Dried cranberries

Whole fresh cranberries are dried and typically combine with combinations of either glycerin or oil and sugar.  The resulting dried cranberries fruit has a slightly slippery feel.  Dried cranberries have a myriad of uses including additions to cereals, granola, atop salads or in baked goods such a scones, muffins and breads.  Cranberries are very high in Vitamin C.

Substitute For Dried Cranberries

If you don't have dried cranberries you have several good options for a substitute:

• You can replace the dried cranberries with dried currants which as also high in vitamin C and easily found in most grocery stores.
• OR -  Substitute golden or black raisins
• OR - Use dried cherries if you have them.  These are very good in baked goods, on cooked cereal or used in a fresh green salad.
• OR - Use chopped pitted dates in baked goods or cereals.  Dates are very high in iron (and sugar).