Cranberry Nutmeg Dumplings
dessert


10 min active · 30 min total · 6 servings (times estimated)
Ingredients
Cranberry Base
- 3 cups raw cranberries
- 2 cups sugar
- 1½ cups water
Dumplings
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1¼ cups biscuit mix
- ⅓ cup finely chopped walnuts
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- Walnut halves, for topping (one per serving)
Steps
Cranberry Base
- Combine the cranberries, sugar, and water in a pot. Cover tightly and cook until the cranberries begin to pop, about 5 minutes.
Dumplings
- Meanwhile, beat the egg in a bowl until fluffy. Stir in the milk, sugar, biscuit mix, chopped walnuts, and nutmeg until combined.
- Drop the dumpling batter by teaspoonfuls into the boiling cranberry mixture.
- Cover and cook for 15 minutes without peeking.
- Serve warm, topping each serving with a walnut half.