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Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread Recipe + VIDEO
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This sweet cream cheese bread compliments the tart cranberries it’s loaded with resulting in an amazing Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread! If you are looking for a new quick bread recipe that is perfect for the fall and Thanksgiving you have found it. It’s so amazingly soft and tender, plus quick and easy to make. I love a big slice with butter and a mug of coffee or for a quick snack in the afternoon!
Cranberry Bread
Cranberries. Love them or hate them? I’m kind of love them one time, pass on them another time. I love this Crock Pot Cranberry Pork Loin because of the savory flavors that don’t over power and then we have this every popular Cranberry Cream Cheese Dip that is HOT on Pinterest right now! And, let’s get real, we are never going to turn down some cookies, especially Oatmeal Cranberry White Chocolate Chip Cookies!
Why don’t we turn down cookies? Because they make everything better. For example when you are going through a funk like me right now. It’s bad. Real bad.
I don’t know if I’m stressed, overworked, or what, but I just can not find my groove. Maybe it’s just a serious case of PMS? Lovely lady things like that rock don’t they? I’m feeling tired, cranky and unmotivated to do pretty much anything and I’m hoping it changes real fast like.
It does not help winter is coming because that always makes things dull and dreary in my opinion!
Cranberry Cream Cheese Bread
So what do you do when you get in these funks? We all have them.
I’m envisioning a spa day with one of my best girlfriends, lunch out, coming home to a clean house and a full bank account. Ok, maybe that last part was just a little bit to hopeful! It would be nice though wouldn’t it? It would relieve a lot of the pressures we all face in our lives. I could totally make the spa and lunch day happen though couldn’t I?
Grocery List for Cranberry Bread
- Butter
- Cream cheese
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Eggs
- Flour
- Baking powder
- Salt
- Cranberries (fresh or frozen)
- Pecans (optional)
Then I enter the Mom guilt into the equation. That battle is a battle. I work full time so I don’t see the kiddos much during the week and then to think of leaving for a day on the weekend or heaven forbid the entire weekend like I’m doing this coming weekend I have anxiety.
First of all my hubs is left with the kids all weekend and he needs a break too so is that fair? Then, of course, the kids miss me, but really do they? Well, obviously a little bit but they are resilient and let’s face it sometimes Dad’s more fun!
I’m guessing there’s going to be a whole lot of pizza and hot dogs and mac and cheese in their future this weekend. Along with Ranger rides and going to Grandpa’s house for a sleepover with Auntie since she’s home. Really, I don’t think they are going to miss me at all!
So maybe I think it’s far more of a big deal than it actually is! Apparently, I need to get my undies out of a wad and enjoy my weekend away at my photography workshop. Let’s focus on that!
How to make Cranberry Cream Cheese Bread
- Preheat the oven
- Grease a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan.
- With your mixer cream together butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla.
- Add the eggs, one at a time, mixing well after you add each egg.
- In a separate bowl combine the dry ingredients
- Slowly mix into wet batter until combined. Fold in cranberries and nuts.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 30 minutes
And maybe I need a few more slices of this delicious Cranberry Cream Cheese Bread in my life to sweeten it up. I adore quick bread recipes and this one is delicious. The cream cheese adds a richness to it and it’s not crumbly at all due to this. It’s pretty much perfectly sweet and delicious with the addition of the tart cranberries bursting in your mouth!
Love cranberries? Here are more delicious cranberry recipes to try!
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Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread Recipe
This sweet cream cheese bread compliments the tart cranberries it's loading with resulting in an amazing Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread! If you are looking for a new quick bread recipe that is perfect for the fall and Thanksgiving you have found it. It's so amazingly soft and tender, plus quick and easy to make. I love a big slice with butter and a mug of coffee or for a quick snack in the afternoon!
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 381kcal
Ingredients
- 1 c. butter softened
- 8 oz package cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 c. sugar
- 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 4 eggs
- 2 c. all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 c. cranberries fresh or frozen
- 1/2 c. chopped pecans optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large mixing bowl cream together butter, cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
- In another bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Slowly mix into wet batter until combined. Fold in cranberries and nuts.
- One or two greased 9 in. x 5 in. loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 60 minutes if using two loaf pans. If using one loaf pan bake for about 90 minutes. You can also use 4 mini loaf pans for 40 minutes.
Notes
There are many comments about this not baking through etc. I have retested the recipe and it will bake through in one 9x5 loaf pan, but you can also use two if you'd like. Adjust baking time to about 50-60 minutes. It also works great in four mini loaf pans!
Nutrition
Calories: 381kcal
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Have you used anything other than cranberries in this recipe? My boys don’t like cranberries but the recipe sounds divine.
You could use blueberries instead!
I bet raspberries would be awesome!
I’m sure they would!
