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20 Cranberry Recipes You Have to Try This Season

Cheryl Malik
Posted: 10/07/21 Updated: 11/07/23
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Whether they’re sweet or savory, desserts or sides, cranberry recipes can totally change your holiday menu game. If you’ve ever found yourself wondering “What can you do with cranberries?” or “What do cranberries go with?” then this is the list for you!

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What’s So Great About Cranberries
Cranberry Recipes You Have to Try This Season

What’s So Great About Cranberries

Cranberries are a staple of the holiday season, front and center during both Thanksgiving and Christmas. No surprise there since early autumn is prime cranberry-harvesting season. These vibrant, tart little berries are super versatile – you can turn them into sauce, bake them into breads and cakes and pies, mash them into salsa, and sprinkle them over salads. Their juice is thought to help UTIs, and their high amount of antioxidants is thought to boost immunity and aid in cancer prevention.

Whether you buy your cranberries fresh, frozen, or in a can, there’s no end to the number of cranberry recipes you can whip up to enhance your holiday meals. These are just a few of the ones we love!

Cranberry Recipes You Have to Try This Season

Cranberry orange relish in a white bowl with a silver spoon on a white napkin
  1. Cranberry Orange Relish
This Instant Pot Whole30 cranberry sauce with apples and rosemary is the perfect Whole30 cranberry sauce: sweet and tart with no added sweeteners at all! It's the perfect addition to any Whole30 Thanksgiving table and goes beautifully with my Whole30 green bean casserole. You'll love this Instant Pot Whole30 cranberry sauce with apples and rosemary because it's so easy and quick yet gourmet!

2. Instant Pot Whole30 Cranberry Sauce with Apples and Rosemary (Paleo, No Sugar)

A piece of crostini being dipped into cranberry brie dip

3. Cranberry Brie Dip

Overhead close-up photo of a spinach salad with crumbled feta, red onion, glazed pecans, and dried cranberries in a large bowl

4. The Best Spinach Salad with Apples, Cranberries, and Maple Vinaigrette

Paleo cranberry rosemary one pan chicken thighs in a baking dish topped with cranberries and fresh rosemary

5. Cranberry Rosemary One Pan Chicken (Paleo, Whole30 Option)

Paleo stuffing recipe in a white baking dish

6. Best Paleo Stuffing (Gluten-Free, Grain-Free)

These paleo cranberry bliss bars are just that: bliss! These vegan cranberry bliss bars are a grain-, gluten-, and dairy-free paleo Starbucks copycat recipe that's perfect for the holidays. Blondies, layered with "cream cheese" frosting, topped with dried cranberries, these paleo cranberry bliss bars are so delicious. You'll love these vegan cranberry bliss bars because they're a holiday treat that are totally guilt-free!

7. Paleo Cranberry Bliss Bars (Vegan Cranberry Bliss Bars) [Grain & Gluten-Free]

These paleo cranberry apple chicken thighs with rosemary are such a delicious paleo fall recipe. With organic cranberry juice and dried cranberries, these paleo cranberry apple chicken thighs are an easy and quick paleo dinner that's elegant enough for company.

8. Paleo Cranberry Apple Chicken Thighs with Rosemary (Whole30)

This paleo cranberry orange pound cake is such a wonderful paleo fall recipe! With fresh orange flavor and sweet-tart dried cranberries, this paleo cranberry orange pound cake is tender, moist, and full of flavor. This paleo cranberry orange pound cake takes full advantage of such a fantastic flavor combo and uses all healthier ingredients to make a lovely paleo fall recipe! Plus, details on how to put together the best pregnancy care package (not for me!).

9. Paleo Cranberry Orange Pound Cake

Oh so easy cranberry white chocolate cookie bars. Perfect for the holidays! // 40 Aprons

10. Easy Cranberry White Chocolate Cookie Bars

11. Keto Cranberry Sauce from our sister site, Easy Healthy Recipes

Cranberry chicken salad in a glass bowl

12. Cranberry Chicken Salad from our sister site, Easy Healthy Recipes

Cranberry oatmeal cookies on a wire cooling rack

13. Oatmeal Cranberry Cookies from our sister site, Easy Healthy Recipes

Cranberry pecan grilled cheese from Peas and Crayons

14. Cranberry Pecan Grilled Cheese from Peas and Crayons

Cranberry pie from Baked by an Introvert

15. Cranberry Pie from Baked by an Introvert

Cranberry mimosas in fluted glasses from Stress Baking

16. 2-Ingredient Cranberry Mimosa from Stress Baking

Cranberry white chocolate cheesecake from Will Cook for Smiles

17. Cranberry Jam White Chocolate Mousse Cheesecake from Will Cook for Smiles

Cranberry crumble pie bars from Sally's Baking Addiction

18. Cranberry Crumble Pie Bars from Sally’s Baking Addiction

Orange Cranberry Pork Loin Roast Recipe from The Cookie Rookie

19. Orange Cranberry Pork Loin Roast Recipe from The Cookie Rookie

Cranberry coffee cake from Well Plated by Erin

20. Cranberry Sour Cream Coffee Cake from Well Plated By Erin

Cheryl Malik

Meet Cheryl Malik

In addition to being a certified health coach, certified yoga instructor, and mom of 3, Cheryl is also the recipe developer, editor-in-chief, food photographer, and passionate foodie behind 40 Aprons. Having spent the last 10+ years as a food blogger, she's become known for her flavorful recipes, detailed instructions, gorgeous photography, and down-to-earth approach to food and cooking in general.

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  1. AvatarSabrina says

    had no idea that there could be such creative cranberry recipes, cranberry orange relish, love it, sweet and sour-ish, nice pairing and love having all of these recipes, thank you

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    • Anna Claire | 40 Aprons TeamAnna Claire | 40 Aprons Team says

      Yes, Sabrina! So many delicious ways to use this gorgeous fruit. Glad you enjoyed it!

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