Brighten up your holiday with these deliciously festive cranberry recipes that are sure to be crowd-pleasers at your next holiday gathering.
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If I’m being honest, for many years, the only thing that came to mind when I thought of cranberries was cranberry sauce. And, not homemade cranberry sauce but the kind you bought in a can, sliced and served beside your turkey and side dishes at your holiday meal.
It wasn’t until a few years ago, that I attempted to make homemade cranberry sauce and realized just how delicious these sweet and tangy berries are. Now, I enjoy them all year long in salads, baked goods, and savory dishes.
But, with the holidays just around the corner, I thought I would show some appreciation for this tart fruit that is not only full of flavor but bright and festive making them ideal for your Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner.
So, with that in mind, here are 60 easy cranberry recipes that would be perfect for adding a pop of color to your sides, appetizers, and desserts this holiday season.
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60 Cranberry Recipes for the Holidays
Find delicious cranberry recipes that include everything from classic cranberry sauce to cranberry appetizers and sweet cranberry desserts that are sure to brighten up your holiday table this year.
1
Dish n' the Kitchen
Homemade Cranberry and Orange Sauce
Here’s how to make the tastiest homemade Cranberry and Orange Sauce with fresh cranberries, a touch of sugar, and fresh orange in under ten minutes.
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2
Fine Foods Blog
Fresh Cranberry Relish
This fresh cranberry relish only has 4 ingredients and can be made up to 3 days ahead!
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3
Divalicious Recipes
Cranberry Jalapeno Dip
This cranberry jalapeno dip is both sweet and spicy with a great balance of flavors without it being too tart. A colorful addition to your holiday appetizer table!
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4
Recipes From a Pantry
Cranberry Pecan Cheese Ball
This irresistible cranberry pecan cheese ball, made with pantry staples, is the perfect show-stopping appetizer for your next party or gathering.
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5
My Suburban Kitchen
Balsamic Cranberry Brie Bites
Balsamic cranberry brie bites make the best appetizers because they are full of flavor and a cinch to make. Make them the star of your party appetizers.
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6
The Forked Spoon
Cranberry Meatballs
Cranberry Meatballs bring together the ease of frozen meatballs with the distinctive flavor of a sweet and tangy homemade cranberry BBQ sauce. Simply slow-cook these tasty morsels to perfection, and you've got the ideal appetizer for any holiday gathering or festive party. Not only are they incredibly easy to make, but their delightful flavor also makes them an instant favorite at any celebration!
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7
Thrifty Jinxy
Cranberry Compote with Brie Appetizer
This Cranberry Compote with Brie Appetizer Recipe is a beautiful and delicious way to start any party. It’s festive color is perfect for the holidays.
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8
No Frills Kitchen
Simple Cranberry Sauce From Dried Cranberries (Craisins)
If you don't have fresh or frozen cranberries, this recipe is a great alternative to traditional cranberry sauce! Using dried cranberries, it's every bit as delicious as the regular version.
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9
Smarty Pants Kitchen
Spiced Cranberry Sauce
Spiced cranberry sauce is not tart or bitter! Fresh cranberries with a hint of warm spices and a dash of sugar and orange juice. Quick, Easy, Delicious!
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10
Two Healthy Kitchens
Cranberry Salsa
This unique, festive Cranberry Salsa slashes the amount of refined sugar many other recipes use to tame the tart cranberries. Instead, succulent pineapple adds an ingenious, sweet counterpoint and a tropical, salsa-y flair to this delicious, quick and easy holiday appetizer!
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11
Green Bowl 2 Soul
Pasta Salad with Dried Cranberries
Pasta salad with dried cranberries is a sweet and savory salad with holiday flavors but it can be enjoyed in any season. It has a delicious silky dressing made by cooking cranberry juice with spices that coats all the ingredients, making the salad irresistible.
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12
In the Kitch
Cranberry Goat Cheese Shots
These sweet, nutty, cranberry goat cheese shots take only 10 minutes to whip up for your holiday gathering.
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13
Hello Spoonful
Cranberry Turkey Burgers
These Cranberry Turkey burgers are perfect winter grilling, healthy, and super festive for the holidays, especially when you get tired of all of the oven-baked turkey and ham!
