Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread Recipe
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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.
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
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.
- Pour into two greased 9 in. x 5 in. loaf pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 45-60 minutes if using two loaf pans. You can also use 4 mini loaf pans for 40 minutes.
- *THIS RECIPE USED TO HAVE YOU USE ONE LOAF PAN AND BAKE IT FOR 90 MINUTES. AFTER MANY COMPLAINTS WE ADJUSTED THE RECIPE TO TWO LOAF PANS. WE HAVE HAD SUCCESS WITH ONE LOAF PAN, BUT WE FOUND THE MOST FOOL-PROOF WAY IS TO USE TWO LOAF PANS.*
Dana says
This sounds delishious! Can I use dried cranberries rather than fresh or frozen?
Julie Evink says
Yes you can. It would just give you a different texture in the bread.
Nouli says
The cranberry bread was incredible. Made exactly like the recipe. Extremely moist. Big hit. Making it again today.
Julie Evink says
So glad you enjoyed it! I’m going to try it with blueberries next!
Megan says
I have made this bread now quite a few times and I love it! Made With cranberries is amazing and I also substituted blueberries last time which worked out nicely as well. Fantastic recipe, thank you for sharing.
Julie Evink says
Oh that sounds great Megan!
Julie Evink says
Oven temperatures vary and pans make the baking time an estimate. Please make sure to always check to see if the bread is done by inserting a toothpick in the middle. If it comes out without crumbs it’s done!
Elizabeth says
This was absolutely incredible! It came out so moist and tender. My entire family loved it, and I just know we are going to fight over the last piece! XD
Julie Evink says
So glad you enjoyed it Elizabeth!
Malinda @ Countryside Cravings says
I think you’re a rockstar working full time and blogging!!!! I couldn’t do it!! Don’t let leaving the kids get to you too much, it sounds like they will have a blast! I love how pretty this bread is and have fun at your photography workshop!!
Chris bartholomew says
What size loaf pan for the cranberry cream cheese bread?
Julie Evink says
9×5 loaf pan!
Kathy says
Made the cranberry bread this morning and brought it to a meeting. Everyone loved it. Thanks, your recipes Rock!
Julie Evink says
So glad you enjoyed it!
Kelly says
I am obsessed with cranberry everything and just made bread and cake too and still want a few slices of yours! It looks gorgeous and so moist! Hope you have a great time at your photography conference – you totally deserve a break after all that you do!
Rachel @ Bakerita says
I LOVE cranberry everything (I made cranberry bars today!) and this bread looks absolutely fabulous. I’ve never tried cream cheese in the batter of a quick bread but it sounds amazing!
aimee @ like mother like daughter says
This bread is SO pretty and looks so delicious! I love that you added cream cheese, I’m sure the bread is so moist and good!
Allison - Celebrating Sweets says
I hope your weekend away helps to you to feel refreshed. I’m seriously amazed by all you do! Hang in there, and don’t let that mom guilt creep in. You deserve some “me time” too!
Also, this cranberry bread sounds delish! I wish I had a slice (or two!) right now.
Ashley | The Recipe Rebel says
I totally feel you, except I can’t imagine working out of the house full time right now AND blogging like you do! You totally deserve a break! And I’m totally obsessed with everything cranberry right now — like this bread 😀
Jen | Baked by an Introvert says
I adore cranberry bread! This recipe sounds incredible with cream cheese in it. I can just imagine how wonderful it tastes!!
Danielle | The Creative Bite says
Umm this bread looks amazing! How in the world do you get such a pretty loaf of bread? I’m pretty sure mine would be brown and all cracked on the top, but that is why we leave the baking to you! 🙂