Welcome to the delightful world of upside-down cranberry crunch, a delectable dessert that combines sweet, tangy, and crunchy textures in every bite. This classic treat is a perfect blend of a buttery oat crumble topping and a layer of juicy cranberries, all baked to golden perfection. Whether you're a seasoned baker or a beginner looking for a simple yet impressive dessert, this guide will lead you through the culinary journey of creating the ultimate upside-down cranberry crunch. Get ready to tantalize your taste buds and create a dessert that will be the star of any gathering.
Here are our top 13 tried and tested recipes!
CRANBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
The secret to getting the fruit sweet and caramelized in this glistening jewel-like cake is letting it bake and bubble in the cake pan before adding the batter. Since you use only one bowl, cleanup is a breeze.
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories dessert
Time 3h25m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- For the cranberries: Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Place a cooling rack in a rimmed baking sheet. Grease the bottom and sides of a 9-inch round cake pan with butter. Line the bottom of the pan with parchment and butter the parchment.
- Mix the cranberries, butter, sugar, orange zest and juice in the prepared cake pan until well coated. (The butter will start to clump up from the cold fruit, and that is okay.) Bake until the cranberries are very soft and caramelized, 40 to 45 minutes.
- For the cake: Meanwhile, beat the butter, sugar, cream, eggs, vanilla and almond extract in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until well combined. Add the flour, baking powder and salt and mix until combined.
- Reduce the oven to 350 degrees F. Pour the cake batter on top of the cranberries and smooth out the top with a rubber spatula (the juice from the cranberries will float on top of the cake a little). Tap the pan on the counter three times to evenly distribute the batter. Bake until the cake is golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 65 to 70 minutes.
- Cool the cake on the prepared rack for 10 minutes. Invert the cake onto the rack and remove the parchment. Put any cranberries that fall off or that stick to the pan on top of the cake. Let cool completely on the rack, about 1 hour. Brush the top with the honey and dollop whipped cream in the center of the cake before serving.
CRANBERRY CRUNCH
A great side dish to any holiday meal. It can also be served as breakfast or dessert! Use a sweet variety of apples, not bitter or sour.
Provided by L April Williams
Categories Side Dish
Time 50m
Yield 12
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Mix apples, cranberries, 1 cup pecans, 1 cup sugar, and 1/2 cup butter together in a bowl; divide between two 8x8-inch baking dishes.
- Stir 1 cup pecans, oats, 1/2 cup sugar, and 1/4 cup butter together in a bowl; sprinkle over each cranberry mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling and topping is lightly browned, 30 to 40 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 378.7 calories, Carbohydrate 39.8 g, Cholesterol 30.5 mg, Fat 25.1 g, Fiber 4.5 g, Protein 2.9 g, SaturatedFat 8.5 g, Sodium 83 mg, Sugar 30.2 g
CRANBERRY UPSIDE DOWN CAKE
Cranberries and pecans provide a wonderful addition to this upside down cake - a perfect homemade dessert.
Provided by Betty Crocker Kitchens
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F. In 10-inch cast-iron skillet, melt butter over low heat. Sprinkle brown sugar, cranberries and pecans in skillet. Remove from heat.
- In large bowl, beat egg yolks with electric mixer on high speed until thick and pale. Gradually beat in granulated sugar. In small bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. On low speed, beat flour mixture into sugar mixture alternately with orange juice, beating after each addition just until smooth. Beat in vanilla and orange peel.
- In small bowl, beat egg whites and cream of tartar with electric mixer on high speed just until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Pour into skillet.
- Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until center is set. Cool 5 minutes. Place heatproof serving plate upside down on pan; turn plate and pan over. Let pan remain over cake 1 minute so cranberry mixture can drizzle over cake. Remove pan. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 490, Carbohydrate 70 g, Fat 4 1/2, Fiber 3 g, Protein 4 g, SaturatedFat 9 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 260 mg
UPSIDE-DOWN CRANBERRY CRUNCH
Carol Miller of Northumberland, New York notes. "When celebrating special occasions with friends, I often serve this sweet-tart dessert."
