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Cranberry Recipes For The Holidays

Stacey Pirtle

by Stacey Published: Dec 20, 2023

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There’s so much more to cranberries than just sauce (though you’ll find a bang up recipe for that here too).  You’re not going to believe your eyes or taste buds when you see this festive line up of cranberry recipes!  It’s your holiday guide to all things cranberries!

A title collage of cranberry recipes, including dips, whipped butter and jello salad, for holiday dinners and holiday parties.

Nothing says the holidays like cranberries!  This tart red gem of a fruit can be stuffed in pork tenderloin, simmered in a crock pot as a cider, baked in a skillet with cheese and peppers, eaten for breakfast… and the list goes on!  Make one or more of these cranberry recipes and enjoy this special berry all season long.

Holiday Cranberry Recipes

1

Best Crock Pot Cranberry Meatballs

Sweet & savory with a little chili and jalapeno kick, these Crock Pot Cranberry Meatballs are the perfect holiday party appetizer! Full of rich and tangy flavor, they take just minutes to prep and are guaranteed to disappear just as quickly!

2

Cranberry Jello Salad

Deliciously sweet and festive, cranberry jello salad is filled with little mandarin orange slices, crushed pineapple, the crunch of chopped pecans and tart whole berry cranberry sauce suspended in a vibrant black cherry jello. 

3

Cranberry Holiday Butter

This easy, whipped compound butter with cranberries, cinnamon and a hint of orange is just the thing to make any holiday meal special.  Perfect for scones, rolls, cornbread, pancakes and biscuits to name a few, you’ll find yourself serving this gorgeously festive, lightly sweet butter every time family and friends gather this season!

4

Red Hot Cranberry Cider

Made with cranberry, orange and apples juices and sweetened with Red Hot cinnamon candies, a piping hot cup of Red Hot Cranberry Cider is just the type of cozy drink that holiday memories are made over year after year.  A gorgeous ruby red and easy to make in the crock pot, it fills your home with all the warm aromas of the season and is perfect for holiday parties.

5

Sausage Apple Cranberry Dressing

This is one of the most delicious holiday cornbread dressing recipes! Loaded with seasoned sausage, green & red apples and plump, tart cranberries, Sausage Apple Cranberry Dressing is moist and full of seasonal flavors.  Subtly sweet and richly savory, this easy recipe is sure to become one of your favorites!

6

Homemade Jalapeno Cranberry Sauce

Take homemade cranberry sauce up a notch with a little sweet heat!  This easy whole berry recipe is made with the expected fresh cranberries, delicious orange, cinnamon, and ginger but with just a little added sweet jalapeno twist. 

7

Southern Cranberries & Cheddar Skillet Dip

Served straight from the skillet, warm and melted with a little kick and topped with those wonderfully red Christmas-time cranberries, this cast iron creation can be scooped with crackers, Melba toast, pita chips, chunks of hot bread, even pecans. 

8

Dark Chocolate Pretzel Bark with Cranberries

The holidays mean lots of sweets and treats! But not every goodie has to be baked. Dark Chocolate Pretzel Bark with Cranberries is an easy way to get festive in a snap. Rich dark chocolate, salty pretzels and bright cranberries make a quick and easy candy when you need a little gift to give or sweet to serve but you don’t have a lot of time.

9

French Toast Bake with Egg Nog & Cranberry Pecan Topping

This French toast bake is packed with all the flavors of the holiday- soaked in egg nog and topped with loads of cranberries, pecans and orange zest. Wonderfully festive, beautifully indulgent, French Toast Bake with Egg Nog & Cranberry Pecan Topping is put together the night before and makes Chrismtas morning oh-so easy!

10

Cranberry Bacon Walnut Stuffed Pork Tenderloin with Collard Greens

In this stuffed pork tenderloin recipe, juicy roasted tenderloin wraps around a seasonal filling of bacon, collard greens and walnuts combined with cranberries and goat cheese to create a beautiful holiday and special occasions dish that looks fancy but is so easy to make!

11

Red & Green Fruit Salad with Cinnamon Orange Dressing

This easy winter fruit salad is filled with apples, dried cranberries, green grapes, kiwi and strawberries for a cheerful red & green, festive look! Tossed in a simple cinnamon orange honey dressing, this crisp and sweetly tart salad appeals to the senses and celebrates all the right flavors of the season.

12

Whipped Ricotta Dip with Hot Honey Drizzle

Make this elegantly simple Whipped Ricotta dip recipe for your next party! Whipped up luxuriously light and creamy with rich honey, a touch of Parmesan cheese, garlic and dried oregano, topped with a drizzle of jalapeño hot honey for a subtle kick of spicy sweet heat, this easy appetizer recipe delivers elevated results without a lot of fuss.

13

Crunchy Broccoli Salad with Strawberries

This fresh take on classic Crunchy Broccoli Salad is loaded with 2 kinds of broccoli, plump strawberries, sweet dried cranberries, tart green apples and a simple homemade dressing that is both creamy and tangy. Perfect for making ahead, it makes the holidays easy!

14

Ultimate Leftover Turkey Sliders

This little turkey slider is the best thing about Thanksgiving leftovers!  All hot and melted with piles of leftover savory turkey, tart cranberry sauce, and whipped cream cheese, these little Hawaiian roll beauties are a holiday dream.  This simple recipe turns leftovers into melted baked goodness everyone will be asking for!  

15

Stuffed Sweet Potatoes

Filled to the brim with rich goat cheese, bacon, pecans, cranberries and spinach, these beauties can serve as a gorgeous side dish for steaks, pork tenderloin or chops or just be the whole meal by themselves.  Packed with all the right flavors, they make fabulous additions to any holiday spread.

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