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Cranberry Desserts
14
The Roasted Root
Almond Flour Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake
This moist and fluffy Cranberry Orange Coffee Cake is a festive treat to share with family on holiday mornings! You'll love the cranberry-orange combo!
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15
The Roasted Root
Vegan Cranberry Crumb Bars
Use leftover homemade cranberry sauce in these delicious (and healthier!) Cranberry Crumb Bars!
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16
Baking Sense
Cranberry Crumb Pie
Cranberry Crumb Pie celebrates the gloriously tangy flavor of the indigenous American berry. The pure cranberry filling is perfectly complimented by a sweet and cinnamony brown sugar crumb topping.
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17
Sungrown Kitchen
Fresh Cranberry Muffins
Cranberry Muffins are the perfect Thanksgiving side dish! Fresh cranberries make them not too sweet, a delicious breakfast too!
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18
That Skinny Chick Can Bake
Cranberry Bliss Bars
These copycat Cranberry Bliss Bars are buttery, delicious, and chock full of dried cranberries and white chocolate!
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19
Dash of Jazz
Cranberry Apple Bread Pudding with Maple Cream Sauce
Make cranberry apple bread pudding for a festive holiday dessert your family will devour! This fruity bread pudding is studded with tart cranberries and spiced apples and finished with a rich maple cream sauce.
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20
Margin Making Mom
Best Ever Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread
Cream cheese cranberry bread is ultra soft and chock full of bursting berries. It’s a delightful breakfast or dessert, pairing perfectly with a cup of hot tea or coffee.
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21
Tikkido
Soft Cranberry Cookies
This recipe for cranberry cookies makes the most delicious, soft cookies! These cranberry cookies are full of bright flavor, and aren’t too sweet. They’re a wonderful addition to any holiday cookie tray.
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22
I Heart Vegetables
Cranberry Pistachio Bark
This cranberry pistachio bark is a delicious, sweet, and salty dessert! Made with just 5 ingredients, this simple treat is perfect for the fall season!
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23
Pass Me a Spoon
Easy Sugared Cranberries
A little bit tart, a little bit sweet, these easy sugared cranberries are the perfect addition to any holiday dessert or the perfect snack all on their own! All you need is cane sugar, water, and fresh cranberries!
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24
From Sandra’s Kitchen
Christmas Sheet Cake
The ultimate Christmas sheet cake recipe: these cranberry lemon bars are just divine. A delicious, moist cake. Sweet, with some tartness from the cranberries.
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25
Craving Something Healthy
Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies
Keep an extra log of dough in your freezer. These buttery slice-and-bake cranberry orange shortbread cookies are everyone's favorite holiday treat.
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26
The Heritage Cook
White Chocolate Cranberry Bundt Cake
This White Chocolate Cranberry Bundt Cake is a showstopper that will have your guests applauding as you present it at the table.
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27
A Taste of Madness
Eggless Lemon Cranberry Scones
Easy Eggless Lemon Cranberry Scones recipe. A great dessert or nut free snack idea to satisfy your sweet tooth.
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28
Becomingness
Cranberry & Macadamia Cookies.
These cranberry & macadamia cookies are absolutely delicious and so easy to make! They take 5 minutes to prepare and 10 minutes to bake.
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29
The Savvy Mama Lifestyle
Frosted Cranberry Pecan Cookies
These Frosted Cranberry Pecan Cookies are perfect for Christmas baking. They're made with fresh cranberries, which makes them truly seasonal, but they're soft with a slightly crunch, beautiful red cranberry color, and then finished with a buttercream frosting.
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30
Dinners Done Quick
Chocolate Covered Cranberry Sauce
This chocolate covered cranberry sauce is a great way to jazz up that canned cranberry jelly or use up leftovers! Just a few simple ingredients makes a delicious treat.
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31
Art of Natural Living
Festive Cranberry Curd Tart
Sweet, tart and set in a gingerbread crust, this cranberry curd tart is perfect for the holidays. Decorate with sugared berries and herbs for a festive dessert.
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32
Simply Beyond Herbs
Honey Fermented Cranberries
These honey-fermented cranberries are sweet and tart and make a great gift for the holiday season.
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33
Quiche My Grits
Cranberry Jello Salad
Cranberry Jello Salad is a beloved tradition in our southern home! It tastes amazing with roasted turkey and dressing.
