiday occasion.

Provided by TEVANS211

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Punch Recipes     Non-Alcoholic Punch Recipes

Time 4h30m

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 teaspoons unflavored gelatin powder
2 tablespoons cold water
1 pound fresh cranberries
2 cups water
2 cups white sugar
2 cups ginger ale
2 (2 liter) bottles ginger ale, chilled

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 138.5 calories, Carbohydrate 34.9 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 23.8 mg, Sugar 33.3 g

CRANBERRY ICE



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Part of the repertory of Craig Claiborne and Pierre Franey of the New York Times of leftover Thanksgiving Day foods includes an uncommonly refreshing dessert ice made with the inevitable, day-after cranberry sauce. It is an extremely easy dish to make, requiring only a simple syrup made with sugar and water, cooked for 5 minutes and chilled. This is blended in the food processor or blender with the slightly tangy, sour-sweet sauce, along with orange juice. The liquidy mixture is poured into the container of an ice-cream maker and frozen according to manufacturer's instructions. This will produce what is know in French as a granite or in Italian as a granita, which is to say frozen fruit and ice. It is velvety smooth and, with the addition of a little egg white or heavy cream before the mixture is frozen, can be turned into a delightful sherbet. (Prep time does not include freezing.)

Provided by JackieOhNo

Categories     Frozen Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 7 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups water
2 cups cranberry sauce
2 cups orange juice (freshly squeezed, preferably)

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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 317.2, Fat 0.3, Sodium 24.7, Carbohydrate 81, Fiber 0.9, Sugar 78.8, Protein 0.7

YULETIDE ANGEL COCONUT ICE CREAM



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Provided by Marian Burros

Categories     ice creams and sorbets, dessert

Time 10m

Yield 1 angel

Number Of Ingredients 6

3 cups half and half
6 ounces shredded sweetened coconut
3 1/2 ounces sugar (1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon canned cream of coconut
8 egg yolks
1/4 cup heavy cream

Steps:

  • Scald coconut with half and half. Strain and squeeze coconut to remove liquid; discard coconut.
  • Mix sugar with cream of coconut and yolks; mix in half and half. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens. Do not boil. Add heavy cream and freeze in ice cream freezer to form soft ice cream.

CRANBERRY ICE



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Provided by Craig Claiborne With Pierre Franey

Categories     ice creams and sorbets, dessert

Time 10m

Yield 7 cups

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups water
2 cups cranberry sauce
2 cups orange juice

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.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 370, UnsaturatedFat 0 grams, Carbohydrate 95 grams, Fat 0 grams, Fiber 1 gram, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 30 milligrams, Sugar 92 grams

Tips:

  • Use fresh cranberries: Fresh cranberries have a brighter flavor and a better texture than frozen or canned cranberries.
  • Don't overcook the cranberries: Overcooked cranberries will become mushy and lose their tart flavor. Cook them just until they start to burst, about 5 minutes.
  • Use a good quality orange juice: The orange juice in this recipe adds a bright, citrusy flavor. Use a 100% orange juice that you enjoy the taste of.
  • Don't skimp on the sugar: The sugar in this recipe is necessary to balance the tartness of the cranberries. If you use too little sugar, the ice will be too sour.
  • Chill the ice thoroughly before serving: This will help the ice to set up properly and prevent it from melting too quickly.

Conclusion:

Yuletide Cranberry Ice is a delicious and festive holiday treat that is sure to impress your guests. It is easy to make and can be prepared ahead of time. The tart cranberries, sweet orange juice, and sugar combine to create a refreshing and flavorful ice that is perfect for any holiday gathering.

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