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.*
Cheryl Micheau says
First of all “THANK YOU” for sharing this amazing recipe! When I first came across this recipe last Saturday night, I couldn’t wait to make it AND I did the very next morning!! I did let my butter, cream cheese and eggs come to room temperature. I used one loaf pan (Pullman loaf pan commercial grade/heavy gauge aluminized steel loft 9 x 4 x 4’)…OUTCOME beautiful! It was a hit and definitely a keeper. I used blueberries instead of cranberries but later saw your cream cheese blueberries bread recipe. YUMMY, moist, soft and delicious! The topping was crunchy….heaven!
Julie says
Thank you so much for the review! I’m so glad you loved this recipe, it is definitely one of our favorites!
Angela says
What other flours can b used besides AP flour? Can I use bread flour or cake flour?
Julie says
I have only ever used all-purpose flour so I’m not sure! My guess would be cake flour as your best bet.
Jodee says
I was super happy to make this. I was sad the comments are true. It doesn’t cook in one loaf pan at all. Outside burns and the inside is pure Liquid. The taste was really yummy if it had cooked.
Julie says
I’m so sorry Jodee! I have never had this issue but I know others have, the best option is to make it in two loaf pans. I hope you can give it another shot!
Sara says
Can I use frozen strawberries instead of cranberries
Julie says
Hmm, I haven’t tried that. It would probably work, I know others have used frozen fruit in the past. If you try it, let me know how it goes!
Parisa says
8 oz cream cheese equals howmuch grams ?
Julie says
226 grams
Linda Gomes says
Easy to make and tasted great!
Julie says
Excellent! Glad you loved it!
Michele says
I just made this recipe and it is FABULOUS! However I read the comments on it not baking so I solved the problem for me and made muffins! They melt in your mouth So so so delicious Followed recipe exactly as it but made 24 muffins instead of bread and baked them for 30 mins at 350 degrees
Julie says
Thanks for sharing, Michele! I’m so glad you enjoyed these!
Fatima says
What fíes 1c of butter means??? love the receptor and I want to prepare this at home
Julie says
1 cup of butter which is equal to two sticks of butter
Alma says
Two sticks large or smal?
Julie says
2 large sticks or 225 grams of butter
Kay Fraser says
Used one pan and not only did it not cook through but it burnt. Very disappointed
Julie says
I’m sorry to hear that! Next time maybe try two loaf pans or placing tin foil around the edges until the middle is cooked through.
Marilyn says
this sounds so good. Can you make muffins instead and just adjust the baking time.
Julie says
Here is the muffin recipe!
https://www.julieseatsandtreats.com/cranberry-cream-cheese-muffins/
DbG says
Very delicious! I did not have fresh frozen cranberries so I used dried cranberries that I rehydrated with some orange juice. I also added some orange zest as suggested by another user. I will defi6be making this again and I will be sharing this recipe with friends.
Julie says
Wonderful! I’m so glad you loved it! Thanks for the review!
Trish says
i only have frozen cranberries. Do i have to thaw and dry or can i use them frozen?
Julie says
You should be able to use them frozen.
Marsha says
Greetings….can I use dried cranberries ?
Julie says
I haven’t tried it that way but I do know some others have tried it with dried cranberries and enjoyed it!
Maryann says
Should your coat cranberries with flour before adding. Read someplace this prevents them falling to bottom. Is it necessary.
Julie says
I’ve made it without coating them and it turns out fine but you can definitely coat them to be safe!
Inga says
I printed this recipe from 12 Tomatoes back in 2016. One of the ingredients says baking POWDER which is what I have been using. I recently printed a copy for a friend of mine from the website and now it says baking SODA. Did you revise this recipe? Which is correct, powder or soda? Thank you.
Julie Evink says
Two different websites equals two different recipes. My recipe has always called for Baking Soda.
Lucille says
Actually your recipe above indicates BAKING POWDER, not soda.