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Cranberry Recipes to Try This Season

By Midwest Living editors Updated November 23, 2022
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Fresh cranberries, dried cranberries and cranberry sauce add zing to our recipes for desserts, main dishes, muffins and more.

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Sour Cream-Cranberry Muffins

Sour Cream-Cranberry Muffins
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Brown sugar, pecans and pumpkin pie spice create both the filling and topping for these muffins. Dried cranberries add a hint of tang and texture.

Related: Quick and Easy Muffin Recipes

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Cranberry-Lemon Tart

Cranberry-Lemon Tart
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This tangy, make-ahead tart has a crisp ginger crust. The gorgeous swirls of cranberry and lemon curd are easily created with a toothpick or chopstick

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Not Your Ordinary Brie

Not Your Ordinary Brie
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Apple-cranberry chutney adds a spicy kick to this warm, baked brie appetizer.

Related: Easy Appetizer Recipes

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Nutty Cranberry Dressing

Nutty Cranberry Dressing
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Put aside that bottled raspberry vinaigrette and try this amazing homemade alternative, flavored with maple syrup, Dijon mustard and toasted pecans. It's fantastic on a salad with apples or pears, goat cheese and leftover holiday turkey.

Related: Simple Salad Dressing Recipes

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Cranberry Layer Cake

Cranberry Layer Cake
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This moist white cake combines toasted pecans and refreshing orange peel with cranberries. Orange peel flavors the thick cream cheese frosting, too.

Related: Ultimate Cake Recipes

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Anita's Cranberry Scones

Anita's Cranberry Scones
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Coarsely chopped cranberries spread the sweet-tart flavor throughout this tender scone, a winner at the Warrens Cranberry Festival recipe competition. A sweet almond frosting complements the berries.

Related: Must-Try Recipes for Scones

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Cranberry-Apple Sweet Potatoes

Cranberry-Apple Sweet Potatoes
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A new mix of pantry ingredients results in a sweet side dish with a crunchy pecan topping.

Related: Celebration-Worthy Side Dishes

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Spiced Cranberry Sauce

Spiced Cranberry Sauce
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This shortcut recipe from Minneapolis chef Gerard Klass starts with a can of jellied cranberry sauce. It's a great holiday condiment alone, or use it as a glaze on the chef's Juicy J Salmon recipe.

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Almond-Cranberry Bread with White Chocolate Glaze

Almond-Cranberry Bread with White Chocolate Glaze
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Sweet bread balances tangy cranberries in this winning recipe from the Wisconsin State Fair. Wrap and store it overnight to make it easier to slice and less crumbly.

Related: 20 Sweet Quick Bread Loaves

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Rise and Shine Cranberry-Apple Crisp

Rise and Shine Cranberry-Apple Crisp
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Spiced coconut streusel adds crunch to healthy apples and berries.

Related: Cobbler and Crisp Recipes

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Cranberry Crumble Pie

Cranberry Crumble Pie
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Lisa Ludwinski of Sister Pie in Detroit says this sweet-tart recipe, which she shares in her new Sister Pie cookbook, might be her all-time favorite—especially served with vanilla ice cream. Note: There is a step of blind-baking the crust (par-baking it before filling so that the crust gets nice and crispy). You'll need pie weights or a couple pounds of dried beans.

Related: Our Best Holiday Desserts

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Cranberry-Pecan Tarts

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These tiny tarts mix cranberries and orange peel into a delightful pecan tassie recipe. Butter and cream cheese make the crust rich in this state fair blue-ribbon recipe from Sheila Bethia of West Allis, Wisconsin.

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Sweet Potato-Cranberry Cake

Sweet Potato-Cranberry Cake
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Chocolate and sweet potato batters are swirled together to make this moist, tender spice cake from Patricia Polley of Columbus, Ohio. Wrap and store the cooled cake overnight for easier slicing. (It's a great alternative to coffee cake for brunches.)

Related: Best Brunch Recipes

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Cranberry Chutney

Cranberry Chutney
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Cranberries and apple simmer with red onion, ginger and mustard seeds for a spiced variation on traditional sauce. Try it on a sandwich with leftover turkey.

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Cranberry Date Puffs

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These addictive, puff pastry-wrapped cookies have a sweet, nutty filling and are delicious when they're still slightly warm. If you have a food processor, they're a cinch to make.

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Chocolate-Cranberry Biscotti

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Dried cranberries (or dried cherries) add a bit of texture to these crunchy chocolate biscotti. Dip in melted white chocolate or drizzle with powdered sugar icing for a sweet finish.

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Apple-Cranberry Walnut Pie

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Sweet apples balance the tang of cranberries in this family favorite.

Related: Make Your Best Pie Ever

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Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake

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There's just a hint of cinnamon in the streusel for this moist cake.

Related: Warm and Comforting Breakfast Breads

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Grammy's Wild Rice Porridge

Grammy's Wild Rice Porridge
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Wild rice may seem like an unusual breakfast ingredient, but it adds chewiness to this fruit-nut hot cereal. Dried cranberries, blueberries and cherries also cook into the porridge.

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Cranberry Orange Upside-Down Cake

Cranberry Orange Upside-Down Cake
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Invert this moist cake while it's still warm to reveal a fall kaleidoscope of glistening, tart berries and sweet mandarin oranges.

Related: Upside-Down Cakes You'll Flip Over

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Cranberry-Stuffed Pork Chops

Cranberry-Stuffed Pork Chops
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Savory sage in the stuffing mix meets cranberries in this easy pork chop recipe.

Related: Favorite Pork Dinner Recipes

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Wisconsin: Cranberry-Sour Cream Pound Cake
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Dried cranberries and dairy products star in Cranberry-Sour Cream Pound Cake, created by the Midwest Living Test Kitchen to celebrate the state of Wisconsin, the nation's leading producer of cranberries.

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    1 of 22 Sour Cream-Cranberry Muffins
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    6 of 22 Anita's Cranberry Scones
    7 of 22 Cranberry-Apple Sweet Potatoes
    8 of 22 Spiced Cranberry Sauce
    9 of 22 Almond-Cranberry Bread with White Chocolate Glaze
    10 of 22 Rise and Shine Cranberry-Apple Crisp
    11 of 22 Cranberry Crumble Pie
    12 of 22 Cranberry-Pecan Tarts
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    14 of 22 Cranberry Chutney
    15 of 22 Cranberry Date Puffs
    16 of 22 Chocolate-Cranberry Biscotti
    17 of 22 Apple-Cranberry Walnut Pie
    18 of 22 Cranberry Streusel Coffee Cake
    19 of 22 Grammy's Wild Rice Porridge
    20 of 22 Cranberry Orange Upside-Down Cake
    21 of 22 Cranberry-Stuffed Pork Chops
    22 of 22 Cranberry-Sour Cream Pound Cake

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