30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (2024)

Since the holidays are coming up, I thought I’d share some of my favorite cranberry dessert recipes with you all. Not that you need an excuse to enjoy cranberry desserts, right!?

So whether you’re looking for something sweet or something more sour, I’m sure you’ll find something to enjoy below!

30 Tasty Cranberry Dessert Recipes

Hope you enjoy these 30 tasty cranberry dessert recipes. To view the full recipe for any of these, please follow the link below each image.

1.Cranberry Pear Puff Pastry Turnover

The flavors you’re going to be getting from this are going to be exceptional.

A generous dollop of cranberry pear sauce is tucked inside light, buttery layers of puff pastry, baked to golden oblivion, and dusted with feathery powdered sugar. It’s sweet and tart pastry heaven.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (1)Found fromforkknifeswoon.com

2.Cranberry Cheesecake Pie

A buttery crust, sweet cheesecake, tart cranberries, and a crumb topping make this Cranberry Cheesecake Pie irresistible!

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (2)Found frombakeorbreak.com

3.Cranberry Bliss Bars

A homemade version of the popular Starbucks treat! These taste just like the original, and are easy to make right at home!

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (3)Found frombelleofthekitchen.com

4.Cranberry Upside Down Cake

Cranberry upside down cake with caramel cranberry topping and orange zest speckled sour cream cake.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (4)Found fromsimplyrecipes.com

5.Cranberry Sweet Rolls

Cranberry Sweet Rolls are made with a sweet yeast dough, a cranberry orange filling and frosted.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (5)Found fromrecipesfoodandcooking.com

6.Pumpkin Cranberry Fudge

Pumpkin Cranberry Fudge is sweet and creamy with a subtle pumpkin spice taste and a beautiful tart cranberry swirl. You only need a few minutes to mix it and just a handful of ingredients from your pantry.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (6)Found fromimagelicious.com

7.Cranberry Chocolate Cake

Serve dusted lightly with powdered sugar, if desired. I’m thinking a melted drizzle of peanut butter on top would also be delicious.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (7)Found fromfoodiecitynetwork.com

8.Soft & Chewy Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies

Soft, chewy and perfectly tender Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies will be a hit with your family! Tart, bright cranberries and smooth, sweet white chocolate make for the ultimate irresistible flavor combination.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (8)Found fromthedomesticrebel.com

9.Cranberry Pumpkin Seed Dark Chocolate Bark

The best and simultaneously most dangerous part about this recipe is how painfully easy it is to make.

And it only requires 4 ingredients!

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (9)Found fromacleanbake.com

10.Oatmeal Cranberry Pecan Cookies

These Oatmeal Cranberry Pecan Cookies have a chewy, moist consistency and are packed with a mix of favorites: rolled oats, chocolate, pecans, and cranberries. Perfect for holiday baking!

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (10)Found fromuprootkitchen.com

11.Cranberry Pistachio White Chocolate Truffles

These Cranberry Pistachio White Chocolate Truffles are super cute and a festive no-bake dessert! They look like little snowballs and when you take a bite, you’ll realize it’s seriously tasty stuff! This is the tastiest Christmas dessert recipe ever!

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (11)Found fromomgchocolatedesserts.com

12.Cranberry Banana Muffins

These cranberry banana muffins are really easy to make and are delicious for breakfast or a mid-day snack. You can also substitute chocolate chips in place of (or in addition to) the cranberries.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (12)Found frommomsandmunchkins.ca

13.Cranberry Walnut Crumb Bars

Tart cranberries, almond-coconut shortbread crust, toasted walnuts and dark chocolate chips. These low carb, gluten-free and sugar-free Cranberry Walnut Crumb Bars are all you will be able to think about this season.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (13)Found fromlowcarbmaven.com

14.Cranberry Frozen Yogurt

This Cranberry Frozen Yogurt recipe is for those who are looking for super refreshing healthy frozen treats.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (14)Found fromgiverecipe.com

15.Glazed Lemon Cranberry Muffins

These glazed lemon cranberry muffins are light and fluffy with the tart, fresh cranberries complimenting the sweet lemon glaze perfectly! With a quick recipe video!

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (15)Found frombake-eat-repeat.com

16.Christmas Cranberry Pound Cake

Thinking about Christmas recipes ? Then you should think about tasty pound cake with cranberries and white chocolate and a beautiful white glaze. However, you simply have to try this heavenly Christmas Cranberry Pound Cake !

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (16)Found fromomgchocolatedesserts.com

17.Cranberry Trifle Recipe

This easy cranberry trifle features soft cake layered with sweet tart cranberries and homemade custard. This beautiful dessert is perfect for any time of year!

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (17)Found fromspendwithpennies.com

18.Simple Orange Cranberry Pistachio Fudge

Mildly sweet, beautifully festive, and bursting with the fresh flavor of citrus. Simple Orange Cranberry Pistachio Fudge is a wonderful addition to your Holiday table.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (18)Found fromthefedupfoodie.com

19.Cranberry Walnut Swirls

These cookies make such a pretty presentation, you’ll want to package them in clear containers. You can use a lot of filling, or just a sprinkling (sprinkling a bit less makes the cookies hold together better in containers)

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (19)Found fromgooddinnermom.com

20.White Chocolate Cranberry Cannolis

White Chocolate Cranberry Cannolis are a new way to eat an old favorite.

