Craisins are one of my staples, just like salt, pepper, flour, etc. If you're looking for a sweet snack, perfect! If you want to jazz up your cereal, hot or cold, perfect! I add them to a recipe for muffins, sweet bread, coffee cake or just sprinkle a few on top of the icing of a cake. I'm never without Craisins in my pantry!

I have loved Craisins for years...until about the last year and a half. All I can say is that Ocean Spray must have changed the way they process their cranberries because they are just NOT good anymore! Instead of being the nice sweet/tart dried fruit they used to be, they have a weird texture now that is like they have been blown up, then shrunken down, and they lack the "punch" of "zingy" flavor they used to have. They are neither sweet enough nor tart enough, they just lack flavor altogether. I ALWAYS have these on hand. I buy them at a big box store so I buy the big 4lb bags. They used to be one of my favorite snacking foods as well as a salad/cookie/rice ingredient. I am so disappointed in the consistently poor quality that tonight that I felt compelled to write a review. I seriously need to find a new snack food.

Before I began to cut back on sugar, I used to love a Craisins. However, after noticing the huge amount of added sugar, I’ve decided to remove them from my diet. Is it possible for you to make your product without so much added sugar? Without artificial sweetener?

I agree that the product is great if you can access it. The problem is you can't open the package without using a pair of scissors. I have a 1/2 cup fruit pouch I was looking forward to eating but I can only stare at it as I currently don't have any scissors handy. Come on, fix this problem! Have your engineers ever tried to open this package they designed???

These are just perfect...as a snack on their own. Or, toss them into salads - yum! I just made a batch of Oatmeal butterscotch cookie dough, and decided to give it a Thanksgiving twist and tossed in Craisins. I froze the dough and will bake just before Thanksgiving. I have used them in apple pie, in brownies...wonderful!

First tasted these at Cranberry World in Law Vegas, had to wait until they hit Iowa, and have had them in my kitchen every single day since!! Peanut butter and versions on a toasted bagel is a filling breakfast. Great in salads, in a sauce for pork, chicken, or turkey, use them to craft cranberry mostarda, put them in oatmeal cookies, or a morning bowl of hot oatmeal.....I could go on and on. Best way, though, is a hand in a bag!!!!

This month my family is trying to cut down on our daily sugar intake, (primarily with oatmeal, teas, juice, etc.) so I decided to get the Reduced Sugar option to make our life a little easier. (People can still have tasty food without jam-packing it with sugar!) And when I first tasted these, I was fairly surprised when they didn't immediately hurt my teeth..! (I have a tooth sensitivity). But the weird after-taste is AWFUL. I tend to stay away from artificial sweeteners because of the taste than the health concerns... But, you can definitely taste the difference. Why add artificial sweeteners to something marketed as a healthier option?? I bet next you're going to try Stevia as an alternative, right? (I'll tell you right now: please don't.)

Craisins are great when we first open the bag, but in a very short time the quality goes down as they dry out quickly. I don't buy the largest size bag for that reason. It would be even better if we could get "snack size" bags of Craisins to put in lunch bags.

I had to make a salad that I could eat daily that was healthy, cholesterol free and good for my bones.....a chicken salad, made with yogurt, and for a little sweetness, Craisins, apples, and grapes for that sweetness I needed as well as healthy....something I can eat daily at lunch...for a great pick me up and healthy what else is there to have for lunch? I will be adding Craisins to many of my recipes now! Delicious, for healthy added sweetness.

I’ve been buying this product for years. I use in salads and when I make my own snack packs. I store some in airtight container in the fridge and the rest in the freezer until I need to refill the smaller container. Also, this is more economical than buying several smaller packs.