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easygoingfemme · 11-10-2012, 05:59 PM

I like fresh or dried cranberries tossed into a balsamic reduction that gets poured over roasted brussels sprouts.

My daughter always puts dried cranberries in her brownies.

Always in the granola bars and oatmeal.

Hmmm, I have a recipe for a cashew truffle that I do with dry cherries, I bet you could do it with cranberries?

Chocolate Cherry Truffles.
• 3/4 cup raw cashews
• ¾ c cold water
• 16 oz semi-sweet dark chocolate chips
• ¾ c dry cherries
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• Additional chopped nuts and cocoa powder as needed/desired for coating.

Place cherries in a bowl of warm water to soak for about 5-10 minutes.
Place cashews and water into a food processor and blend well for 1-2 minutes until completely chopped and the mixture forms a heavy cream consistency. Remove cherries from water and add to cream in food processor. Blend another 30 seconds or until cherries are well chopped. (You’ll still have some chunks, you want that)
In a double boiler, heat 2 inches of water in the bottom pot and in the top, add in oil and dark chocolate. Heat over medium heat and stir consistently until chocolate is melted and smooth. Turn heat down and let chocolate cool for a minute or two.
Fold your cashew/cherry cream into the chocolate, stirring gently until incorporated fully.
Pour all of this into a container (glass is best) and pop into your refrigerator for about 2 hours. It will get nice and thick in there.
When you pull it out from the refrigerator, start to spoon out bite size amounts and roll them into balls. Leave plain or coat in cocoa powder and or nuts and serve.

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easygoingfemme Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Lil' Miss Sassy Pants Preferred Pronoun?: She/her Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: My place by the river Posts: 3,692 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 7,023 Thanked 14,973 Times in 3,318 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I like fresh or dried cranberries tossed into a balsamic reduction that gets poured over roasted brussels sprouts. My daughter always puts dried cranberries in her brownies. Always in the granola bars and oatmeal. Hmmm, I have a recipe for a cashew truffle that I do with dry cherries, I bet you could do it with cranberries? Chocolate Cherry Truffles. • 3/4 cup raw cashews • ¾ c cold water • 16 oz semi-sweet dark chocolate chips • ¾ c dry cherries • 2 tbsp olive oil • Additional chopped nuts and cocoa powder as needed/desired for coating. Place cherries in a bowl of warm water to soak for about 5-10 minutes. Place cashews and water into a food processor and blend well for 1-2 minutes until completely chopped and the mixture forms a heavy cream consistency. Remove cherries from water and add to cream in food processor. Blend another 30 seconds or until cherries are well chopped. (You’ll still have some chunks, you want that) In a double boiler, heat 2 inches of water in the bottom pot and in the top, add in oil and dark chocolate. Heat over medium heat and stir consistently until chocolate is melted and smooth. Turn heat down and let chocolate cool for a minute or two. Fold your cashew/cherry cream into the chocolate, stirring gently until incorporated fully. Pour all of this into a container (glass is best) and pop into your refrigerator for about 2 hours. It will get nice and thick in there. When you pull it out from the refrigerator, start to spoon out bite size amounts and roll them into balls. Leave plain or coat in cocoa powder and or nuts and serve.