Apple Cranberry Bread

Apple Cranberry Bread – A cinnamon spiced quick bread filled with apples and fresh cranberries and topped with a pecan streusel.

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I’m giddy with excitement because my favorite time of year is here – HOLIDAY BAKING SEASON! I have been training for this; it’s like the Olympics for me. Ha! This Apple Cranberry Bread is sure to be a win for the holidays! Loaded with apples, fresh cranberries and topped with the most amazing streusel!

In all seriousness, I really do love this time of year. The weather is cool, the house feels cozy, bathing suit season is over, and New Year’s resolutions haven’t yet begun (woohoo)! It really is the most wonderful time of the year.

I’ve already been baking up a storm this holiday season. We’ve had Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie Bars, Pumpkin Carrot Cake, Pumpkin Bread with Caramel Glaze, Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread and Apple French Toast. And up next – a new cranberry recipe.

Apple Cranberry Bread.

This recipe is for a quick bread. It comes together quickly, without the use of a mixer. It closely straddles the line between bread and cake (and what a delicious line that is). It’s cozy and comforting and filled with fall and winter flavors. You guys adore this Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread Recipe and this Honey Cranberry Bread, so I’m going out on a limb and hoping you’ll enjoy Apple Cranberry Bread too!

The bread is sweet and lightly spiced and it’s filled with diced apples and fresh cranberries. The loaf is topped with a brown sugar pecan streusel, which adds the perfect finishing touch. I absolutely love the contrasting textures between the tender bread and the crunchy, buttery streusel. 

I should not be left alone with a loaf of this bread because there’s a good chance I will pick every last bit of streusel off the whole loaf. If anyone in my family asks I’ll pretend like I forgot to put the streusel on. Sshhhh. 😉

Apple Cranberry Bread Ingredients

• Vegetable or canola oil
• Applesauce
• Granulated sugar
• Eggs
• Pure vanilla extract
• All purpose flour
• Baking soda
• Salt
• Ground cinnamon
• Apple
• Fresh cranberries
• Brown sugar
• Pecans
• Melted butter

If you have any other holiday baking inspiration, send it my way. I’m already daydreaming about what should come next.

For now, I’ll be cozied up with a big ol’ cup of coffee and a slice of Apple Cranberry Bread (I’m grabbing the slice with the most streusel!)

Tools Used to Make Apple Cranberry Bread

• Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer
• Loaf Pan
• Mixing Bowls
• Chopper

Happy baking, friends!

Did you make this? If you snap a photo, please be sure tag me on Instagram at @julieseatsandtreats or #julieseatsandtreats so I can see your yummy treat!

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Apple Cranberry Bread

A cinnamon spiced quick bread filled with apples and fresh cranberries and topped with a pecan streusel.

Prep:15 mins

Cook:55 mins

Total:1 hr 10 mins

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Ingredients

Bread

• ▢ 1/3 cup vegetable or canola oil
• ▢ 1/4 cup applesauce
• ▢ 2/3 cup granulated sugar
• ▢ 2 large eggs
• ▢ 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
• ▢ 2 cups all purpose flour
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ▢ 1 cup finely chopped apple I left the skin on
• ▢ 1 cup fresh cranberries I halved the larger berries

Streusel topping

• ▢ 1/4 cup brown sugar
• ▢ 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
• ▢ 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ▢ 3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
• ▢ 3 tablespoons melted butter

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Instructions

Bread:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan and set aside.
• In a large bowl, whisk oil, applesauce, sugar, eggs and vanilla. 
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside 1/4 cup of the dry ingredients. Add the remaining dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir with a spoon or rubber spatula until almost completely combined.
• Toss the apples and cranberries with the reserved 1/4 cup flour, then add to the batter. Stir carefully until fully combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top. 

Topping:

• Stir together all topping ingredients until well combined. Crumble the topping over the batter. 
• Bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Tips

I like this bread best served warm.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 391kcal (20%), Carbohydrates: 54g (18%), Protein: 5g (10%), Fat: 17g (26%), Saturated Fat: 10g (63%), Cholesterol: 52mg (17%), Sodium: 265mg (12%), Potassium: 106mg (3%), Fiber: 2g (8%), Sugar: 26g (29%), Vitamin A: 205IU (4%), Vitamin C: 2.4mg (3%), Calcium: 22mg (2%), Iron: 1.9mg (11%)

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We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information. The information in the nutrition box is calculated through a program and there is room for error. If you need an accurate count, I recommend running the ingredients through your favorite nutrition calculator.

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