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 1h5m
Yield 8 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Place the cranberries in a greased 8-in. square baking dish. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup sugar and pecans. , In a small bowl, beat the eggs, butter, flour and remaining sugar until smooth. Spread over cranberry mixture. , Bake at 325° for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center of cake comes out clean. Run knife around edges of dish; immediately invert onto a serving plate. Serve warm with whipped cream or ice cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 414 calories, Fat 18g fat (8g saturated fat), Cholesterol 84mg cholesterol, Sodium 132mg sodium, Carbohydrate 61g carbohydrate (46g sugars, Fiber 3g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
UPSIDE-DOWN CRANBERRY CRUNCH
This is so good, and so easy to make, very colourful for a holiday season dessert. You can substitute raspberries, blueberries or strawberries if desired, any one will still be great, I usually make two of these, if I have more than four people over for dinner...a wonderful dessert.
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Set oven to 325°F.
- Grease a 8-in square baking pan.
- Place cranberries in prepared pan.
- Sprinkle with 3/4 cup sugar and pecans.
- In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs, extract, butter, flour and remaining sugar until smooth.
- Spread the mixture over the cranberry mixture.
- Bake for 1 hour, or until cake test done.
- Run a knife around the edges of dish; immediately invert onto a serving plate.
- Cut into serving-size pieces.
- Serve with whipped cream or ice cream if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 819.5, Fat 35.7, SaturatedFat 16.2, Cholesterol 166.8, Sodium 200.5, Carbohydrate 122.1, Fiber 5.4, Sugar 91.1, Protein 8.1
CRANBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 10 to 12 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Melt the 4 ounces of butter in a nonstick, ovenproof 9-inch skillet. Add the brown sugar, juice and spices and stir until sugar dissolves and liquid is bubbly. Chill mixture, add the cranberries, and set aside.
- In a small pan, melt 8 ounces of butter. Remove from the heat and add the milk and egg. Set aside.
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, baking powder, salt, and sugar. Add the milk mixture and whisk until smooth. Pour this mixture over the cranberries in the skillet. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cake cool in pan for about 15 minutes then turn out onto plate (fruit will be on top and juice will be dripping down) and serve slices with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream.
- Serving suggestion: Whipped cream or ice cream.
CRANBERRY-MAPLE UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Once the upside-down cake is turned out of its pan, the cranberries coated in maple syrup make a dramatic topping.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Butter and flour an 8-inch round cake pan; set aside. In a large skillet, heat 6 tablespoons butter over medium heat until it sizzles. Add cranberries, and cook until shiny, 2 to 3 minutes. Add maple syrup and cinnamon. Cook, stirring frequently, until cranberries soften but still hold their shape, about 5 minutes.
- Remove cranberries with a slotted spoon, and transfer to a baking sheet to cool slightly. Set skillet with syrup aside. Arrange cranberries in the prepared pan.
- Return skillet with syrup to medium heat, and cook until syrup boils, 3 to 4 minutes; do not overcook. Immediately pour syrup over cranberries, and let cool, about 10 minutes.
- Place rack in center of oven, and heat to 350 degrees. Sift together flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix in cornmeal with a fork. Set aside.
- Place remaining 6 tablespoons butter in an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Crumble in almond paste and, using the paddle, beat on medium speed until well combined, about 30 seconds. Gradually add 3/4 cup sugar, and beat until creamy. Add egg yolks, and beat until well combined. Beat in vanilla and almond extracts. Add flour mixture alternately with milk in two batches. Set aside.
- In a clean bowl, use the whisk attachment to beat egg whites until foamy. Slowly add remaining 2 tablespoons sugar; beat until soft peaks form. Whisk a third of the whites into batter, then fold in remaining whites.
- Spread batter over cranberries, and bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool in pan 2 hours before inverting onto a serving plate.
BERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
You can use any kind of berries - fresh or frozen - for this jammy twist on the classic pineapple upside-down cake. Just note that adding all or mostly blueberries and strawberries will create a sweeter topping than mixing in more acidic blackberries and raspberries. Caramelizing the brown sugar in a skillet before adding the fruit gives you a particularly deep, complex flavor. Because of the moisture in the topping, you'll need to bake this cake a little longer than other, similar butter cakes. You want the surface to be well browned all over, with dark brown edges that yield a slight crunch. Underbaked cake will be soggy, and apt to fall apart.