Cream cheese filling with sweet Crasins and white chocolate chips in a crispy cannoli shell sounds amazing doesn’t it?

It’s unique and elegant with that snowy powdered sugar on top. Who could say no?

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (20)Found fromnoplatelikehome.com

21.One Bowl Mini Cranberry Dump Cakes

Dump cakes are the best, and this version is crushing on one of my favorite fall flavors – tart cranberries.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (21)Found fromgarnishwithlemon.com

22.Cranberry Pumpkin Cake with Cream Cheese Frosting

Tart cranberries, deliciously moist pumpkin spice cake & tangy cream cheese frosting. This cranberry pumpkin cake with cream cheese frosting is perfect for Thanksgiving or Christmas.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (22)Found fromjustsotasty.com

23.No Bake Cranberry Cream Tart

A sweet & tart no-bake Cranberry cream tart with a chocolate cookie crust is the perfect make ahead dessert

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (23)Found fromchickenscratchny.com

24.Cranberry Lemon Ball Truffles

This healthy dessert is made with real, clean food ingredients and is raw, vegan, gluten-free, dairy-free, soy-free, egg-free, no-bake, paleo-friendly and contains no refined sugar.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (24)Found fromthehealthyfamilyandhome.com

25.Festive Cranberry Jell-o

Festive Cranberry Jell-O combines cranberry sauce, jello, pineapple, fresh fruit and whipped topping for a refreshing and festive side to any holiday meal!

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (25)Found frombutterwithasideofbread.com

26.Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies

Cranberry Orange Shortbread Cookies combine two of my favorite holiday flavors in one easy to make cookie that will wow friends and family this year!

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (26)Found frommomontimeout.com

27.Healthy Cranberry Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies

Breakfast “Cookies” with no butter, oil, eggs, flour, or sugar. Which means – I can approve eating cookies for breakfast. And so can you!

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (27)Found fromkyleecooks.com

28.Cranberry Bars

They’re not a cookie and they’re not a cake…they’re something in between and they’re glorious.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (28)Found fromstuckonsweet.com

29.Chocolate Toffee Cranberry Cookies

These Chocolate Toffee Cranberry Cookies are packed with chocolate chips, toffee pieces and dried cranberries for a cookie that will leave you craving more.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (29)Found fromtasteandtellblog.com

30.Cranberry and Walnut Pinwheels

My Cranberry Walnut Pinwheels are incredibly easy to make. They come together in minutes, and they are kid-friendly. If you have little hands that want to help, by all means, let them.

30 Delicious Cranberry Dessert Recipes: Holiday Desserts (30)Found fromdiethood.com

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FAQs

Can frozen cranberries be used in baking? ›

Thankfully, cranberries can be frozen for up to a year. When you're ready to use frozen cranberries for cooking, it's usually best not to thaw them first. For baking, follow the directions in each recipe for thawing recommendations.

What pairs with cranberry? ›

cranberry
  • Thyme (Orange) citrus. grassy. woody. floral.
  • Sage (Common) savory. herbal. menthol.
  • Rosemary. savory. herbal.
  • Mexican Tarragon. citrus. anise.
  • Zaatar Marjoram. woody. floral.
  • Marigold Flower. citrus. grapefruit. grassy.
  • Epazote. oregano. anise. mint. gasoline.
  • Basil (Purple Ruffles) cinnamon. anise. menthol.

Should I thaw frozen cranberries before baking? ›

To prepare cranberries for cooking, sort the berries to remove any soft berries and stems. Rinse in cold water and drain well. It is not necessary to thaw frozen berries before use.

Do you have to thaw frozen cranberries before cooking? ›

If you are using frozen cranberries, there is no need to defrost before cooking.

What not to mix with cranberry? ›

Possible Interactions
  • Warfarin (Coumadin): Cranberry may raise the risk of bleeding, especially if you already take medications to thin the blood such as warfarin. ...
  • Aspirin: Like aspirin, cranberries contain salicylic acid. ...
  • Other medications: Cranberry may interact with medications that are broken down by the liver.

What flavors compliment cranberry? ›

I like to mix fresh cranberries cooked down with a little yuzu juice, some sugar, and hard spices like cardamom, nutmeg, and Chinese five spice powder—those that are a little different than the norm, and they complement the cranberries without overpowering other flavors.

What fruit goes best with cranberries? ›

Tart cranberries are the star of the show with chopped sweet apples, mandarin oranges, pineapple and toasted walnuts in a lightly sweet and zingy cranberry sauce. It is the perfect vibrant holiday table centerpiece.

Can I use frozen cranberries instead of fresh in baking? ›

Yes! Fresh cranberries freeze for up to a year and can often be substituted in recipes that call for fresh cranberries. When cooking with frozen cranberries, do not thaw before using.

Do frozen cranberries get mushy when thawed? ›

If cranberries are frozen then removed from the freezer then thawed, they will have a soft texture and are usable for cooking and baking. Adding frozen cranberries to recipes is often recommended.

What kind of cranberries do you use for baking? ›

Choose. Although cranberries are almost always prepackaged, look for firm, plump berries with a deep red color. Avoid shriveled or soft berries.

Do I need to cook cranberries before baking? ›

Do you need to cook fresh cranberries before baking? While cranberries should not be eaten as is (they are unpleasantly tart), they do not need to be cooked before they are used in baked goods.

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