{"id":44996,"date":"2025-12-23T15:42:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T10:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/dessert-shops-add-cranberry-magic-to-their-christmas-new-year-specials\/"},"modified":"2025-12-23T15:42:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T10:12:43","slug":"dessert-shops-add-cranberry-magic-to-their-christmas-new-year-specials","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/dessert-shops-add-cranberry-magic-to-their-christmas-new-year-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"Dessert Shops Add Cranberry Magic to Their Christmas &amp; New Year Specials"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong>New Delhi [India], December 23: <\/strong>This Christmas and holiday season, dessert shops are giving their menus a festive makeover by adding cranberries to their most-loved treats. The bright red berry delivers the perfect balance of tang, sweetness, and colour, making it a standout ingredient for December and New Year celebrations. Chefs across the country are embracing the trend with creative cranberry-forward bakes that feel warm, indulgent, and holiday-ready. Here, Chefs Kamaldeep, Teja, and Simrun share three festive recipes to try at home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Festive Cranberry Bake \u2013 Recipe by Chef Kamaldeep<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Flour<\/li>\n<li>Sugar<\/li>\n<li>Butter<\/li>\n<li>Curd<\/li>\n<li>US Cranberries<\/li>\n<li>A little flour for dusting the berries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Mix flour, sugar, butter, and curd to create a smooth batter.<\/li>\n<li>Add US Cranberries for a bright, tangy Christmas flavour.<\/li>\n<li>Toss the cranberries in a little flour to keep them evenly spread.<\/li>\n<li>Fold them gently into the batter.<\/li>\n<li>Bake until golden and fluffy. Slice, serve, and enjoy the antioxidant-rich goodness, perfect for the holiday season<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Orange Cranberry Cookies \u2013 By Chef Teja<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>250 g Maida<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup Chopped US Cranberries<\/li>\n<li>225 g Unsalted Butter<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp Vanilla Extract<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp Orange Juice<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup Sugar Powder (100 g)<\/li>\n<li>1 pinch Salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Cream together unsalted butter and sugar powder.<\/li>\n<li>Add vanilla extract, orange juice and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Fold in maida to form a soft dough.<\/li>\n<li>Mix in chopped cranberries.<\/li>\n<li>Shape the dough into cookies and place on a baking tray.<\/li>\n<li>Bake at 175\u00b0C for 12\u201315 minutes or until edges turn golden.\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>Cool on a wire rack and store in an airtight jar, a festive cookie perfect for Christmas gifting or New Year snacking.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Chickpea Cranberry Chocolate Brownies \u2013 By Chef Simrun<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Ingredients:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5 cups Chickpeas (white chole), boiled &amp; drained<\/li>\n<li>3 large eggs\u00a0<em><em>(replacement in notes)<\/em><\/em>\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup Dates jaggery, crumbled<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup Honey<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup Unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp Baking soda<\/li>\n<li>3 tbsp Melted coconut oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp Vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup Chopped walnuts<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup Dried US cranberries<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup Dark chocolate chunks<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Method:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol start=\"1\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Preheat oven to 180\u00b0C.<\/li>\n<li>Grease a baking tray or dish with oil and dust with flour.<\/li>\n<li>Add chickpeas, eggs, dates\/jaggery, honey, cocoa powder, baking soda, melted coconut oil and vanilla extract to a blender. Blend until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in chopped walnuts, dried cranberries and half the chocolate chunks.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the batter into the prepared dish.<\/li>\n<li>Top with remaining chocolate chunks and gently press them into the batter.<\/li>\n<li>Bake on the lower rack for 10\u201312 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.<\/li>\n<li>Cool completely before slicing, a wholesome, rich brownie perfect for festive gatherings through Christmas and New Year.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>If you have any objection to this press release content, kindly contact pr.error.rectification@gmail.com to notify us. We will respond and rectify the situation in the next 24 hours.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Delhi [India], December 23: This Christmas and holiday season, dessert shops are giving their menus a festive makeover by adding cranberries to their most-loved treats. The bright red berry delivers the perfect balance of tang, sweetness, and colour, making it a standout ingredient for December and New Year celebrations. Chefs across the country are&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/23\/dessert-shops-add-cranberry-magic-to-their-christmas-new-year-specials\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Dessert Shops Add Cranberry Magic to Their Christmas &amp; New Year Specials&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44997,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[634],"class_list":["post-44996","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lifestyle","tag-lifestyle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44996"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44996\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44997"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44996"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44996"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailynewsindia.co.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}