Made this loaf today and loved how moist and delicious it is. The nice explosion of tart cranberries throughout pleases my taste buds. Some people said that the loaf did not cook throughout that is because the person who posted this recipe did not put the proper cook time of 1 hour and 30 minutes. If you scroll above the recipe it says cooking instructions and gives that time as opposed to the 60 minutes she has mentioned in the actual recipe. So if you make this in a regular loaf pan like I did 1 hour and a half and it cooks perfectly. I will definitely be making this recipe again I would like to try it using lemon extract and blueberries in place of the cranberries. If you like a loaf that isn’t overly sweet this recipe is perfect.
Hi Cheyenne, here is my recipe for Cream Cheese Blueberry Bread! I’m glad you enjoyed it!
https://www.julieseatsandtreats.com/cream-cheese-blueberry-bread/
I made with raspberry and small chunks of white chocolate. So yummy.
Sounds great!
This bread went over well at a company party! Simple and looks beautiful! Taste delicious!
Perfect! I’m glad everyone loved it!
If using fresh cranberries do you boil them first and how please
You should not need to boil fresh cranberries for this recipe.
No, you don’t need to!
This is more of a question than a comment. I tried this receipe and left it in the oven for 70 minutes, however, the middle did not cook….I know it isn’t my oven because it bakes everything else perfectly. I followed the receipe to the “T” so to speak. What did I do wrong? I cannot figure it out and I have been baking for decades…The only thing I can come up with is perhaps it should have gone into 2 pans, rather than one. Any advice is welcomed. The flavor was delicious. I used fresh cranberries.
I haven’t had an issue with it baking through in one pan but others seem to have had that issue as well, it seems making it in two loaf pans is the route to go if that is the issue.
Can you chop up the cranberries instead of leaving them whole? What about adding orange juice and orange rind. Will that take away from the cream cheese?
Yes you could chop them up. I haven’t tested this one with orange flavors of any kind, I’m sure it would be delicious! If you try it out, let me know how it goes!
I would love to make these for our holiday potluck. Have you tried them using mini muffin pans?
I have not tried them that way but I’m sure it would be delicious! I’m not sure what the bake time would need to be, if you try it let me know how it goes!
Can the cranberry cheese cake be frozen
Yes, the bread can be frozen once made. Make sure to wrap it tightly.
I would like to add orange flavor by using orange zest and fresh juice, what adjustment would I need to make?
Someone else commented about doing this as well, I haven’t tested it with any orange flavors. I’m not sure how much you would need to add and adjust. If you try it out, let me know how it goes!
Ultimate fail!! 70 minutes into baking still running over like lava from opening on centre side. What happened??!
Definitely use 2 pans.
I’m planning on making these for Christmas gifts for a few girlfriends.. now just like my anxiety staring at flour at the grocery if you’re recipe calls for AP flour and I have self rising can I omit the salt and baking powder in this recipe ~ why does flour have to confuse me so bad lol
I haven’t tested this one with anything but AP flour, I’m not sure how that would turn out. Sorry I couldn’t ease your flour anxiety!
I love thisr recipe, just wondering have you ever replaced the vanilla with orange extract?
I have not tried that but I know quite a few people in the comments have mentioned trying some orange flavoring. Let me know how it goes if you try it!
Is it ok to use craisins?
That will give you a little bit different texture in the bread but you can definitely give it a try! Let me know how it goes!
Amazing! These are very heavy, much like a pound cake. Great mixture of sweet and sour. I made these in large muffin tins and they turned out great. I also sprinkled sugar on top before baking for a nice golden top. Thanks for the great recipe.
You’re welcome! Good to know this one works in a large muffin tin as well! Thanks for sharing!
Will not be making again. Followed recipe explicitly and burned in top raw in middle. Too expensive to try again.
All ovens heat differently, I’m sorry it didn’t work out for you!
When using 4 mini loaf pans, how long to you bake?
40 minutes
Can you use dried cranberries for this recipe as well (such as Craisins dried cranberries)?
Yes I think that would be fine!
Will not be making this recipe again. Made it in one pan and like others have said, it didn’t cook in the middle….. Ataround the edges and didnt taste that good either
I’m sorry to hear that, you could try making in two loaf pans next time.
Thank you Julie, its a wonderful recipe and easy to make. I used dried cranberry, half cup only, lessened the sugar to 1cup and it turned out so well and lòoked like in the picture too. We all love it and it didnt take long to finish. Used only one long loaf tin with the temp. stated and it was ready in 50 mins, nice golden color.
So happy it turned out great for you, Mima! Thanks for the review!
This was so awesome and easy to mske!! Everyone loved this bread!! Perfect for the holidays!! Tganks!!👍🙋♀️❤
You’re welcome! I’m so glad it was a hit!