Homemade cranberry sauce is one of my favorite Holiday sides, but inevitably you always end up with a bunch leftover! So I've compiled a list of my favorite leftover cranberry sauce recipes (and a few that use whole fresh cranberries in case you have those too).
From appetizers to cookies to cocktails, there's endless ways to use up that leftover cranberry sauce!
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Homemade Cranberry Sauce
In order to have leftover cranberry sauce, you have to make some in the first place!
This is my favorite homemade cranberry sauce, but you can use your own family recipe instead!
Homemade Cinnamon Cranberry Sauce
Move over canned cranberry sauce because this homemade cinnamon cranberry sauce is the only recipe you'll ever need for Thanksgiving dinner! It's made with fresh cranberries, cinnamon, and rosemary, it's bright, tangy and full of flavor!
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Easy Ways to Use Cranberry Sauce
Some uses for cranberry sauce don't even require a recipe!
- Serve on top of yogurt for an easy breakfast parfait
- Warm in the microwave and drizzle over vanilla ice cream
- Make a cranberry sauce smoothie
- Cranberry sauce overnight oats
- Cranberry vinaigrette for fall salads
- Spread on a leftover Turkey sandwich
- Use as a dip for a fall cheeseboard
Cranberry Sauce Recipes
All of these recipes use less than 2 cups of leftover cranberry sauce!
Leftover Cranberry Crisp
This cranberry crisp is made with leftover cranberry sauce and topped with a pecan oat crumble for a super easy dessert! Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream!
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Cranberry Cupcakes with White Chocolate Buttercream
These cranberry cupcakes are filled with tangy cranberry sauce and topped with fluffy white chocolate buttercream and then garnished with sugared cranberries and rosemary for festive, Christmas cupcakes!
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Cranberry Puff Pastry Tarts with Gruyere
These cranberry puff pastry tarts with gruyere and cranberry sauce are an easy, savory treat that come together in just 15 minutes!
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Cranberry Almond Frangipane Tart
This cranberry almond frangipane tart has homemade cranberry sauce, almond cream, and is topped with toasted almonds and powdered sugar!
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Cranberry Cinnamon Rolls with Orange Icing
Cinnamon rolls meets a citrusy sweet and tart twist. Soft, doughy cinnamon rolls flavored with orange zest and filled with cranberries.
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Cranberry White Chocolate Macarons
These cranberry macarons are filled with white chocolate buttercream and your choice of either cranberry curd or classic cranberry sauce!
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Cranberry Ice Cream No Churn Recipe
This No Churn Cranberry Ice Cream Recipe is so delicious. Perfect for both warm weather, and for holiday dessert tables!
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Cranberry Hand Pies
These cute little cranberry hand pies have a tart cranberry filling sandwiched between two layers of my perfect flaky pie crust! They're the perfect holiday treat!
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Cranberry Linzer Cookies
These snowflake shaped linzer cookies are spiced with cinnamon and filled with homemade cranberry jam. The perfect Christmas cookies!
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Cranberry Herb Cocktail Recipe for Fall
This cranberry cocktail is made with a herbaceous simple syrup and you can used canned cranberry sauce. This is perfect for a fall party.
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Fresh Cranberry Recipes
These recipes require fresh or frozen cranberries (not sauce) but I always have a couple bags of those leftover too!
Cranberry Curd Tart with Toasted Meringue
Cranberry curd filling inside a buttery shortbread crust, then topped with toasted Swiss meringue, this cranberry curd tart is a showstopper!
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Cranberry Bundt Cake
This light, moist cranberry bundt cake is topped with a tangy orange glaze and sugared cranberries for a simple, but elegant Christmas dessert!
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Cranberry Orange Muffins
These light, buttery, cranberry orange muffins are loaded with tart cranberries (fresh or frozen), walnuts, and subtle hints of orange and cinnamon.
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Fresh Cranberry White Chocolate Cookies
These cranberry white chocolate cookies are filled with fresh cranberries for bursts of tang balanced by the sweetness of white chocolate! A fun, wintery Christmas cookie!
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