Cranberry Desserts Recipes

With their deep red color, tart, tangy cranberries make a pretty and festive dessert for Thanksgiving. Try them in a fluffy cranberry mousse, sorbet, fruit tart, or any of our other delicious cranberry dessert recipes to complement your Thanksgiving menu.

 
 
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Angel Food Cake Roll

From Family Circle

This cranberry-filled cake roll is perfect for either a Thanksgiving or Christmas dessert. To reduce calories, frost the cake roll with light or fat-free nondairy whipped topping

Angel Food Cake Roll

Cranberry Tarts

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cranberries glisten like edible jewels in these sweet and tart Christmas desserts.

Cranberry Tarts

Double-Cherry Streusel Bars

From Better Homes and Gardens

Make these fruit bars any time of the year with dried tart cherries and cherry preserves.

Double-Cherry Streusel Bars

Cranberry-Pecan Tassies

From Better Homes and Gardens

Fruit- and nut-filled tassies, which are old Scottish for "little cups," dress up the after-dinner plate with their special-occasion flavor and home-style comfort.

Cranberry-Pecan Tassies

Cardamom Cranberry Rice Pudding

From Better Homes and Gardens

Evaporated fat-free milk makes this pudding taste rich and creamy without adding fat. It's versatile enough to serve as either a holiday side dish or dessert.

Cardamom Cranberry Rice Pudding

Deep-Dish Cranberry Pie

From Better Homes and Gardens

Tart cherries and cranberries make this a puckery-sweet dessert that is gorgeous on a Thanksgiving or Christmas table.

Deep-Dish Cranberry Pie

Pear And Cranberry Pie

From Family Circle

If you prefer, top this pie with a traditional lattice crust instead of the star-studded one. Either crust allows guests to see the rosy-hued pear and cranberry filling they are about to enjoy.

Pear And Cranberry Pie

Mini Cranberry Phyllo Tarts

From Better Homes and Gardens

Cut the fat by using cooking spray instead of butter on these gorgeous phyllo tarts. Top with fresh cranberries to add a festive touch.

Mini Cranberry Phyllo Tarts

Bran Cranberry Crown

From Kellogg's

Brandy- and cranberry-spiked baked pudding makes festive holiday fare.

Bran Cranberry Crown

Cranberry Raisin Pie

From Better Homes and Gardens

Make room on the dessert table for this cranberry-raisin pie. It's sure to become a holiday favorite.

Cranberry Raisin Pie

Fresh Pear and Cranberry Pie

From Better Homes and Gardens

This cranberry pie recipe adds ripe pear slices with caramel sauce for extra sweetness.

Fresh Pear and Cranberry Pie

Cranberry-Raspberry Pie

From Midwest Living

This sweet-tart Christmas-red pie will be the star of your dessert table.

Cranberry-Raspberry Pie

Cranberry-Sour Cream Pound Cake

From Midwest Living

For a little extra pizzazz, soak the dried fruit in orange juice, cranberry juice, or brandy instead of water when making this dessert.

Cranberry-Sour Cream Pound Cake

Sweet Potato-Cranberry Cake

From Midwest Living

The chocolate and sweet potato batters are swirled together in a fluted tube pan to make this moist, tender spice cake. Serve it for dessert or as a breakfast coffee cake.

Sweet Potato-Cranberry Cake

Cranberry-Apricot Puffs

From Family Circle

A jewel-tone cranberry and apricot filling is spiked with rum and baked in puff pastry shells to make these attractive holiday desserts.

Cranberry-Apricot Puffs

Cranberry Pear Bars

From Better Homes and Gardens

Sweet pear nectar combines with cranberries to form a delicious jelly filling in these tart-sweet Christmas bars.

Cranberry Pear Bars

Mile-High Cranberry Apple Pie

From Better Homes and Gardens

This is the fruit pie recipe of dreams. Piled high with spicy apples and tart dried cranberries, it's a dessert to please pie lovers.

Mile-High Cranberry Apple Pie

Nuts About Cranberry Tarts

From Better Homes and Gardens

This tart recipe boasts a fruit-flavored filling with a slight crunch from sliced almonds and pistachio nuts. If you prefer, you can make one large tart instead of four individual tarts.

Nuts About Cranberry Tarts

Crimson Cranberry Cheesecake

From Midwest Living

Part of the bright red cranberry sauce goes in the cheesecake and the rest goes on top to create this heavenly dessert.

Crimson Cranberry Cheesecake

Wisconsin Cranberry-Nut Pie

From Midwest Living

During cranberry season, buy an extra bag or two to freeze so you can make this crumbly-top fruit pie year-round.

Wisconsin Cranberry-Nut Pie

Autumn Apple Pie

From Better Homes and Gardens

This two-crust pie is filled to the brim with an apple-cinnamon filling dotted with dried cranberries.

Autumn Apple Pie

Cranberry-Apple Bake

From Family Circle

Bake this pecan-topped apple crisp on a brisk autumn day. Bright red cranberries bestow a pleasing tartness.

Cranberry-Apple Bake

Pear and Cranberry Tart

From The Food Channel

This rustic, easy-to-make tart will make a welcome addition to your holiday dessert table.

Pear and Cranberry Tart

Brown Butter-Cranberry Tart

From Food & Wine

This is a terrific cross between a tart and a cake; it has a crisp, delicate crust as well as a cakey filling made with nutty browned butter and vanilla bean. Katherine Thompson, the pastry chef at Manhattan's L'Artusi and Dell'anima, serves it all year-round with different toppings, but for the holidays, she loves to pile on fresh cranberries.

Brown Butter-Cranberry Tart

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