Cranberry Dessert Recipes | Effing Delicious

A Christmas cranberry white chocolate cake with white frosting, fresh cranberries, and white chocolate curls on top, shown sliced on a holiday table.

Cakes

Christmas Cranberry White Chocolate Cake with Tart Berries

If the holiday season had a signature cake, this Christmas cranberry white chocolate cake recipe would be it: plush white chocolate cake...

Christmas

Cranberry White Chocolate Cookie Bars

Few things signal holiday coziness quite like the scent of cranberry white chocolate cookie bars coming out of the oven: buttery vanilla...

Cookies

Cranberry Orange Slice-and-Bake Cookies for Neat Cookie Slices

Slice-and-bake cookies don’t get nearly enough attention, especially when they’re as pretty as these cranberry orange slice-and-bake cookies. I love the little...

Slice of cranberry custard pie showing a ruby cranberry layer, smooth vanilla custard, and golden pastry crust.

Pies & Tarts

Cranberry Custard Pie with a Tender Pastry Crust

Ruby cranberries, silky vanilla custard, and a crisp golden pastry shell give this cranberry custard pie its sharp color and balanced sweet-tart...

Cranberry cheesecake with creamy filling, cranberry swirls, graham cracker crust, and glossy cranberry topping

Cheesecakes

Cranberry Cheesecake with a Smooth Cheesecake Filling

Ruby cranberry topping, delicate scarlet swirls, and a buttery graham cracker crust give this cranberry cheesecake a bright, festive look before the...

Golden cranberry orange scones with dried cranberries, tender centers, and orange glaze on a ceramic platter.

Cakes

Cranberry Orange Scones with a Tender Center

Fragrant orange zest, tart cranberry pockets, crisp golden edges, and a soft, layered center give these cranberry orange scones plenty of contrast...

Pear cranberry pie with a golden butter lattice and visible ruby fruit filling

Pies & Tarts

Pear Cranberry Pie with a Buttery Crust

Deeply golden pastry shatters around juicy pear slices and ruby cranberries in this pear cranberry pie, with orange zest lifting the fruit...

Cranberry apple pie with a flaky golden double crust and ruby cranberry apple filling

Pies & Tarts

Cranberry Apple Pie with a Flaky Double Crust

Deeply golden pastry cracks into a ruby-red filling where tart cranberries sharpen the sweetness of tender apples. This cranberry apple pie balances...

Cranberry orange blondies with buttery golden centers and visible tart cranberries cut into clean bars.

Brownies & Bars

Cranberry Orange Blondies with Tart Cranberries

Buttery brown sugar centers, lightly crisp golden edges, fragrant orange zest, and sharp pockets of cranberry give these cranberry orange blondies their...

Cranberry orange upside-down cake with glossy caramelized cranberries and a tender orange crumb

Cakes

Cranberry Orange Upside-Down Cake with Bright Citrus and Caramel

Glossy ruby cranberries, buttery brown sugar caramel, and a soft crumb scented with fresh zest give this cranberry orange upside-down cake its...