53 Sweet & Savory Recipes To Make With Cranberries Year-Round

It takes just a little effort to take eating your vegetables from a “have to” to a “want to,” and this green beans recipe is a perfect example. Some crispy bacon, sweet cranberries, and creamy goat cheese enhance super-nutritious green beans into a Thanksgiving side dish that your family will be cheering for. The festive flavors and colors are ideal for the holidays and colder months.

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While it’s overlooked by some, cranberry sauce is a key, recurring player on our Thanksgiving plate, right alongside our green bean casserole and mashed potatoes. While we understand the nostalgic appeal for the canned stuff, homemade cranberry sauce is 1,000x better. It's fresh, versatile, and so easy to make.

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This is exactly what cranberry-mimosa breakfast cake dreams are made of. Because we love our mimosas and our breakfast cakes, such as this blueberry-lemon one, we decided the world needed this fall-forward rendition.

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This sweet potato salad is the perfect way to lighten up any autumnal dinner, and especially your Thanksgiving spread. Feta, dried cranberries, and red onions pair really nicely with the earthy sweetness of the orange super food. Did we mention it's great warm or cold (which means you can make it ahead!)?

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Cranberry adds a festive, colorful twist to your favorite cocktail, the Aperol spritz. Still bubbly and refreshing, it will make you feel like you're sipping the drink in the Mediterranean during the wintertime. It’s a fun drink to make for friends at your holiday brunch to get everyone in the festive mood too.

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Some of our most popular recipes are one-skillet chicken dinners. This skillet combines chicken thighs with apples and cranberries—the perfect duo of sweet and tangy for this fall dinner.

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Our love for crescent roll recipes is no secret. Why make dough from scratch when everyone loves the canned stuff?! These are a fan favorite every fall. They always disappear within minutes, probably because the combo of salty, creamy brie, sweet-tart cranberry sauce, and crunchy pecans is PERFECT.

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This satisfying casserole has ALL of your fall favorites—Brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes, cranberries. Make it for a big crowd, or pack it up and eat the leftovers for lunch. It's a meal prep DREAM.

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This herby, savory-sweet dish is basically Thanksgiving in meatball form. With a sweet and tangy glaze made with cranberry sauce and thyme- and sage-speckled turkey meatballs, all you need is a scoop of fluffy mashed potatoes for cozy, autumnal bliss.

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We don’t believe in boring salads at Delish, and crunchy apples and tart cranberries bring a lot of life to this one. The slightly sweet and lemony dressing is easy to make, and you’ll want to have extra on hand to pour it over everything.

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This cranberry-topped whipped feta dip is here to save your holiday appetizer planning. Fresh feta cheese is combined with herbs, garlic, and cream cheese, whipped until super-smooth, then topped with tart homemade cranberry sauce, toasted pistachios, and honey. The result is a salty, creamy, sweet, tart, and absolutely irresistible dip.

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Tart, tangy, and sweet, these cheesecake bars are sandwiched between a pastry crust that just happens to be super-easy to make (thank you, store-bought crescent roll dough and leftover cranberry sauce!). Plus, we snuck in one of our favorite spice combos to add a cozy touch: pumpkin spice.

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Get your holiday parties started right with this seasonal spin on the classic appetizer. Rather than reaching for a jar of jam, prepare an easy-to-make homemade maple and cranberry jam and layer it into the buttery puff pastry-wrapped brie. To display the beautiful cranberry filling, don’t fully wrap the cheese in the puff pastry. Just fold and drape the four corners up, leaving gaps.

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Sangria is a perfect cocktail for the holidays because it’s made all in one big pitcher and can be done ahead. This recipe is fairly traditional but with a holiday twist, featuring flavors like tart cranberries and warm cinnamon. Seltzer isn’t so authentic, but I like this addition because it makes the drink a little less potent, so guests can indulge in more than one glass.

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Just like sweet potato casserole and mashed potatoes, apple pie is a Thanksgiving staple. Why not push it further into the holidays by adding tart fresh cranberries into the mix?

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You don't need meat to make a stuffing everyone will love. This vegetarian option is filled with everyone's favorite Thanksgiving flavors—apples! cranberries! sage! thyme!. If anyone complains about meatless stuffing, just send them home without dessert. 😉

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This cranberry and Brussels sprouts salad just screams holiday time. This salad has all of my favorite seasonal flavors: apples, cider vinegar, cranberries, nuts and sharp cheese. It’s the perfect side dish for all your holiday get-togethers, especially the fancier dinners.

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Star bread is magical because, although it looks incredibly impressive (and therefore difficult to make!), it’s actually very easy. Rolling the dough out into circles and sandwiching them with homemade cranberry sauce builds the layers that produce those brilliant red spirals when the bread is shaped.

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The dried cranberries and balsamic vinegar add some sweetness and tartness while the pecans add an extra crunch to these holiday-worthy vegetables. We use Brussels sprouts and carrots, but feel free to add extra vegetables or swap in some of your favorites.

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For some, there is only one thing better than the Thanksgiving dinner: leftovers! Think of this casserole like a cheesy stuffing- and mashed potato-topped pot pie. Layer the turkey pot pie
mixture into a baking dish and top with mashed potatoes, cheese, and stuffing, then, once it comes out of the oven, serve it with whole or jellied cranberry sauce.

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