Provided by Melissa Clark
Categories cakes, dessert
Time 1h
Yield 1 (10-inch) cake
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350 degrees.
- Make the topping: In an oven-safe 10-inch skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add the brown sugar, lemon juice and salt, and whisk until the brown sugar melts, 1 to 2 minutes.
- Let cook, whisking constantly, until the mixture starts to smell like caramel and darkens slightly, about 1 minute longer. (Don't walk away or the mixture may burn.) The mixture will clump and separate, but that's OK.
- Add fruit, gently tossing to coat with the caramel. Remove from heat and arrange fruit into an even layer on bottom of skillet. Ignore any sugar clumps; they will dissolve during baking.
- Make the cake: In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, sugar, vanilla and lemon zest until thoroughly combined. Whisk in eggs, one at a time. Add sour cream and whisk until well mixed. Sprinkle in baking powder, salt and baking soda into the batter, one at a time, and whisking vigorously after each addition.
- Using a rubber spatula, gently fold in flour until just incorporated. The mixture will be lumpy, but that's OK. Don't overmix. Scrape batter into the skillet over the fruit and spread evenly.
- Bake until the surface is deeply browned all over (with darker brown edges) and the fruit is lightly bubbling along the sides of the skillet, about 35 to 45 minutes, rotating halfway through. A toothpick inserted into cake will come out clean.
- Once the cake is out of the oven, immediately run a butter knife or offset spatula around the edge of the skillet. Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes to cool slightly. Carefully invert cake into serving platter. If some berries stick to bottom of skillet, gently remove using offset spatula or knife and place back onto cake. Let cake cool until the fruit topping sets, at least 30 minutes to 1 hour, before serving. Cake is best served on the day it is baked.
UPSIDE-DOWN CRANBERRY CRUNCH RECIPE - (4.3/5)
Provided by carvalhohm
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Place cranberries in a greased 8"x8" baking pan. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup sugar and pecans. In a bowl, blend together eggs, butter, flour and remaining sugar until smooth. Spread over cranberry mixture. Bake at 325 degrees for one hour, or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Run knife around edges of pan; immediately invert onto a serving plate. Serve with whipped cream or ice cream. Makes 8 servings.
CRANBERRY CRUNCH
Make and share this Cranberry Crunch recipe from Food.com.
Provided by mandabears
Categories Dessert
Time 55m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix oats, flour and brown sugar in large bowl.
- Cut in 1/2 cup butter using fork until crumbly.
- Pat 1/2 mixture in bottom of 9x9 square pan that has been greased.
- I use cooking spray.
- Cover with cranberry sauce that has been broken into small pieces.
- Cover cranberry sauce with remaining oats mixture.
- Bake@ 350 degrees for 45.
- Serve with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 477.9, Fat 16.4, SaturatedFat 9.9, Cholesterol 40.7, Sodium 145.9, Carbohydrate 82.1, Fiber 2.4, Sugar 64.2, Protein 3.5
CRANBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE
Add some whipped cream atop this Cranberry Upside-Down Cake and you'll have the most delicious dessert.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cake Recipes
Yield Makes one 8-inch cake
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees with rack in center. Butter an 8-by-2-inch round cake pan. Line with a parchment circle cut to fit the 8-inch bottom, and butter the parchment. Coat with flour, tapping out excess; set aside. In a large skillet, heat 6 tablespoons butter over medium heat until sizzling. Add cranberries and toss to coat, about 1 minute.
- Add maple syrup and cinnamon to skillet. Cook, stirring gently, just until cranberries begin to burst, about 1 minute. Using a slotted spoon, transfer cranberries to the prepared pan. Return skillet with syrup to medium heat, and simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes. Pour syrup over cranberries; set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, cornmeal, baking powder, and salt; set aside. Place remaining 6 tablespoons butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Crumble in almond paste, and beat on medium speed until smooth and combined, about 30 seconds.
