How to cook cranberry beans


Cranberry beans are about a half-inch long and are brownish with pink splotches that disappear when cooked. Cranberry beans have a nutty flavor. Their creamy, red-streaked flesh has a smooth texture.

Nutritionally speaking, cranberry beans are an excellent source of folate and a good source of iron, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, and copper.

How to cook cranberry beans

Presoak beans. Cranberry beans can be substituted in any recipe that calls for red beans or white beans, and they can be prepared like pinto beans (simmering in water, covered, for 50 to 60 minutes).

Serving suggestions

Cranberry beans can be added to pasta dishes and salads. In Europe, they often are used in stews.



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