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November 26, 2021

Cranberry Sauce Smoothies

If you have some leftover cranberry sauce today, try these cranberry sauce smoothies made with oats, yogurt, milk, and a dollop of leftover whipped cream! 

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I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! We spent the day with both sets of parents, and the kids had so much fun. I’m sharing this recipe today because it is the perfect Thanksgiving weekend breakfast or snack!

Homemade cranberry sauce is the best!

Cranberry sauce is my favorite dish at the holiday table because of the combination of sweet and tart. I also think it goes well with everything (obvi I like my food to mix a bit!)

When I learned to make cranberry sauce from whole berries one of my first Thanksgivings after graduating from college, I started to love it a whole (berry) lot more.

I love to add some bourbon during cooking, and boy-oh-boy this might be my favorite version of all! Sadly cranberry sauce is quite polarizing, and not everyone loves it as much as I do. So unlike the sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie, you might find yourself with some leftovers.

cranberry sauce

Health Benefits of Cranberries

If you’re a cranberry lover like me, you can keep frozen cranberries in your freezer and make some sauce whenever you please! You should because they are very good for you:

  • Cranberries are packed with antioxidants
  • Recent studies have identified over two dozen antioxidant phytonutrients in cranberries
  • The phytonutrients in cranberries also have anti-inflammatory properties
  • Cranberries may also help with UTIs, although the research is a bit inconclusive
  • Cranberries contain vitamin C, manganese, and fiber for 46 calories per cup

What Can You Do With Leftover Cranberry Sauce?

  • Dollop it into Greek yogurt for a high protein breakfast or snack
  • Stir it into hot creamy oatmeal
  • Enjoy in a bowl with graham crackers as a “crust”
  • Make cranberry sauce smoothies!!

hot creamy oatmeal with cranberry sauce

Cranberry Sauce Smoothies

I love to make these quick and easy cranberry smoothies on Black Friday morning, and they are delicious!

Smoothie Ingredients

Inside you’ll find a blend of cranberry sauce, oats, yogurt, and milk plus ice and a dollop of leftover whipped cream. Oats for whole grains and Greek yogurt for protein!

My cranberry sauce may be laced with a tiny bit of bourbon, but a little bourbon flavor for breakfast never hurt anyone 😉 It was very subtle and the alcohol had cooked out anyways.

Make these dairy free by using almond or soy milk, gluten free with GF oats, and add some plant-based coconut whip if you like!

cranberry sauce smoothies

cranberry sauce smoothies
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Cranberry Sauce Smoothies

These quick and easy cranberry sauce smoothies are a great way to use up any leftover cranberry sauce you have. In addition to a heaping cup of cranberry sauce, blend in oats for whole grains and Greek yogurt for protein.
Course Breakfast, Brunch, Snack
Cuisine American
Keyword cranberries, smoothies
Prep Time 3 minutes
Total Time 3 minutes
Servings 2 servings

Equipment

  • Blender

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cow's milk or almond milk
  • 1/3 cup rolled oats
  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt I recommend plain, vanilla or lemon flavor!
  • 1 cup leftover cranberry sauce
  • 1 handful ice
  • 1 dollop whipped cream optional

Instructions

  • Blend everything together.
  • Divide between two glasses.
  • Dollop with leftover whipped cream, if you wish!
cranberry sauce smoothies
cranberry sauce smoothies

Other Recipes With Cranberry Sauce

Orange Cranberry Breakfast Smoothie

Liz takes the edge off the crans by blending the sauce with other mixed berries. Maybe a bit more kid friendly!

Cranberry Pineapple

A tropical twist!

Fresh Cranberry 

The texture of this one is like an acai bowl!

Veggie Inspired – Dairy Free 

This recipe uses fresh frozen cranberries with a touch of sugar or maple syrup

Cranberry Orange

I love the addition of orange, almonds, and cranberry juice

Chocolate Cranberry Smoothie

Two layers! I love the flavors.

cranberry sauce smoothies

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  1. Jessica Johnstone says

    November 26, 2021 at 2:18 pm

    Hi Kath, I just made these cranberry smoothies for lunch with a leftover turkey sandwich, delicious! Thanks for the idea, I will be making more. Hope you are well. Jessica from Durham

    Reply
    • Kath Younger says

      November 26, 2021 at 4:45 pm

      Yay!! Thanks for writing in 🙂

      And hope you are well! Long time no see 🙂

      Reply
  2. Cindy says

    November 30, 2021 at 1:26 pm

    Made this today using leftover cranberry sauce and non fat vanilla Greek yogurt. Didn’t have oats so left them out. This was awesome. Best smoothie I have ever had. Thanks for the great recipe.

    Reply
    • Kath Younger says

      November 30, 2021 at 2:30 pm

      Yay thank you!!

      Reply
  3. Wonderful cook says

    December 6, 2022 at 10:13 pm

    Fantastic recipe. So pretty and so healthy! I also added chia seeds to smoothies. This is now my go-to smoothie recipe!

    Reply

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