12 Cranberry Recipes To Try This Thanksgiving
Cranberries have a lot to offer the Thanksgiving table! From a traditional homemade sauce (obviously) to a decadent cheesecake topping and a savoury stuffing, here are just a few ideas for how to use these ruby-red berries before, during and even after the holiday.
Homemade Cranberry Sauce
Cranberry sauce is one of the quickest and easiest things to make for Thanksgiving dinner. All you need is sugar and fresh cranberries. (Seriously, leave the canned stuff on the shelf this year. You won’t believe how much better homemade sauce tastes.) Get our homemade cranberry sauce recipe.
Bushberry Pudding Cake
Drizzle whisky-butter sauce over warm raspberry and cranberry cake, top with whipped cream, and let the good times roll. Get our bushberry pudding cake recipe.
Pear Mulled Wine Sangria
Use an assortment of pear varietals, such as Anjou, Bosc and Bartlett in this warm drink (it boosts the Fall flavour even more). Get our pear mulled wine recipe.
Sangria Cranberry Sauce
Get this sangria cranberry sauce recipe.
Cranberry-Almond Baked Brie
An elegant (and easy) way to update baked brie is by adding a simple sauce of maple syrup, nuts, citrus peel, cranberries and spices. Get this baked brie recipe.
Candied Cranberries
How pretty is this? And this sweet-tart treat is easy to make. Get this candied cranberry recipe.
Classic Cheesecake with Cranberry Sauce
A citrus-laced cranberry sauce is the perfect topping for this creamy cheesecake. Get the classic cheesecake with cranberry sauce recipe.
Cranberry Cream Cloud Pie
We guarantee this will be the most delicious way you will ever use a can of cranberry sauce. It takes on a luxurious cheesecake texture without any baking needed. Get this cranberry cloud pie recipe.
Cranberry Butter-Tart Squares
This gooey Canadian classic—one of our most requested recipes—gets a colourful holiday spin with the addition of fresh cranberries. Get this cranberry butter tart recipe.
Cranberry-Ginger Cocktail
Serve up some sparkling cocktails as you put the finishing touches on dinner. Muddled cranberries, mint and lemon mixed with vodka and ginger beer make for a refreshing and festive drink. Get the cranberry-ginger cocktail recipe.
Italian Polenta Stuffing
That’s right — you can bake cranberries into your side dishes, too. Get the Italian polenta stuffing recipe.
Cranberry-Mandarin Trifle
Our twist on classic trifle sparkles with fruit. Since it tastes better if refrigerated overnight, you only have to dollop on whipped cream before serving. Get this cranberry trifle recipe.
Watch: How to make homemade cranberry sauce
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