Ingredients Fruits Berries Cranberry 15 Crowd-Pleasing Cranberry Desserts, From Pies and Tarts to Cookies and Cakes Infuse curd, glaze, cake, and pie fillings with fresh or frozen cranberries in these sweet-tart treats. By Ashley Day Ashley Day Ashley Day is Food & Wine's associate editorial director. She's edited and directed food and travel content at USA TODAY, the Institute of Culinary Education, and Chef & Restaurant magazine, and contributed to The Food Institute, The Daily Meal, and the recipe app meez. Food & Wine's Editorial Guidelines Published on November 25, 2024 Close Photo: James Ransom / Food Styling by Julian Hensarling / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless Make sweet, tart cranberries the star of any dessert spread with these recipes for fruity pies, tarts, cookies, and cakes with juicy fillings, colorful toppings, or pops of color. Cranberry pies and pie bars are perfect for Thanksgiving, cranberry cookies make for crowd-pleasing gifts this holiday season, and cranberry cakes can brighten any celebration. Here's a host of craveable cranberry desserts, from simple to stunning, whatever the occasion. 01 of 15 Cranberry Crumble Pie Gerard + Belevender The compote and crumble can be made ahead for this berry pie with a fruity filling, warm spices, and a buttery topping. Get the Recipe 02 of 15 Dried Cranberry and Chocolate Cookies Food & Wine / Photo by Carson Downing / Food Styling by Lauren McAnelly / Prop Styling by Sue Mitchell Cookbook author Sally Sampson adds cranberries and rolled oats to buttery chocolate chip cookie dough in this 30-minute cookie recipe with room to riff. Get the Recipe 03 of 15 Dorie Greenspan’s Mini Cranberry Tarts James Ransom / Food Styling by Julian Hensarling / Prop Styling by Julia Bayless Fill flaky pastry shells with a nut- and dried fruit–studded cranberry sauce and top with a pouf of slightly sweetened whipped cream in this leftover-friendly tart recipe from legendary cookbook author Dorie Greenspan. Get the Recipe 04 of 15 Cranberry-Orange Sparkling Wine Gelatin Photo by Noah Fecks / Food Styling by Drew Aichele / Prop Styling by Ethan Lunkenheimer Layers of colorful cranberries with gin and sparkling wine with a hint of elderflower liqueur make for a festive, spiked gelatin centerpiece that will play well with the pastries filling the dessert spread. Get the Recipe 05 of 15 Cranberry Moscow Mule Gingersnaps Jennifer Causey / Food Styling by Margaret Monroe Dickey / Prop Styling by Thom Driver Cookbook author Vallery Lomas’ soft and cakey drop cookies pack a punch with freshly grated ginger, ginger syrup, and ground dried ginger, plus specks of lime zest and vodka-plumped dried cranberries. Get the Recipe 06 of 15 Roasted Spiced Cranberry Pie Photo: Victor Protasio / Food Stylist Torie Cox / Prop Stylist Claire Spollen F&W's Paige Grandjean roasts cranberries to concentrates their flavor, adds a kick with lemongrass and gochugaru, and gives the filling a pop of tropical brightness with thin strips of dried mango. A sprinkling of granola finishes the pie with a crunchy, streusel-like topping. Get the Recipe 07 of 15 Goat Cheese Cake with Wine-Poached Cranberries Photo by Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Torie Cox / Prop Styling by Christine Keely Iconic pastry chef Claudia Fleming drapes her creamy holiday cheesecake with a tart, glistening cranberry gelée and candied pistachios. Each component can be made ahead. Get the Recipe 08 of 15 Brown Sugar Bundt Cake With Candied Cranberries Victor Protasio / Food Styling by Ana Kelly / Prop Styling by Audrey Davis Glaze this tender cranberry cake with a sweet vanilla-flecked buttermilk for a delicate dessert from James Beard Award-winning writer and chef Lisa Donovan with subtle spice, bright acidity, and tang from orange zest. Get the Recipe 09 of 15 Mhalabiyeh (Fragrant Milk Pudding with Cranberries) Greg DuPree Make your own cranberry sauce to top these Palestinian puddings flavored with mastic gum that's reminiscent of licorice or pine. Get the Recipe 10 of 15 Bimuelos with Cranberry Curd and Cardamom Honey Photo by Dan Perez / Food Styling and Prop Styling by Nurit Kariv Cookbook author Adeena Sussman uses half a pound of fresh or frozen cranberries in a make-ahead curd for these orange-scented, fried balls of dough doused in a cardamom-laced honey. Get the Recipe 11 of 15 Brown Sugar-Cranberry Tart © Fredrika Stjärne Sweet and tart cranberries pop in the creamy custard of this 3-hour pie from chef and author David Tanis. Get the Recipe 12 of 15 Triple-Layer Sour Cream Chocolate Cake Nicole Franzen Beloved bakers Cheryl and Griffith Day top this moist, tender layer cake with cranberries that are tossed in simple syrup then rolled in sugar an hour ahead. Get the Recipe 13 of 15 Big White Chocolate, Almond and Cranberry Cookies © Petrina Tinslay Chef Joanne Chang studs these crunchy, nutty cookies with dried cranberries for chewy, fruity flavor that complements the white chocolate. Get the Recipe 14 of 15 Lemon-Cranberry Pie Bars © Con Poulos Pastry chef Sarah Jordan swirls cranberry puree into the lemon curd filling for this sweet and tangy bar. Get the Recipe 15 of 15 Pear-and-Cranberry Slab Pie © Con Poulos F&W's Justin Chapple opts for a baking sheet for this free-form, fruit-filled, ginger-laced pie that's packed with frozen cranberries. Get the Recipe Was this page helpful? Thanks for your feedback! Tell us why! Other Submit