138 cranberry dessert recipes

Cranberry pear crisp with a brown rice base topped with oats, pecans, and coconut. A unique fall dessert with tart cranberries and sweet pears.

Elegant cranberry twist on Peach Melba with poached peach halves, vanilla ice cream, and a pureed cranberry-kirsch sauce. A stunning dinner party dessert served in stemmed glasses.

Steamed cranberry pudding, a brighter take on Christmas pudding: tart cranberries, walnuts, and apricots in a suet batter, steamed moist and served warm with caramel or hard sauce. A festive holiday dessert.

Cranberry-orange bars with whole wheat flour, ground whole orange, and raisins. Low in added sugar and diabetic-friendly with a tart, fruity bite in every bar.

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.

Soft-baked bars with apples, cranberries, and nuts baked into orange-scented batter, then frosted with tangy orange cream cheese icing. Perfect for holiday cookie trays.

Modern fruitcake loaf with pecans, dates, dried cranberries, chocolate chips, and rum, topped with white chocolate cream cheese frosting. A fruitcake even fruitcake haters will love.

I always do them, not only at Chrsitmas, sometimes I change some kinds of nuts, or use blueberries or strawberries, all go well!

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Fruitcake biscotti studded with dried cranberries, tart cherries, candied orange rind, and almonds. Twice-baked for that signature crunch with lemon and almond extract.

Cranberry orange Bundt coffee cake with sour cream batter, three swirled layers of whole-berry cranberry sauce, and a tangy orange glaze. Holiday-ready bake.

Fall harvest spice cake with apple butter, maple buttercream frosting, and a decorative topping of walnuts, almonds, apricots, cranberries, and raisins. A stunning autumn centerpiece.

Mary Wilhelm of Sparta sent her signature cookie, which she said she has prepared for the Food Network, Warrens Cranfest and Taste of Home magazine. Two classic flavor pairings - brown sugar and cashews, and orange and cranberry - come together.

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.

Fruit compote pie with dried apricots, peaches and cranberries simmered in apricot liqueur, folded into a sour cream custard and finished with a buttery pecan crumb topping.

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