Winter’s most festive fruit stars in a family-friendly recipe for Orange Cranberry Crisp that’s topped with scoops of vanilla bean ice cream.

When it comes to holiday desserts, I am President of the Crisp, Cobbler and Crumble Club (say that five times fast!). There’s just something about the pairing of warm fruit and a doughy topping that beats out pie of any kind (OK, almost any kind). And speaking of pie… 

Crisps take a fraction of the time to prepare, compared to their often intricately latticed, woven and cookie cutter-topped cohorts. 

While strawberries, blueberries and raspberries are welcome in warmer months, I’ve brought the oh-so-tart cranberry to center stage, and it’s getting extra attention courtesy of its flavor BFF: Florida’s Natural orange juice!

This marks my sixth year partnering with Florida’s Natural as part of their Brunch Club. Although traveling cross-country isn’t in the cards this year (we loved checking out the Grove House last winter!), I still wanted to bring the flavor of the Sunshine State into this holiday-themed dessert. Take it away, Orange Cranberry Crisp!

Baking the cranberries with Florida’s Natural Brand Orange Juice gives the entire skillet dessert a straight-from-the-grove taste. So while we technically didn’t get to visit the Grove House again this year, we definitely let our taste buds make the trip.

While it’d have been easy to bulk up the fruit filling with apples or pears, I thought it was about time cranberries took the full credit. Mixed with my favorite single-ingredient orange juice (yep, only oranges!) and brown sugar, the trifecta bubbles up into a thick, syrupy fruit filling that strikes the perfect balance of sweet and citrusy flavors.

With a homerun on the filling, it’s time to direct our attention to the oatmeal cookie-like topping. I repeat: oatmeal cookie-like topping!

Gone are the notoriously dry oats of a classic crisp topping, and in their place is a buttery, pecan-studded mixture that’s essentially an egg-less cookie dough.

While you grab the ice cream scoop, don’t forget to check out two more of my favorite Florida’s Natural-inspired desserts, No-Bake Orange Cranberry Cheesecake Parfaits and Tropical Brioche Bread Pudding to complete your holiday dessert slam-dunk.

No-Bake Orange Cranberry Cheesecake Parfaits: Get the Recipe

Tropical Brioche Bread Pudding: Get the Recipe

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