50 Stunning Holiday Cranberry Desserts
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Indulge in the tart and tangy flavors of cranberries with these 50 Stunning Cranberry Dessert Recipes! From classic holiday favorites to creative twists on cranberry, this roundup has something for every cranberry dessert lover.
Get ready to impress your taste buds and wow your guests with these delicious and diverse recipes. No matter the occasion, these cranberry desserts are sure to be the star of the show. So grab a cup of hot cocoa and dive into the world of mouth-watering cranberry desserts with this ultimate cranberry recipe roundup.
50 Stunning Holiday Cranberry Desserts
Easy Cranberry Pie With Woven Lattice Crust @ Ohh La La It’s Vegan
Cranberry Pie, made with fresh cranberries and a lattice top crust is the perfect easy holiday dessert to whip up using only 6 ingredients. Naturally vegan for the holiday season or any time of year.
Cranberry Orange Gelato @ Scoop & Savor
Cranberry Orange Gelato is like hitting two birds with one stone—first, you whip up a classic cranberry sauce, then fold it into a creamy gelato base for a tangy, refreshing dessert. It’s the perfect way to blend holiday flavors into a sweet treat that will stand out on your Thanksgiving table.
Cranberry Snack Cake @ Cooking With Carlee
Cranberry snack cake is a perfectly simple and delicious dessert for the holidays. Use fresh or frozen cranberries and cut into bars for a tasty treat.
Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars @ The Baking ChocolaTess
Homemade Starbucks Cranberry Bliss Bars are the ultimate treat for the holidays! We jazzed up these blondies with dried cranberries and white chocolate chips. We topped it with a creamy white chocolate cream cheese frosting flecked with orange zest, more white chocolate and a sprinkle of more dried cranberries!
Homemade Cranberry Apple Crisp {with Fresh Cranberries} @ Milk Glass Home
Cozy up this holiday season with this deliciously simple cranberry apple crisp recipe! The tart berries gel together with baked apples in the fruit filling, nestled beneath a buttery, crumbly oat topping and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream!
Oatmeal Cranberry Walnut Cookies @ Everyday Family Cooking
Get ready for wholesome delight! These oatmeal cranberry walnut cookies offer a hearty blend of flavors and textures that’s sure to satisfy your taste buds.
Cranberry Bundt Cake @ Grandbaby Cakes
This Cranberry Bundt Cake recipe is a hit y’all! It combines the rich, buttery flavor of a traditional pound cake with cranberries and raspberries, infusing it with a balanced sweet and tart flavor that’s divine.
Lemon Cranberry Bars @ Sugar Yums
Triple layer cranberry lemon bars with citrusy lemon base, homemade cranberry jam filling and pillowy soft meringue. Topped with almond flakes for extra crunch and flavour!
Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake @ Grandbaby Cakes
This Cranberry Orange Bundt Cake brings the flavor, y’all!! I’m talkin’ bursts of zesty cranberries with that tart kick, mixed with the sunshiny sweetness of orange and a hint of vanilla.
Cranberry Tartlets @ XOXO Bella
These are the prettiest mini cranberry tartlets! They have the most perfect silky cranberry curd filling ever! One of our pretty cranberry dessert recipes we’re sure your guests will surely enjoy!
Cranberry Orange Scones @ Bake with Jamie
These flaky, buttery cranberry orange scones with an orange glaze are the perfect combination of tart and sweet. With fresh cranberries easily accessible during the holiday season, Christmas is the best time to whip these scones up for breakfast or brunch.
No-Bake Cranberry Bars Recipe @ The Gracious Pantry
These no-bake cranberry bars are perfect for a simple dessert or for holiday celebrations and special events.
Sourdough Gingerbread Cake with Cranberries @ Sourdough Brandon
This old-fashioned Sourdough Gingerbread Cake with Cranberries is an easy, cozy, and festive holiday treat.
Sourdough Cranberry Yogurt Muffins @ Sourdough Brandon
These bakery-style Sourdough Cranberry Muffins are made with tangy sourdough discard, creamy yogurt, bright orange zest, and studded with fresh cranberries.
Frosted Cranberry Pecan Cookies @ Savvy Mama Lifestyle
Soft cookies with fresh cranberries baked with chopped pecans baked into them, then it’s topped with a vanilla buttercream frosting. They’re so festive for Christmas and delicious!
Simple Cranberry Jam Recipe (3 ingredients) @ Sweet Fix Baker
This super simple Cranberry Jam recipe is made with only 3 ingredients!
Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal Cookies @ Sweet Fix Baker
These soft and chewy Chocolate Cranberry Oatmeal cookies are made with milk Chocolate Chips and Dried Cranberries, for an amazing flavor combo; plus, you could potentially have a warm Oatmeal cookie in your hand in less than 30 minutes!
Yogurt Cranberry Poppyseed Cake (One-Bowl Recipe) @ Chew Out Loud
This Yogurt Cranberry Poppyseed Cake is bursting with holiday flavors. It’s perfect for potlucks, snacks, dessert, and even breakfast. So easy and festive!
Easy Cranberry Poke Cake Recipe @ Remake My Plate
This easy Cranberry Poke Cake recipe is a favorite at family gatherings. Everyone loves the sweet deliciousness of a simple jello poke cake.
Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies @ The Baking ChocolaTess
Hey Shorty…it’s your Holiday Cranberry Orange Chocolate Chip Shortbread Cookies! These zingy, delicious shortbread cookies have dried cranberries
Cranberry Cinnamon Rolls @ Waiting for Blancmange
Easy cranberry cinnamon rolls with orange glaze and sugared cranberries. A tart cranberry and spice filling in the softest ever orange brioche dough, coated in a quick glaze and topped with decorative cranberries. These overnight rolls make for the perfect sweet brunch.
Best-Ever White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies @ The Baking ChocolaTess
Best-Ever White Chocolate Cranberry Cookies for the holidays! These scrumptious holiday cookies are thick, soft, and chewy, exactly what you want, right? They’re pure heaven when you get that taste of sweet white chocolate, tart cranberries and a bit of salty macadamia nuts in each bite of cookie yumminess!
Best Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins @ The Baking ChocolaTess
Bake up a batch of these moist and easy-to-make fluffy Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins with just a few simple ingredients. Perfect for breakfast, an afternoon snack or a sweet treat with a cup of coffee, this pumpkin cranberry muffin recipe is sure to hit the spot!
Cranberry Orange Quick Bread @ The Baking ChocolaTess
This Cranberry Orange Quick Bread recipe with Orange Glaze is ‘holly-jolly’ bursting with fresh baked cranberries and a tangy orange flavor infusion of love. *Getting that warm and fuzzy feeling!*
Holiday Cranberry White Chocolate Blondies @ The Baking ChocolaTess
Holiday Cranberry White Chocolate Blondies are a lovely decadent treat praising sweet and tart moods of the season and we can’t get enough of these fudgy, blondie bars! So, why not ring in the holidays with these soft, chewy ultimate blondies stuffed with fresh cranberries and white chocolate?
Creamy Cranberry Cheesecake @ Mommy Evolution
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.
Easy Cranberry Upside Down Bundt Cake Recipe with a Cake Mix @ Practically Homemade
The best part is that it starts with a cake mix and ends with the most amazing cranberry topping EVER!
Holiday Cranberry Ginger Cobbler @ Three Olives Branch
Holiday Cranberry Ginger Cobbler is a perfect quick and simple Christmas or Thanksgiving dessert ready in 30-45 minutes. A cranberry ginger filling is topped with light ginger cinnamon biscuits.
Cranberry White Chocolate Cake Pops @ In the Kitch
These cranberry white chocolate cake pops turn your favorite cake recipe into a bite-size dessert with holiday flavors and presentation.
Sage Cookies with Cranberry Buttercream @ Live To Sweet
These Sage Cookies with Cranberry Buttercream are so unique and delicious! Perfect for Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and all Winter long!
No-Bake Cranberry White Chocolate Cheesecake @ Modern Honey
This is a beautiful Christmas Cranberry Cheesecake perfect for the holidays. This no-bake white chocolate cheesecake has a graham cracker crust, white chocolate cream cheese filling, topped with homemade cranberry jam, sugared cranberries, and whipped cream.
Cranberry Jello Salad @ Small Town Woman
This Cranberry Jello Salad combines simmered fresh cranberries, mandarin oranges, pineapple, and buttery sweet pecans or walnuts into a festive gelatin salad.
Air Fryer Snowball Cookies With Cranberries @ Healing Tomato
You won’t believe how easy this vegan air fryer snowball cookies is to bake. Made with pistachios and cranberries, they are the perfect Christmas cookies that take less than 30 minutes!
