Cranberry Crisp
This delicious cranberry crisp is an easy and festive holiday dessert recipe perfect for Thanksgiving and the Christmas season. It's loaded with fresh cranberries, chopped walnuts, hint of orange, and a rich, buttery, crisp topping, and baked to golden perfection.
Servings: 8 Servings
Ingredients
Crisp Topping
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup butter
Cranberry Filling
- 24 ounce fresh cranberries
- 1 cup walnuts, chopped
- ⅓ cup orange juice
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon cornstarch
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup butter, sliced
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and lightly spray a 3 quart baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Crisp Topping
- In a large bowl, whisk flour and brown sugar together. Add 1 cup of butter and mix on low speed until crumbly.
Cranberry Filling
- In a medium bowl, whisk sugar, cornstarch, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together. Set aside.
- Rinse cranberries and add to a large bowl.
- Add walnuts, orange juice, and orange zest to cranberries. Stir to combine.
- Sprinkle sugar mixture over cranberries and gently stir until cranberries are well coated.
- Pour cranberry mixture into the prepared baking dish and spread in an even layer.
- Top the fruit mixture with random slices of butter.
- Add flour mixture over the cranberry mixture and spread evenly.
- Baked uncovered for 45-55 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown.