23 Recipes Using Cranberries

It's officially one of my most favorite times of the year. The holiday season is upon us, bringing with it all of the wonderful sights, sounds and, FOOD! Turkey, ham, prime rib, pies, cookies, breads, adult beverages all of my favorites. All of the seasonal flavors I love.  Especially cranberries!  What a versatile little berry. Tart yet sweet, and yet, it only gets used for a couple of months. Well, with the help of some blogging buddies, I have gathered up 23 of the best cranberry recipes. From breakfast to cocktails, from dinner to dessert, you are sure to find more than one to take advantage of this wonderful little red jewel, just bursting with flavor,  from Thanksgiving right on through to New Years! Enjoy!

Cranberry, Orange & Apple White Wine Sangria

The Rising Spoon

Creamy Cranberry Salad

Hot Eats and Cool Reads

Simple Cranberry Granola

This Simple Home

Cranberry Pecan Chicken Salad

Yesterfood

Rice Pudding With Bourbon Soaked Cranberries

Do Try This At Home

Cranberry-Orange Bread

The Charm of Home

Cranberry Apple Casserole

Captain Fussy Buckets

Cranberry Katsup

Kathe With An E

White Chocolate Chunk Cranberry Cookies

Simply Stacie

Cranberry White Chocolate Oatmeal Cookie Mix

Thrifty Jinxy

Salad With Nuts, Feta and Dried Cranberries

Two Healthy Kitchens

Triple Axle Hot Toddy

How Was Your Day?

Slow Cooker Cranberry Chicken

Newlywed Survival

Cranberry Coffee Cake

This Sweet Life Of Mine

Cranberry-Pomegranate Mojito

I'm Bored Let's Go

Pumpkin- Cranberry Coffee Cake

Confessions of an Over-Worked Mom

Cranberry Ruby Relaxer

Ann's Entitled Life

Apple Cranberry Crisp

How Does Your Garden Grow?

Cranberry-Jalapeno Cream Cheese Dip

How To Have It All

Cranberry Pumpkin Muffins 

Seasonal Family Fun

Cranberry Honey Butter

Farm Fresh Feasts

Cranberry Muffins With Pecan Struesel

My Turn for us

Cranberry Pineapple Jello Salad (Gluten-Free)

The Thrifty Couple

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Orange Scream Cranberry Orange Frozen Fruit Treat Recipe

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All opinions are 100% mine.

Even though it is the middle of October and Fall is in full swing, I can't seem to resist a cool fruity treat every now and then.  Nothing says Fall quite like cranberries so I decided to create a recipe using that tart little bit of goodness and mix it up with some other fruity flavors.  Plus, it's orange so, kinda perfect for a Halloween get together too! You won't believe how easy it is! And the main ingredient is a tasty milk product by TruMoo!

I used TruMoo Limited Edition Orange Scream milk to make it healthier for us. TruMoo Orange Scream is a wholesome, low-fat white milk by the makers of the classic TruMoo chocolate milk. It doesn’t contain any of artificial growth hormones or high fructose corn syrup so you can feel good about serving it.

And while it is pretty darn tasty on it's own, it added just the flavor and creamy texture I was looking for in my recipe.

Orange Scream Cranberry Orange Frozen Fruit Treat 

1 Cup fresh cranberries

2 Cups water

1/2 orange, peeled and diced

2 Cups TruMoo Limited Edition Orange Scream milk

You will need 6 small snack cups or popsicle maker & craft sticks aka tongue depressors.

Place the cranberries into a saucepan with the water. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to simmer. Simmer until the cranberries are soft and have popped. Drain and let cool.  

Once the cranberries are cool mix all the ingredients and pour into cups or a popsicle maker. 

If using cups and sticks, place into freezer for about an hour and then put the sticks in.  Freeze for several hours more and then, enjoy!

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Cranberry Catsup Recipe

My buddies Jen at 

Four Marrs and One Venus

and

Julie at

White Lights on Wednesday

 are at it again

with their 

Get Your Chef On Challenge

This month's secret ingredient is Cranberries!
I do love me some cranberries.From the jellied to the sauced.Doesn't matter.
It doesn't seem like Thanksgivingwithout the the beloved canned marked cranberryon the table.

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And, what's better than a sandwich made with leftover turkeysmeared with cranberries?
Um, nothing, that's what!
But, this is a challenge and, I knewjust posting a plate of canned cranberries was not going to cut it.
I wanted something that was a bit differentthan the norm but,would still be in keeping with the holiday. Maybe something that would become a new tradition.Something that I am always asked to bring.Something that is easy to makeyet, tastes gourmet.
That's when I found this recipe atEpicurious.com Seriously?  Cranberry Catsup?Oh yeah! It met every one of my requirements.   So, here you go Jen & Julie,my entry into theGet Your Chef On Challenge. Cranberry CatsupAdapted from Epicurious.com 

Ingredients:

• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 cups water
• 3 1/2 cups fresh or frozen cranberries (not thawed; 1 lb)
• 1 (2- by 1/2-inch) strip fresh orange zest
• 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five-spice powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt

Simmer the onion in water in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan, (I used my favorite Lodge 3 quart enameled Dutch oven) uncovered, until tender, 10 to 15 minutes. 

Add cranberries and zest and simmer, uncovered, until berries are collapsed, about 10 minutes. 

Discard zest. Purée berries in a food processor, then force through a large sieve into saucepan and discard solids. Or, if you have a food mill, use that.  It's faster and one less step.  Don't have a food mill?  Go get you one! I use mine for homemade spaghetti sauce and applesauce too.

Stir in sugars, five-spice powder, and salt and simmer, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes, to thicken, then cool completely. 

 This recipe makes enough to fill 2 pint

canning jars and can be kept, refrigerated
for up to a month.

 And OMG!

This seriously smells just like Christmas!

And the taste? 

Both savory and sweet!

It in no way tastes like tomato catsup.

This cranberry Catsup 

is PERFECT

for dipping your Thanksgiving turkey in

as well as slathering

all over that leftover sammich the next day.

 I cannot wait to put this on the 

holiday table and watch everyone's faces

when they dig into it!

I am just going to sit back and

wait for the 

Oh. My. God.

moment once their taste buds 

get a hit of

Cranberry Catsup!

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