Best Cranberry Nantucket Pie Recipe @ The Fresh Cooky
Cranberry Nantucket Pie is a classic Christmas pie! Only 10 minutes to prep, with fresh cranberries, walnuts, covered in a sweet, orange cranberry cookie crust. Easiest pie ever!
Easy Cranberry Christmas Cake Recipe with Butter Sauce @ The Fresh Cooky
I can’t imagine the holidays without this easy Cranberry Christmas Cake! I love cranberries! It’s a sweet buttery, no eggs cake – great for breakfast or dessert with tart cranberries and a rich, warm vanilla butter sauce.
Cranberry Pistachio Cookies with White Chocolate @ Sustain My Cooking Habit
Dive into the world of heavenly confectionery with our divine white chocolate cranberry pistachio cookies! Imagine biting into a cookie that offers a delectable mix of sweet and salty, creamy and tangy flavors, all in one bite.
Cranberry Orange Pound Cake @ I Heart Eating
Cranberry orange pound cake is a moist orange-vanilla pound cake with a tart cranberry filling throughout. The cake is topped with an orange glaze for the ultimate Thanksgiving dessert recipe!
Orange Shortbread Cookies with Cranberry Glaze @ Live To Sweet
These Orange Shortbread Cookies are the most flavorful, melt-in-your-mouth shortbread you’ve ever tasted! Flavored with orange zest and orange oil, with a beautiful glaze made from fresh cranberries, you’ll want make these beauties for the holidays and all winter long!
Cranberry Fluff @ Homemade Hooplah
This cranberry fluff salad is a cool-weather side dish or dessert that combines tart cranberries, sweet pineapple, and fresh apples with soft cream and walnuts.
Cranberry Apple Puff Pastry Tarts @ Homemade Hooplah
These flaky and golden Puff Pastry tarts flavored with sweet cranberry apple are perfect for fall entertaining. Makes for a great appetizer or dessert!
Apple Cranberry Dump Cake @ A Mummy Too
This apple cranberry dump cake has a crisp vanilla cake topping with a delicious fruity layer below, flavoured with cinnamon.
Cranberry Orange Cupcakes @ Little Sunny Kitchen
These Cranberry Orange Cupcakes have the most amazing flavor and are so pretty, with sugared cranberries on top.
Cranberry Meringue Pie @ The Simple Sweet Life
Sweet, tangy, and topped with a billowy, toasted meringue, this cranberry meringue pie is sure to be the showstopper of your Thanksgiving table.
Cranberry Crumble Bars @ On My Kids Plate
Sweet and buttery, cranberry crumble bars are a gooey and delicious dessert that you will want to sink your teeth into. This recipe is great for beginner bakers, and perfect for when you need to bring dessert for Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, or just for potlucks or parties for the holiday season!
Apple Cranberry Pie @ Recipes From A Pantry
Apple Cranberry Pie is a delightful fall dessert that combines the sweet tartness of apples with the tangy burst of cranberries, all nestled within a flaky, buttery crust.
Cranberry Almond Scones @ The Feathered Nester
This recipe for sweet Cranberry Almond Scones is made with cream for the best, most tender scone! Just 5 ingredients + ready in 20 min.
Refined Sugar Free Cranberry Mousse @ Somebody Feed Zeb
Creamy and indulgent, yet light and airy! Tart and sweet, and extremely delicious! Can you guess what it is? It is our simple 5-ingredient (plus water) , that uses Frozen Cranberries!
Cranberry Pie with Pecan Streusel @ Tasty Treats & Eats
A delicious Cranberry Pie with pecan streusel is the perfect holiday dessert for Thanksgiving or Christmas. The recipe is easy to make, too!
Pumpkin Cranberry Oatmeal Bars @ The Baking ChocolaTess
These Pumpkin Cranberry Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars are the perfect healthy, energy-fiber bar, quick snack or breakfast on the go! Totally delicious and addictive. But don’t let the addictive part scare you, because this healthy treat is delish!
In conclusion, cranberries may be small in size, but they pack a big punch when it comes to flavor and versatility in the kitchen. From classic desserts like cranberry bars and pie to more unique creations like cranberry cheesecake bars and cranberry orange bread, the possibilities are endless with these tart and tangy cranberry recipes!
With this roundup of cranberry dessert recipes, you’ll be able to satisfy your sweet tooth while also reaping the health benefits of this superfruit. So go ahead and give these dessert recipes using cranberries a try, and don’t forget to share your creations with us! Get cooking and indulging in these 50 cranberry dessert recipes today!
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