My Top 7 Recipes using Cranberries

Check out my favorite cranberry recipes: everything from zesty cocktails to plump breakfast muffins

A crystal bowl filled with fresh cranberries — Bright cranberries are what makes the holiday baking so zesty

a copper mug filled with rosemary lime slices and sliced cranberries — This bright cranberry cocktail is so refreshing

1. Jammy Cranberry Moscow Mule

Add vodka, cranberry juice, lime juice and cranberry sauce or jam to a Moscow mule mug, top with spicy ginger beer and you have the ultimate holiday cocktail. Click HERE for the recipe.

a plate with a slice of bright pink cranberry tart — This bright desert is a tart as it is delicious.

2. Gluten-Free Cranberry Curd Tart

The best thing about this tart is the fool-proof almond flour crust. I have made it dozens of times. I tested so many other pastry crusts, but this one takes the “cake”. The filling is a bright tart cranberry curd made of butter, egg yolk, sugar and cornstarch. It is so stunning everyone will ask for the recipe. Click HERE for tart yumminess.

two champagne flutes filled with fruit and champagne — Bright bubbly champagne cocktails garnished with raspberries and cranberries

3. Cranberry Kir Royale Champagne Cocktail

What could be more elegant than a sugar rimmed tall glass of cold champagne, a splash of Chambord and festive raspberries and cranberries coated in dazzling white sugar? Beautiful- the most sophisticated holiday cocktail. Serve in your finest crystal. Click HERE for the recipe.

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a canning jar filed with cranberry sauce

4. The Very Best Tipsy Cranberry Sauce

Packed with nuts, citrus, cinnamon and fresh cranberries PLUS a splash ( or two ) of French Brandy, my cranberry sauce cooks up in minutes and will be the jewel of your holiday table. Make extra batches for food gifts. Click HERE for the simple recipe.

a pile of cranberry muffins and one muffin but in half with a pat of melting butter on a vintage brown and white transferware plate — this bountiful muffins are perfect for breakfast this holiday season

5. Orange & Cranberry Muffins with Walnut Crumble

Definitely make a batch to share and a batch to devour. Packed with citrus zest, cranberries (take the five minutes to slice the berries in half- it make a big difference) and loaded with a buttery walnut topping, your family will ask for these muffins over and over again. Click HERE to start baking.

a large yellow bowl filled with granola — My family devours this granola recipe packed with nuts and dried fruit.

6. Big Sky Granola

My kids could eat a barrel of this granola. When they come into town for the holidays, I better have a huge jar of this granola or else there will be trouble. Serve on top of ice cream, over a bowl of yogurt with fresh berries or just simply as a breakfast cereal. Pack for hiking or as a snack to give you a little energy on the slopes.

Use dried cranberries, blueberries, cherries and raisins. So good! Click HERE for the best granola recipe. and HERE for a KETO version.

7. Roasted Brussels Sprout, Pecans and Squash

This is a healthy’ish side dish I love to serve all fall and winter. I use delicata and butternut squash, sliced Brussels sprouts and loads of pecans and cranberries for a sweet and sour taste explosion. Click HERE for the recipe.