Nothing says Thanksgiving like cranberries. But cranberries are for so much more than Thanksgiving! Here are some of the best fresh cranberry recipes.
What can you do with raw cranberries?
All of these included cranberry recipes start with raw– or fresh– cranberries. While it’s perfectly safe to eat raw cranberries, many people don’t enjoy the tart bitterness of fresh cranberries, so they’re more often cooked in the cranberry recipes.
Our list of cranberry recipes includes both fresh cranberries used in baking, and raw cranberries used in drinks and more.
Can fresh cranberries be used for anything besides cranberry sauce?
We love cranberry sauce. It’s one of the staples of a delicious Thanksgiving dinner, and we make the best cranberry sauce, but there are so many other delicious ways to use cranberries. Here are 40 things to make with fresh cranberries.
Cranberry Trifle is one version of a Christmas trifle. It has great balance in flavor with the tart cranberries and the sweet custard. Cranberry Orange Baked Oatmeal is an easy breakfast recipe that’s simple Orange Cranberry Sauce is taking a classic recipe and making it a little bit better. It's quick and easy and fun to watch the cranberries pop. Packed full of flavor, these chocolate chip cranberry cream cheese muffins will have everyone coming back for more! A delicious quick bread packed with cranberries, pecans, and orange. Cranberry Raspberry Bread – Delicious, moist, & fruity quick bread. So good you’ll want to eat the whole loaf yourself! Cranberry Orange Upside-down Cake is a fun variation on the traditional Cranberry Crumb Pie celebrates the gloriously tangy flavor of the indigenous American berry. The pure cranberry filling is perfectly complimented by a sweet and chunky brown sugar crumb topping. This delectable Cranberry White Chocolate Cheesecake is a showstopper! With its signature blend of tangy fresh cranberries and silky sweet white chocolate, it’s the perfect dessert for your holiday spread. This Cranberry Christmas Cake with Warm Vanilla Sauce is an easy cranberry dessert that combines the rich flavors of moist cake, tart cranberries, and hints of warm spices. Slow Cooker Cranberry Cobbler is a sweet yet tangy, festive dessert that’s baked right in your slow cooker! This cranberry cobbler incorporates sweetened fresh cranberries with a delicious biscuit topping, and it’s excellent served warm right out of the slow cooker accompanied by some fluffy whipped cream or vanilla ice cream! These bakery-style Sourdough Cranberry Muffins are made with tangy sourdough discard, creamy yogurt, bright orange zest, and studded with fresh cranberries. This festive Cranberry Salsa ingeniously slashes refined sugar – succulent pineapple adds sweetness and salsa-y flair. Delicious, quick and easy (and guilt-free, too)! Easy Christmas punch packed with vibrant fruits to entertain your family and friends. This pull-apart bread is perfect for holiday gatherings, as each bite These Cranberry Cupcakes are so delicious and festive for the holidays! This lattice-topped cranberry pie is laced with warm Christmas spices This easy cranberry chicken recipe is a delicious way to feed the family over the holidays or any time you want a good home cooked meal. This cranberry curd tart recipe is perfect for the holidays with a crisp ginger snap crust and a delicious sweet and tart cranberry filling. Easy cranberry apple cake is a rich, tart start to your holiday baking. Think cobbler meets pound cake and you can whip one up in no time. This cranberry tart is made with puff pastry, Brie, and cranberry sauce. It's a quick and easy dessert, and a perfect way to use extra cranberry sauce! Soft and chewy Cranberry Orange Cookies made with fresh cranberries, dotted with white chocolate chips and scented with orange. This is a no-chill cookie recipe ready in under 30 minutes. These delicious cranberry white chocolate blondies are soft, moist and chewy. You can make this easy blondie recipe in almost 45 minutes from start to finish! This Banana-Cranberry Smoothie tastes like sherbet but is healthy! With walnuts, dates, almond milk and a hint of orange flavor, it's as good for you as it is delicious! This Cranberry Curd recipe only takes a few minutes to make and is delicious by the spoonful, or drizzled over pancakes, scones, or yogurt. Fresh cranberries, vodka, sugar and water turn into this delicious Homemade Cranberry Liqueur with time doing most of the work! Cranberry Coffee Cake has arrived just in time for fall baking! Tart and sweet with a tender crumb. Use these easy-to-follow instructions to make sugared cranberries which Don’t skip breakfast on Thanksgiving morning! Start off your day with this high protein cranberry apple oatmeal. With whipped eggs added to your oats, it adds satisfying protein and a fluffy texture. Delicious and creamy homemade Cranberry Ice Cream. Tart cranberries make an ice cream with a bright flavor and gorgeous color. Lacto-fermented Cranberry Apple Relish makes a nice hostess gift during the holidays, packed in an attractive jar. And it’s a good introduction to lacto-fermentation for the un-initiated because people already expect something with cranberries to be tart. Cranberry Kvass is a tangy, probiotic-rich drink that supports digestion and immunity—perfect for holiday tables and winter sipping. This Cranberry Orange Bundt cake is so simple and bursting with flavor. Wonderful combination of fresh tart Cranberries and lightly sweetened Orange creates a moist and delightful cake. A delicious coffee cake perfect for holiday breakfast, brunch or dessert! This cranberry eggnog coffee cake is full of flavor from the cranberries and all the warm spices from the eggnog. Make this cranberry Christmas pudding recipe in your Instant Pot! This steamed pudding is easy to make for Christmas in under an hour using a pressure cooker. This cranberry gimlet is a simple holiday cocktail that is perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas. It is easy to make with a homemade cranberry simple syrup made from real cranberries. 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. 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. The perfect addition to your holiday table, our cranberry orange crescent rolls are stuffed with fresh cranberries, orange juice, and cream cheese and topped with the most amazing orange glaze ever! This Frozen Cranberry Salad is a sweet, creamy frozen concoction that’s filled with nuts and pineapple!Fresh Cranberry Recipes
enough for any day, but fancy enough for special breakfasts and
brunches.
pineapple dessert. This recipe will have your guests thinking you were
baking all day. They’ll have no idea that it was so easy when it tastes
so good!
delivers a delicious combination of buttery sourdough bread, melted brie
cheese, spicy jalapeños, and tangy cranberry sauce. It’s a dish that’s
simple to assemble in 30 minutes and impressive to serve.
So easy to make, these will be the hit of that Christmas party!
and has a sweet, slightly tart flavor and a rich, flaky butter crust.
are perfect for recipe garnishes, cocktails, gifts, or simply eating as
candied fruit.
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