Leave the straight sauce for Thanksgiving and explore the bright flavor of cranberry in a host of dishes from savory salads and roasts to sweet. Cranberries represent the holiday season better than any other fruit. No Thanksgiving feast would be complete without the requisite cranberry sauce. Whether you pick your own or buy them fresh or frozen, these native gems make the season—and seasonal foods—bright.
Cranberry almond energy bites from The Creative Bite
Cranberry buttermilk breakfast cake from Alexandra’s Kitchen
Warm cranberry & apple cider from Nutmeg Nanny
Cranberry upside down cake from Simply Recipes
Honey roasted butternut squash with cranberries and feta from Peas & crayons
Cranberry walnut quinoa salad from Food Network
Slow cooker cranberry peach cobbler from The Magical Slow Cooker
Jingle Juice from Baked Bree