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Do you have extra cranberry sauce leftover after your big Thanksgiving or Christmas holiday dinner? Well, you don’t have to spend all week eating jt over turkey. Instead, use that leftover cranberry sauce to create something new and delicious. So if you are wondering "what to make with leftover cranberry sauce", then you are in the right place. We are sharing over 15 of our best and most popular leftover cranberry sauce recipes including muffins, baked goods, sandwiches, chicken dinner, smoothies, parfaits, and more!
Leftover Cranberry Sauce Recipes
Leftover Cranberry Sauce Muffins with Oat Streusel Topping
Don't throw away leftover cranberry sauce, instead create leftover cranberry sauce muffins with an oat streusel topping and enjoy for breakfast or dessert!
Cranberry Sauce Oat Bars
These cranberry sauce oat bars are basically date squares made with cranberry sauce. Pretty genius right? These oat bars layers together a soft, chewy and buttery crust, tart yet sweet cranberry sauce, and crumbly pecan and oat topping. The best use of Thanksgiving leftovers!
Cranberry Meatballs
Cranberry Meatballs are sticky, sweet and tangy. These delicious bites are the perfect holiday appetizer, or a great way to use up leftover cranberry sauce.
Cranberry Baked Brie
Cranberry baked brie is a sweet and savory appetizer you need to try this holiday season. It's quick and easy, melty and gooey, and so delicious.
Instant Pot Cranberry Sauce Chicken
Instant pot cranberry chicken is sweet, tart, savory, and delicious. Make this chicken dinner in the pressure cooker in just 30 minutes. So quick and easy!
Cranberry Sauce Swirl Pound Cake
Leftover cranberry sauce swirl pound cake is moist and tender with swirls of cranberry sauce for a sweet and tangy burst of flavour. So easy and delicious.
Cranberry Brie Bites
Cranberry Brie Bites are quick and easy to make with flaky puff pastry, gooey melty brie, and sweet cranberry sauce. The perfect holiday appetizer.
Cranberry Brie Grilled Cheese
This Cranberry Brie Grilled Cheese features the sweet and tart flavor of cranberry that pairs perfectly with the creamy, slightly funky flavor of brie.
Cranberry Sauce Parfait
This Cranberry Sauce Parfait is a light, creamy, and delightful breakfast or dessert during the holidays. A great way to use leftover cranberry sauce!
Cranberry Sauce Swirl Cheesecake
Cranberry sauce swirl cheesecake is creamy, smooth, and indulgent. With a gorgeous red swirl on top, it's the perfect holiday dessert for your next party.
Cranberry Sauce Smoothie
Leftover cranberry sauce smoothie is the perfect drink to make with holiday leftovers. Plus, this sweet and refreshing winter smoothie in ready in minutes.
Leftover Thanksgiving Turkey Sandwich with Cranberry Sauce
Looking for comfort food in a hand-held serving? You got it! Put those leftovers to good use in this leftover Thanksgiving turkey sandwich with cranberry sauce.
More Leftover Cranberry Sauce Recipes
Here are some of our favorite leftover cranberry sauce recipes that we found the internet has to offer:
- Leftover Cranberry Sauce and Apple Crisp. A delicious way to transform this classic side into a quick and easy fall dessert with apples and the crispiest crumb topping.
- Mini Cranberry Sauce Cobblers. Serve up leftover cranberry sauce into individual cranberry sauce cobblers with a fluffy and cakey topping.
- Cranberry Sauce Overnight Oats. The easiest leftover cranberry sauce recipe that you can prep the night before and enjoy for breakfast in the morning.
- Cranberry Sauce Vinaigrette. Transform your leftover cranberry sauce with just 3 ingredients into a homemade vinaigrette salad dressing and use it all week on your favorite fall salad recipes.
More Leftover Recipes
- 25 Thanksgiving Leftover Recipes
- 15 Leftover Turkey Recipes
- 20 Leftover Rotisserie Chicken Recipes
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15 Leftover Cranberry Sauce Recipes
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- Author: Sam Hu | Ahead of Thyme
- Total Time: 40 minutes
- Yield: 9 servings
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
Over 15 best most popular leftover cranberry sauce recipes including muffins, baked goods, sandwiches, smoothies, chicken dinner, and more! One of my favorite recipes are these cranberry sauce oat bars.
Ingredients
- ¾ cupbutter,softened to room temperature
- ¾ cupbrown sugar
- 1 + ½ cupsrolled oats
- ¾ cupall-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
- 1 teaspoonbaking powder
- pinch ofsalt
- 1 cupcranberry sauce
For the pecan oat topping:
- 3 tablespoonsbutter,melted
- ¼ cupbrown sugar
- ½ cuprolled oats
- ⅓ cuppecans,finely crushed
- 1 teaspoongroundcinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- In a large bowl, use ahand mixerorstand mixerto cream together butter with brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add rolled oats, flour, vanilla, baking powder, and salt. Continue to mix until fully combined. The mixture will resemble crumbs.
- Transfer the mixture into a9-inch square baking pan, and firmly press it in to create an even layer on the bottom. Layer and spread cranberry sauce on top.
- Make the pecan oat topping: In ashallow saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Once melted, remove from heat and stir in brown sugar, oats, pecans, and cinnamon. Stir until fully combined. Sprinkle and evenly distribute the topping on top of the layer of cranberry sauce.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes until lightly browned. Place on awire cooling rackto cool down and cut into 9 even squares.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
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