18 Desserts That Prove Cranberry Isn't Just Meant For Sauce
Just wait till you see our hot pink cranberry pie! 😍

Did you get overzealous and buy too many cranberries this Thanksgiving? Have you had a bag of dried cranberries kicking around in your cabinet for ages that you’re never sure what to do with (relatable!)? We’ve got you. Because they’re SO tart (and maybe because you can’t really eat them outright when they're fresh), cranberries often don’t get the love they deserve. Like other sour fruits, such as lemons and rhubarb though, their flavor is actually a boon paired with sugar in a myriad of desserts, whether you’re working with fresh, dried, or frozen cranberries. Check out our 18 cranberry desserts for recipe ideas—you’ll never relegate this sweet-tart fruit to just sauce again.
Looking for a stunning centerpiece to stand out among a sea of brown and orange desserts this holiday? (No shade to pumpkin or pecan pie, but it’s true.) Cranberries can add a burst of hot pink/deep red color to your dessert table. Try our cranberry pie, our upside-down orange-cranberry cake, our cranberry coconut trifle, or our sparkling cranberry cheesecake to see what we mean. Want to add cranberries to your day-to-day bakes, the kind you end up sharing with friends and family all season long? Dried or fresh cranberries make a great addition to cookies and bars, like our cranberry rosemary thumbprint cookies, our cranberry crumb bars, or our oatmeal cranberry white chocolate cookies. Try sneaking them into all your favorite bakes (they’d be so fun in chocolate chip cookies too!). We’ve even got a few recipes here that could be eaten both for dessert and breakfast. Try our cranberry coffee cake, our cran-apple crisp, our copycat Starbucks cranberry bliss bars, or our cranberry cake (just maybe skip pairing them with ice cream in the morning 😉).
Want more fall produce inspiration? Check out our top apple recipes, our best sweet potato desserts, and our favorite Brussels sprouts recipes too.

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