Delicious Cranberry Recipes

Cranberries can offer vibrant color, refreshing taste, and health-promoting nutrients to many foods and beverages. Available in many convenient forms — from fresh and dried to juices and sauces — cranberries are an ingredient you can use throughout the day and throughout the year. Add fresh cranberries to breakfast breads, toss dried cranberries into your salad, mix up a refreshing beverage with one of the many forms of cranberry juice, or create a festive holiday dessert with fresh or dried cranberries.Mixed Greens with Cranberries, Goat Cheese & Walnuts Ingredients for the Salad: 9 cups mixed greens ½ cup soft goat cheese, crumbled  1 cup dried cranberries  1 cup toasted, chopped walnuts Ingredients for Vinaigrette Dressing:   2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice (the juice from one lemon) 2 tablespoons 100% cranberry juice  2 tablespoons honey  4 tablespoons soft mild-flavored goat cheese  ¼ teaspoon salt  ¼ teaspoon black pepper  6 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oilCranberry Almond Bread Use this recipe to make a fast and festive loaf or a dozen muffins for your next family brunch or holiday gathering. Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour ½ cup sugar  2 teaspoons baking powder  1 teaspoon salt  1 egg  ¼ cup milk  ½ cup butter  2 teaspoons almond extract  1 ½ cups fresh or frozen cranberries  1 tablespoon sugar  ¼ cup sliced almonds   Directions: Preheat oven to 375° F. Butter an 8 ½ x 4 ½ x 2½ loaf pan and set aside.  Combine flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt in a medium mixing bowl. Combine egg, milk, butter, and almond extract in a separate mixing bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, mixing just until moist. Stir in cranberries.  Spread batter in the buttered loaf pan. Sprinkle with sugar and almonds. Bake for 45 minutes at 375° F.  Reduce heat to 350° F. Bake for an additional 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. You can make a non-alcoholic version of this festive cocktail by using sparkling water and orange juice instead of the sparkling wine and orange liqueur. Ingredients: 12 oz. (1½ cups) sparkling wine or Champagne 6 oz. (3/4 cup) cranberry juice  4 oz. (1/2 cup) orange liqueur  Frozen cranberries and lime slices, for garnish Directions: In a large glass pitcher, combine cranberry juice, sparkling wine, and orange liqueur. Chill for 1-2 hours before serving. To serve, pour into 4 cocktail glasses and garnish with frozen cranberries and lime slices 4 cocktails