Looking for some new plant-based healthy cranberry recipes to inspire you seasonal or holiday cooking? This collection of cranberry recipes, which includes fresh and dried cranberries, will help you cook up the tastiest meals ever!
Ah, that crisp, sweet-tart bite of cranberry this time of year! It’s one of my all-time favorite seasonal fruits. And just in time for cranberry season, I’m bringing you this amazing collection of plant-based (vegan) recipes featuring cranberries in all shapes and forms, from fresh cranberries to frozen cranberries to dried cranberries. These delicious recipes, including everything from smoothies and salads to entrees and desserts, are a perfect addition for fall, winter, or holiday cooking. After all, there is just so much you can do with the versatile cranberry! These healthy cranberry recipes from some of my favorite bloggers will be sure to inspire you all season long. Learn more about how you can use cranberries in the kitchen here with my guide on How to Cook with Cranberries.
40 BEST Plant-Based Cranberry Recipes
Salads
Cranberry Lima Bean Salad, Valerie Zemba, Very Vegan Val
Cranberry Pecan Brussels Sprout Salad, Melanie McDonald, A Virtual Vegan (shown above)
Roasted Butternut Squash and Cranberry Quinoa Salad with Cider Dijon Vinaigrette, Jessica Levinson, MS, RDN
Tofu Cranberry Protein Bowl, Ginger Hultin, MS, RDN, Champagne Nutrition (shown above)
Entrees
Butternut Squash and Cranberry Casserole, Amy Lyons, Fragrant Vanilla Cake (shown above)
Chickpeas with White and Wild Rice, Cranberries and Spices, Lisa Turner, Food and Spice
Delicata Squash, Rosemary, and Cranberry Flatbread, Rebecca Fallihee, Eggplant + Olive
Garlic Pistachio Cranberry Tarts, Kristina Sloggett, Spa Bettie (shown above)
Golden Beet Vegan Meatballs with Almond Sage Cranberry Crema, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian
Mushroom Lentil Loaf with Cranberries, Melanie McDonald, A Virtual Vegan (shown above)
Spicy Cranberry Mushroom Bok Choy Stir Fry, Jen DeHaan, Plant-Based Recipe (shown above)
Sweet Cranberry and Apple Lentils, Amy Gorin, MS, RDN, Amy Gorin Nutrition
Side Dishes
Cranberry Oat Pilaf, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Wild Rice and Mushroom Pilaf with Cranberries, Lizzie Streit, RDN, It’s a Veg World After All
Condiments
Cranberry Chia Jam, Sarah Anzlovar, RDN, Sarah Gold Nutrition (shown above)
Cranberry Relish with Walnuts, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian
Fresh Cranberry Salsa with Orange Zest, Cadry Nelson, Cadry’s Kitchen (shown above)
Ginger Cranberry Dressing, Becky Striepe, Glue & Glitter
Maple Cinnamon Cranberry Pear Sauce, Jennifer Sebestyen, Veggie Inspired (shown above)
Orange Cranberry Apple Compote, Lauren Sharifi, RDN, Bite of Health Nutrition
Orange-Ginger Cranberry Sauce, Jessica Levinson, MS, RDN
Breads
Cranberry Orange Quick Bread, Jenny Lee, The Lazy Vegan Baker
Cranberry Sauce Quick Bread, Rebecca Pytell, Strength and Sunshine (shown above)
Vegan Cranberry Pistachio Loaf, Sam Turnbull, It Doesn’t Taste Like Chicken
Vegan Pumpkin Cranberry Cornbread, Jeni Hernandez, Thyme and Love
Smoothies
Cranberry Smoothie Bowls, Danielle Fahrenkrug, Delightful Mom Food (shown above)
Fresh Cranberry Smoothie, Marina Delio, Yummy Mummy Kitchen (shown above)
Pomegranate Cranberry Antioxidant Smoothie, Holly Bertone, Pink Fortitude
Desserts
Autumn Spiced Oatmeal Cookies, Amy Reese, Bear Plate
Cranberry Crunch Dark Chocolate Truffles, Sophia DeSantis, Veggies Don’t Bite (shown above)
Cranberry Orange Crumble Bars, From My Bowl
Cranberry Pie, Audrey Snowe, Unconventional Baker
Little Cranberry Citrus Holiday Cakes, Alexandrea Daum, Occasionally Eggs (shown above)
Pear Cranberry Crisp, Gwen Leron, Delightful Adventures
Pistachio Cranberry Almond Flour Cookies, Kaila Proulx, Healthy Helper
Pull-Apart Cranberry Eggnog Rolls, Valentina Celant, The Baking Fairy (shown above)
Sweet Orange Ricotta with Cranberry Compote, Lori Rasmussen, My Quiet Kitchen
Vegan Cranberry Cheesecake Bars, Brianne, Evergreen Kitchen (shown above)
Vegan Cranberry Oat Bars, Annie Markowitz, Veg Annie
Vegan Cranberry Orange Scones, Sarah McMinn, My Darling Vegan (shown above)
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