101 cooked cranberry recipes

Cranapple snack bars with fresh cranberries, sliced apples, walnuts, and silken tofu in a honey-sweetened cinnamon batter. A naturally sweetened fruit bar with no refined sugar.

This co-winner in the filled-cookie category from Gerry Cofta of Milwaukee has a great, rich flavor in the filling.

Award-winning thumbprint cookies with buttery dough rolled in finely chopped nuts, pressed with your thumb, and filled with ruby raspberry jam: elegant holiday baking that won first place.

Cranberries and pistachios are the complementary flavors of this cookie recipe submitted by Jane Bortz of Beaver Dam.

Bonnie Graber of Oak Creek sent this recipe for an old-fashioned kitchen sink cookie that would be good any time of the year.

Low-calorie cranberry apple pie with a spicy gingersnap cookie crust. McIntosh apples and fresh cranberries get food-processed into a chunky filling with dark brown sugar and cinnamon.

Cranberry-swirled cheesecake on an Oreo chocolate crust with orange zest, ribboned filling, and a tart cranberry topping. A stunning holiday centerpiece that cuts like a dream.

Citrus cranberry raspberry preserves: tart cranberries and sweet raspberries cooked with orange juice and zest into a glossy ruby jam with no added pectin. Holiday gift jar perfection.

Crockpot cranberry pork roast: a browned roast slow-cooked in tangy-sweet cranberry sauce with mustard and brown sugar, then the juices get thickened into a glossy sauce for spooning over.

Apple cranberry pork roast: pork slow-cooked over onions and apples in a spiced, sweet-tart cranberry sauce until fork-tender. A cozy, hands-off fall Sunday supper from the crockpot.

Raw cranberry-orange relish sweetened with sugar and spiked with whiskey at the last minute. Bold Thanksgiving condiment with zero cooking.

Roasting probably is the best way to cook brussels sprouts, it really develops tons of yumminess. Simply toss roasted sprouts with a bit good olive oil, roasted walnuts, dried cranberries, and drizzle with some balsamic glaze. Delicious!

The balsamic-honey glaze gives the earthy beets a nicely caramelized flavor that goes very well with peppery arugula and creamy goat cheese. The toasted walnuts adds the nutty flavor and crunchy texture, which is well paired with the dried cranberries or cherries. A delicious combination and refreshing salad.

This quick and easy vanilla porridge recipe is our new favourite breakfast, do we always say that? It’s super easy to make, delicious, creamy and naturally sweet. You can play around with the toppings and use any mixture of your favourite nuts and fruits. We’ve gone for cranberries, nectarines, banana, walnuts and dried apricots and it was delicious. If you like your porridge super creamy – a good tip is to soak them in the milk overnight before cooking.

Slow-cooked cranberry cherry relish with raisins, whole orange, lemon, brown sugar, and warm spices. Yields 6 cups of thick, fruity condiment for holiday meals and cheese plates.

Spinach, blue cheese, pecan, and cranberry wraps: a tangy cream cheese spread studded with blue cheese, toasted pecans, and dried cranberries, rolled with crisp apple and baby spinach. A no-cook salad in a tortilla.