- With mixer running, gradually add 3/4 cup sugar to butter mixture; beat until creamy. Add yolks, beat until combined. Beat in vanilla extract. Add flour mixture in two batches, alternating with milk. Set batter aside.
- In a clean mixing bowl, whisk egg whites until foamy. Gradually add remaining 2 tablespoons sugar, and beat until soft peaks form. Whisk 1/3 of the egg whites into batter, and then fold in the remaining whites.
- Spread batter over cranberries in pan, smoothing with an offset spatula, and bake until a cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack to cool, about 20 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving plate and serve at room temperature.
CRANBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN MUFFINS
Fresh cranberries are readily available here, so I cook with them often. The sweet-tart taste of these pretty muffins adds a festive touch to special-occasion suppers. -Michele Briasco-Brin, Fall River, Massachusetts
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 50m
Yield 1 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 400°. In a small saucepan, combine cranberries and sugar. Cover and cook over low heat until juice forms. Uncover; cook and stir over medium heat for 10 minutes or until berries pop. Stir in nutmeg; cool slightly. Spoon into 12 paper-lined muffin cups; set aside., In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. In another bowl, whisk the egg, milk, oil and lemon extract; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in walnuts. Spoon over cranberry mixture. , Bake 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack. Carefully remove paper liners and serve muffins warm, cranberry side up.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 221 calories, Fat 8g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 20mg cholesterol, Sodium 129mg sodium, Carbohydrate 35g carbohydrate (20g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 4g protein.
CRANBERRY UPSIDE-DOWN CAKE WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS
I like to serve this cranberry upside-down cake for dessert after Christmas dinner, but it would also be wonderful for Thanksgiving or even a holiday party. There is a nice hint of orange to it. Serve with homemade whipped cream for a real treat!
Provided by Shae's Mama
Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Cranberry Dessert Recipes
Time 1h35m
Yield 8
Number Of Ingredients 15
Steps:
- Position an oven rack in the center and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a nonstick 9-inch round cake pan.
- Place butter in a saucepan over medium-high heat; stir until melted. Add 1/3 cup white sugar, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Increase heat slightly and stir mixture until it comes to a gentle boil. Cook for 30 seconds, remove from heat, and immediately scrape mixture into the prepared cake pan. (Be careful as mixture will be very hot.) Tilt the cake pan to evenly coat the bottom. Sprinkle cranberries evenly on top of the sugar mixture; set aside.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl.
- Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until fluffy. Gradually beat in remaining 2/3 cup sugar. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in orange zest, orange extract, and vanilla extract. Blend in buttermilk. Gradually add flour mixture, beating briefly until smooth. Fold in chocolate chips. Drop heaping spoonfuls of the batter randomly over cranberries in the cake pan, then smooth the batter with the back of a spoon until even.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cake is golden brown, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a large, flat serving plate. Cool for at least 20 minutes before serving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 445.4 calories, Carbohydrate 59.6 g, Cholesterol 91.1 mg, Fat 21.8 g, Fiber 2.2 g, Protein 4.9 g, SaturatedFat 13.3 g, Sodium 363.1 mg, Sugar 38.7 g
Tips:
- Use fresh cranberries. Fresh cranberries have a tart and tangy flavor that is perfect for this dish. If you can't find fresh cranberries, you can use frozen cranberries, but thaw them completely before using.
- Don't overcook the cranberries. Cranberries only need to be cooked for a few minutes, or they will become mushy. Cook them just until they start to pop.
- Use a good quality maple syrup. Maple syrup adds a delicious sweetness to this dish. Use a real maple syrup, not a pancake syrup.
- Don't skimp on the crunch topping. The crunch topping is what makes this dish so special. Use a generous amount of butter, brown sugar, oats, and nuts.
- Serve warm. This dish is best served warm, so it's perfect for a holiday dessert or a cold winter night.
Conclusion:
Upside-down cranberry crunch is a delicious and easy-to-make dessert that is perfect for any occasion. With its tart and tangy cranberries, sweet maple syrup, and crunchy topping, it's sure to be a hit with everyone who tries it. So next time you're looking for a special dessert, give upside-down cranberry crunch a try. You won't be disappointed!
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