138 cranberry dessert recipes

Crisp holiday meringue shells filled with tangy lime sherbet and topped with cranberry sauce. A stunning festive dessert with only six ingredients.

Fanned orange slices on a pool of silky cranberry coulis spiked with Grand Marnier or Cointreau. A stunning, light fruit dessert that's as gorgeous as it is refreshing.

Microwave apricot-strawberry compote in white wine and cranberry juice with crystallized ginger and lemon zest. A no-sugar-added fruit dessert ready in minutes.

Kompot w spirytusie, a traditional Polish 12-fruit compote with dried fruits, fresh apples, cranberries, cherries, and brandy. A Christmas Eve dessert simmered with warm spices.

European-style buckwheat cake with a nutty almond sponge base filled and topped with cranberry cottage cheese mousse. A light, elegant layered dessert with old-world charm.

Apple cranberry upside-down cake baked in a cast iron skillet with brown sugar and butter. A fall harvest dessert with caramelized fruit topping, best served warm.

Deep dish cranapple pie with sliced apples and whole berry cranberry sauce under decorative pastry cutouts. Spiced with apple pie spice and orange zest for a festive holiday dessert.

Raspberry cranberry fruit soup simmered in apple juice, sieved smooth, then enriched with half-and-half and a touch of cinnamon. A Scandinavian-style sweet soup served hot or chilled as a starter or dessert.

De Luxe rennet custard, an old-fashioned milk-based pudding set with rennet and dressed up with cranberry sauce, toasted coconut, orange segments, raspberries, walnuts, and pineapple. A vintage dessert that tastes like an ice cream sundae, minus the freezer.

Sweet potatoes, carrots and cranberries in cream cheese quiche -- This recipe has become a real holiday favorite in our family. It is sweeter than most quiches, but not as sweet as most pies, and can be eaten either as a side dish, or as dessert.