This Vanilla Bean Cranberry Ring has a sweet sugar glaze on top and a tangy vanilla bean spread with cranberries in the middle. It’s perfect with coffee or hot chocolate.
Cooler weather always makes me want to get into the kitchen and bake. It makes me want to fill the apartment with the smells of baking bread and tasty desserts.
It also makes me want to get up in the mornings and start my day with a coffee and breakfast. In the summer I’m not really a breakfast person, but when the temperatures start to drop it’s always nice to start the morning with something warm from the oven.
I’m not a “normal breakfast food” kind of person early in the mornings but sweets are a totally different story.
However, you don’t have to eat this Vanilla Bean Cranberry Ring for breakfast. Yes, it’s perfect for breakfast but it’s also perfect for an afternoon snack or dessert in the evening with a large mug of hot chocolate.
The inside of this Vanilla Bean Cranberry Ring is spread with a lovely layer of Finlandia™ Vanilla Bean gourmet cheese and whole cranberry sauce. Then it’s baked until golden brown and drizzled with a vanilla bean glaze and garnished with dried cranberries and fresh orange zest.
I love the sweet taste from the glaze but I also really love the tangy taste of the Finlandia vanilla bean cheese that’s baked into this dessert ring.
Finlandia cheese is made with the purest milk from Finnish family-owned farms and the purest natural ingredients. Finlandia is relentless in their pursuit of taste!
So let’s make this Vanilla Bean Cranberry Ring!!
Roll the dough out onto a flat surface.
Using a rolling pin, roll the dough out into a large rectangle.
Spread half of the Finlandia Vanilla Bean cheese onto the dough, leaving an inch border around the dough clean.
Top with the whole cranberry sauce and spread it out into a single layer.
Starting on one of the long ends, tuck and roll the dough jelly roll style.
After you roll it, bring the two ends together to form a ring.
Place the ring, seam side down, into a large cast iron skillet or on a rimmed baking sheet.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until top is slightly browned.
Once baked, removed from oven and let cool.
In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together the rest of the Finlandia Vanilla Bean cheese and the milk.
Whisk in the powdered sugar until well combined and smooth.
If the glaze is too thick add more milk, if the glaze is too thin for your liking add more powdered sugar.
Drizzle glaze on top of ring.
Top with dried cranberries.
Sprinkle with zest from one orange.
Serve warm or at room temperature.
Now enjoy this with your family or keep it all for yourself! This Vanilla Bean Cranberry Ring would be perfect for Christmas morning. Or now come to thank if it, this would be a great thing to serve the day after Thanksgiving to use up that left over cranberry sauce!
Vanilla Bean Cranberry Ring
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This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Finlandia™ . The opinions and text are all mine.
Stephanie says
Ohhh this looks wonderful! I could eat it any time of day and be happy!
Ashley @ Wishes & Dishes says
The vanilla bean is the best!! I plowed through it so fast haha I used it in a recipe I’m sharing tomorrow. This is brilliant!
Chris @ Celebrations At Home says
I love Finlandia vanilla bean flavor. What a great way to use it in a recipe!
Alyssa | EverydayMaven says
This would be such a beautiful addition to the holiday dessert table!
Michelle says
That looks absolutely scrumptious! I can’t wait to try it! That Finlandia Vanilla Bean cheese is so delicious!
Dorothy at Shockingly Delicious says
I’ve never seen this cheese before, but now I’m going to look for it!
Heather | All Roads Lead to the Kitchen says
Whoa, that vanilla bean cheese sounds pretty darn amazing, I’ve never seen that before. Gorgeous wa to use it, I’d love to wake up to a slice of this!
Lauren Kelly Nutrition says
I love all of these flavors!! This looks incredible!
Michelle Goth says
I suddenly turn a breakfast person in the winter as well. I think it might be the cold making us hungrier! This looks divine!
Dee says
I would love a big slice of this cranberry ring on Christmas morning — it’s gorgeous!
Lora @savoringitaly says
ohhhh a super fun sweet to serve on Thanksgiving morning or any time during the holidays!!
Amanda | The Chunky Chef says
That looks like such an amazing sweet breakfast! I love that glaze on top 🙂
Lana_SHON says
Great post! I love it very much!
Brenda@Sugar-Free Mom says
Oh My Goodness I can imagine the delicious smells of this baking, that vanilla bean spread sounds so good!
Erin @ Texanerin Baking says
Vanilla cream cheese?! Oh my gosh. I totally need to look for that!
Kelly @ Nosh and Nourish says
Vanilla cream cheese sounds HEAVENLY!!!!!!!!!!! Love this fancy breakfast too!
Brenda @ a farmgirl's dabbles says
I just noticed this vanilla bean cheese for the first time in our grocery store this past week. Ooooooo, it’s tempting me! Beautiful recipe!
Brandy | Nutmeg Nanny says
I have got to add this to my must make list!
Jessica | The Novice Chef says
This looks incredible! Look forward to trying it!
Mary says
What can be used in place of the vanilla cheese? It isn’t available where I live. Is substituting regular cream cheese okay?
Angie says
Hey! That would work! I would suggest whipping a little vanilla extract into the cream cheese too before spreading. <3
Brandy | Nutmeg Nanny says
This sounds absolutely incredible! I’ve got to find this cheese!
Ali says
I was just thinking that this dessert looks like cliffs with a cream cheese / glaze waterfall coming down in the middle, lol. Awesome!
Kimberly @ The Daring Gourmet says
That looks so scrumptious and I love how easy it is to make!