With their tart juiciness, cranberries are the perfect tangy counterpart in your favorite sweet desserts, baked goods and candies. You won’t be able to resist these cranberry dessert recipes!

Cranberries. They bring such a bold burst of color and flavor to every dish they’re added to! Once relegated to the annual Thanksgiving and Christmas cranberry sauce, they’re now showing up everywhere: in smoothies, specialty cheeses, trail mixes and, of course, in desserts and baked goods!

To celebrate the colorful, festive cranberry, I’ve brought together 35 delicious cranberry desserts and baked treats from some of my favorite food creators worldwise. Get inspired to showcase these tart little berries in the most delightful ways!

There are scrummy breakfast eats like a variety of nourishing cranberry muffins that you can grab and go. Gooey cranberry sticky buns or a glazed cranberry loaf are just the thing for a leisurely brunch!

Cranberries are showing up more and more in cookie and cake recipes too. Who needs raisins when you can have a chewy oatmeal cranberry cookie or cranberry studded biscotti? A cranberry orange rum cake or a cranberry coconut cake sound like the perfect festive desserts for a holiday open house!

To create truly decadent desserts, pair cranberries with chocolate. How does a cranberry chocolate cream tart sound? Or white chocolate cranberry pecan fudge?

For some more unusual ideas, make irresistible pomegranate cranberry marshmallows or a fluffy, delightful Eton mess topped with rich cranberry curd!

There is something for every cranberry lover here. I hope you’ll enjoy this tempting collection of 35 cranberry dessert recipes!

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Cranberry Breakfast Recipes

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1. Maple and Cranberry Granola Muffins

by Food Nouveau

These festive Granola Muffins make for a delightful, just-sweet-enough, good-for-you breakfast muffin you should enjoy year-round. Transform these into dessert in a snap by drizzling liberally with maple butter!

2. Cranberry Lemon Muffins

by The Bake School

These cranberry lemon muffins get an extra hit of lemon flavor from the easy lemon glaze drizzled on top after baking.

3. Cranberry Walnut Scones with Orange Glaze

 by From Scratch Fast

These bakery-style cranberry scones are going to blow you away. They’re moist and flaky (no more dry, stodgy scones!), with an incredible flavor from a few secret ingredients. Best of all, anybody can master this foolproof recipe.

4. Cranberry Bread

by A Cedar Spoon

This Cranberry Bread recipe is a nice holiday snack, breakfast or treat on your holiday table. Sweet cranberries and oranges are mixed together to create a quick bread and topped with a simple icing.

5. Cranberry Orange Bread

by House of Nash Eats

Citrusy sweet and tart Cranberry Orange Bread is quick and easy to make with fresh or frozen cranberries and an easy orange glaze. It’s a delicious for breakfast, snacking, or gifting to friends or neighbors!

6. Cranberry White Chocolate Sticky Buns

by How Sweet Eats

These white chocolate cranberry sticky buns are what holiday dreams are made of! Made in a muffin tin with fresh cranberries and creamy white chocolate, they are drizzled with cranberry caramel too! Dreamy!

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Cranberry Candy Recipes

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7. Pomegranate and Cranberry Marshmallows

by Food Nouveau

If you’re not a marshmallow lover, these colorful and flavor-packed pomegranate and cranberry marshmallows will change your mind. Homemade is always best!

8. White Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Fudge

by House of Nash Eats

This delicious White Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Fudge is perfectly festive with dried cranberries and toasted pecans that give it a holiday feel as well as wonderful texture and flavor. It’s a great addition to any Christmas party or for gifting to friends and neighbors!

9. Cranberry & Pistachio White Chocolate Bark

by XOXO Bella

This colorful bark with pistachios and cranberries is perfect for cookie swaps, school parties, and any holiday event. It’s so easy to make and only 3 ingredients.

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Cranberry Cookies and Bars

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10. Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti

by Food Nouveau

These crunchy Cranberry Pistachio Biscotti combine a luxurious, festive combination of flavors: Orange, cranberry, and pistachio. Nobody can resist it!

11. Cranberry Pecan Oatmeal Cookies

by Liv for Cake

The traditional oatmeal cookie gets a festive makeover with these Cranberry Pecan Oatmeal Cookies!

12. Soft Cranberry and White Chocolate Cookies

by Slow the Cook Down

These delicious cranberry and white chocolate cookies are perfect for the holidays. Quick and easy to make from scratch, they are perfectly soft and sweet and every bite is super yummy!

13. Cranberry Orange Swirl Cookies

by Beyond the Chicken Coop

These delicious cranberry swirl cookies are filled with fresh cranberries and orange zest. Perfect for the holidays.

14. Pistachio and Cranberry Vegan Christmas Cookies

by Rainbow Nourishments

These vegan Pistachio and Cranberry Christmas cookies are studded with pistachios, cranberries and can be made into festive raspberry linzer cookies! Easy and made with common pantry staples.

15. Fresh Cranberry and Hazelnut Financiers

by Food Nouveau

As elegant as these cranberry and hazelnut financiers look, they’re as easy to whip up as muffins are. Discover a new sweet treat your guests will swoon over.

