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Duncan Hines Debuts Limited-Time Dolly Parton Holiday Cranberry Crumb Cake & Muffin Mix
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- Duncan Hines released Dolly Parton's Holiday Cranberry Crumb Cake & Muffin Mix at a suggested price of $4.49 per box.
- The mix combines a cinnamon buttery crumble with orange and tart cranberry and can be baked as a coffee cake or as muffins.
- Duncan Hines says the mix is available at retailers nationwide only through the end of the year.
Duncan Hines has launched Dolly Parton's Holiday Cranberry Crumb Cake & Muffin Mix, a limited-time box priced at a suggested $4.49 and sold at retailers nationwide through the end of the year. Yahoo reported the launch on November 14, 2026.
What the Cranberry Crumb Cake Mix Contains
The new box is a holiday version of the Dolly Parton cinnamon crumb cake in the Duncan Hines line. It keeps the cinnamon buttery crumble of the original and adds a hint of orange and tart cranberry. Bakers can make it as a coffee cake for a brunch table or as individual muffins.
The mix joins a Dolly Parton baking line that runs from biscuits to brownies, and the original cinnamon crumb cake won an Allrecipes Golden Cart Award in 2025. Duncan Hines says the holiday box should be on shelves now but only through the end of the year. The article ties the flavor to Parton's "Christmas on the Square" menu, quoting her line: "There's turkey and stuffin' and cranberry muffins."
Duncan Hines' Dolly Parton Licensing History
Duncan Hines launched the Dolly Parton Holiday Baking Mixes Collection in December 2023, with cookies, muffins, brownies, cornbread, biscuits and cake mixes sold through Walmart and Amazon, according to akta.pro company records. The same records show a brand-licensing partnership with Parton that month to produce a Southern-inspired baking line under the "Dolly Parton's Favorites" sub-brand, with Parton retaining her trademarks and Conagra Brands producing under license. The records list a December 2025 Parton collaboration on holiday-themed baking mixes including cookies, muffins and brownies, promoted as simple, affordable and inspired by her Southern roots, and sold on Amazon and Walmart.
Earlier Duncan Hines Coverage This Fall
Yahoo published a side-by-side taste test on October 23, 2026, in which all but one of ten tasters preferred Duncan Hines yellow cake to Betty Crocker's. On October 26, 2026, Yahoo described Duncan Hines' Dutch Topping Cake Mixes, introduced in 1962, as replaced by similar mixes including Dolly Parton's Crumble Bar Mixes. A Tasting Table baker ranked six spice cake mixes for Yahoo on October 27, 2026, placing Walmart's Bettergoods Gluten Free Gingerbread mix above Duncan Hines and Betty Crocker.
Holiday Mix Availability
Duncan Hines says the Holiday Cranberry Crumb Cake & Muffin Mix is available at retailers nationwide now and only through the end of the year. The company's own announcement lists the suggested price at $4.49 per box.