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34
Pastry and Beyond
Cranberry White Chocolate Blondies
These cranberry white chocolate blondies are deliciously soft, moist and chewy. It takes almost 45 minutes from start to finish to make these no-mixer blondies.
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35
Neils Healthy Meals
Cranberry And White Chocolate Flapjacks
These cranberry and white chocolate flapjacks are easy to make. Delicious and sweet tasting these chewy treats are a great festive bake!
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36
A Kitchen Hoors Adventures
Orange Cranberry Sweet Rolls
Oranges and cranberries are a match made in heaven! They’re packed with cranberries and topped with a cranberry glaze.
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37
Happy Simple Living
White Chocolate Cranberry Bars
These chewy bars are a copycat recipe of Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars. Topped with Orange Vanilla Cream and drizzled with white chocolate, you’ll love the sweet, tangy flavors of these easy cookies!
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38
Sugar Pursuit
Cranberry bars
These easy cranberry bars, with a sweet and buttery shortbread crust, cranberry filling, and delicious crumble topping, make a perfect dessert that combines sweet and tart flavors.
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39
Eat Cook Bake
Pistachio & Cranberry Rocky Road
If you're looking for a quick and easy yet impressive dessert, this cranberry and pistachio rocky road is just the thing!
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40
Kara Lydon
Holiday Cranberry Orange Granola
Looking for some last minute holiday DIY food gifts? This holiday cranberry orange granola is festive and flavorful and packs perfectly into mason jars for gifts.
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41
Bucket List Tummy
Healthy Cranberry Strawberry Chia Jam
Cranberry Strawberry Chia Jam is the perfect, hearty combination of tangy and sweet. Don’t just save it for your Thanksgiving table – this cranberry jam recipe is great year round.
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42
Living Sweet Moments
Fudgy Cranberry Orange Brownies
The only dessert you need! These delicious Cranberry Orange Brownies are swirled and baked with fudge batter and then topped with chocolate icing.
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43
Ginger Casa
Apple Cranberry Pecan Crumble
Cranberry Apple Pecan Crumble comes together quickly. It’s a great option for breakfast, snack, or dessert for the holidays.
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44
Fab Food 4 All
Easy Christmas Jam
Need a festive preserve? Then my Easy Christmas Jam with cranberry, apple, and orange with mixed spice is perfect. Enjoy spread on bread, croissants etc or with your holiday turkey!
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45
Joy Food Sunshine
White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies
These White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies are crispy on the outside, chewy on the inside, buttery and sweet. They’re an easy to make (no chilling), festive cookie perfect for the holidays.
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46
Mommy Evolution
Cranberry Cheesecake
This rich, festive Cranberry Cheesecake combines classic flavor with a homemade cranberry compote-infused layer above a crust sweetly made with light brown sugar and graham crackers.
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47
Frugal Mom Eh!
Cranberry Orange Cinnamon Roll Wreath
Make your holiday season extra special with this delicious Cranberry Orange Cinnamon Roll Wreath. It’s sure to be a hit at any holiday party!
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48
Feast and Farm
Easy Cranberry Apple Cake
Easy cranberry apple cake is a blend of tangy-tart richness. Think cobbler meets pound cake. Perfect for your holiday baking!
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49
Cooking with Mamma C
Cranberry Pie with Sugar Cookie Crust
You'll love this Cranberry Pie with Sugar Cookie Crust! It's accented with orange and is delicious plain or topped with whipped cream!
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More Cranberry Recipes to Try This Christmas
- Cranberry Christmas Cake– Barefeet in the Kitchen
- Cranberry Apple Crisp– A Fork’s Tale
- Almond Cranberry Cake- Celebrating Sweets
- Cranberry Cheesecake Squares– Midwest Nice
- Cranberry Upside Down Bundt Cake– Practically Homemade
- Creamy Cranberry Pie– Coley Cooks
- Cranberry Salad– Dinner at the Zoo
- Honey Dijon Apple Bacon Cranberry Salad– Cafe Delites
- Cranberry Chicken- The Mediterranean Dish
- Green Beans with Cranberries- Natasha’s Kitchen
- Baked Apple Cranberry Stuffing- Peas and Crayons
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