16. Fresh Cranberry Shortbread Bars

by House of Nash Eats

These Fresh Cranberry Shortbread Bars make a great Thanksgiving dessert or a beautiful addition to a Christmas cookie platter! Simple, buttery, and full of sweet-tart cranberry flavor, these wonderful bars have white chocolate and macadamia nuts to make them even more special!

17. Cranberry Pomegranate Walnut Bars

by Good Life Eats

Pomegranate Walnut Cranberry Bars are the perfect wintery recipe to add to your Christmas Baking list. A crumb crust is layered with sweet and tart cranberries and topped with a crunchy and crumbly walnut topping.

18. Cranberry Crumb Bars

by Healthy Seasonal Recipes

Cranberry Crumb Bars with coconut and clementine are an all-time favorite baking recipe for a Christmas dessert or afternoon snack and any time around the winter holidays.

19. White Chocolate, Hazelnut, and Cranberry Blondies

by Food Nouveau

Cranberry blondies are simple and easy yet indulgent and festive. They’re suited to any and every occasion, from weeknight cravings to holiday potlucks, and they’re freezer-friendly, too!

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Cranberry Dessert Recipes

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20. Holiday Eggnog & Cranberry Christmas Trifle

by The Bake School

This cranberry trifle is made with layers of eggnog pastry cream and sponge cake, topped with whipped cream for a festive holiday dessert that’s pretty easy to make!

21. Warm Orange Cranberry Crumble

by Family Style Food

Sweet, tart and comforting cranberry crumble is a perfect easy dessert for the holiday

22. Eton Mess-Topped Cranberry Curd Tart with Candied Kumquats

by Simple Bites

Featuring sweet clementines, fresh cranberries and tiny little kumquats, not to mention mounds of cream and crispy, crumbled meringues, this festive cranberry eton mess is guaranteed to impress your guests. Just perfect for the holiday season!

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Cranberry Cake Recipes

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23. Cranberry Cake

by Healthy Seasonal Recipes

Today’s recipe is a simple yet elegant Cranberry Cake made with Almonds and warm holiday spices. It will be the perfect end to your Christmas dinner! It can also be made without the garnish and glaze for a snack cake to be enjoyed any time of day throughout the holiday season.

24. Frosted Cranberry Chestnut Cake

by The Bake School

This frosted cranberry chestnut cake is a small loaf cake made with chestnut flour and frosted cranberries, with a rum frosting.

25. Citrus Olive Oil Cake with Cranberries

by Family Style Food

This moist, tender olive oil cake with cranberries is scented with fresh orange and lemon. The fresh cranberries give it color and a bright pop of flavor!

26. Cranberry Orange Rum Cake

by Windy City Dinner Fairy

This Cranberry Orange Rum Cake is perfectly festive for the holidays. It is a delicious option for brunch or a decadent dessert!

27. Cranberry-Raspberry Upside-Down Cake

by Zoë Bakes

The ruby top of this spectacular cranberry upside-down cake combines tart cranberries and sweet raspberries to create a perfectly balanced fruity garnish for the rich cake underneath. Serve this cake topped with ice cream for dessert, and enjoy it for breakfast the next morning, too!

28. Spiced Apple Cider Cake with Frosted Cranberries

by My Kitchen Love

This Spiced Apple Cider Cake with Frosted Cranberries is a dreamy comforting cake with four layers of spiced apple cider cake and layers of light frosting with sweet and tart sugared cranberries.

29. Cranberry Orange Cake

by Liv for Cake

Loaded with fresh cranberries and packed with orange flavor, this Cranberry Orange Cake with cream cheese frosting is a hit for any occasion!

30. Holiday Cranberry Coconut Cake

by House of Nash Eats

Cranberry Coconut Cake is a showstopping dessert, perfect for any holiday party or festive occasion! Layers of moist coconut cake are filled with a sweet-tart homemade cranberry filling, frosted with rich cream cheese frosting, and coated in a layer of sweetened coconut.

31. Citrus Almond Cranberry Cupcakes

by Style Sweet

What’s pink, cute, and festive all over? These Citrus Almond Cranberry Cupcakes! Bridging the gap between Thanksgiving and Christmas, these fluffy cupcakes are filled with sweet, tart cranberry curd and frosted with swirls of naturally hued pink buttercream.

32. Vegan Cranberry Orange Cupcakes

by Crumbs & Caramel

These vegan Cranberry Orange Cupcakes are infused with orange zest, a hint of ginger, and tart cranberries, then topped with fluffy brown sugar buttercream. A simple yet elegant vegan holiday dessert, make them even more festive by decorating them with beautiful sugared cranberries.

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Cranberry Pies and Tarts

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33. Cranberry Orange Hand Pies

by Rhubarbarians

This is a quick and easy cranberry orange hand pies recipe! Festive and flaky holiday hand pies made with cranberry sauce and store-bought pie crust.

34. Cranberry Chocolate Cream Tart

by Family Style Food

This cranberry chocolate cream tart is filled with cocoa-flavored mascarpone and topped with cranberry compote. A great holiday dessert to make all season long!

35. Apple Cranberry Pie

by Good Things Baking Co.

Apples get a tart, pretty companion in this apple cranberry pie. A hint of orange and spices give this pie a perfect blend of unique and traditional flavors.