Once again I found myself with too many fresh cranberries that were about to go bad, so I chopped them up and threw them into this wonderful cranberry walnut bread. I love the hints of lemon, orange and cinnamon in this sweet and tart bread. It would make a beautiful Christmas gift for friends, family, neighbors, teachers, etc. Just wrap each loaf in plastic wrap after it they are finished cooling and tie it with a big red bow! You can also decorate the loaf by drizzling glaze over it, but this will make it more sweet and I personally prefer less sweet breads. This recipe makes only one 9×5 inch loaf, so if you want more you will need to double/triple the recipe. Serve with warm tea for an afternoon treat.
I have two more finals to go, and hopefully they go much better than the first one did :/ I am soo ready for Christmas break! Are you staying home for the holidays, or will you be traveling somewhere?
XoXo
- 1 cup fresh cranberries, coarsely chopped
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup milk
- 1 tbsp orange juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp freshly grated lemon peel
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 eggs
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Add cranberries, sugar, oil, milk, orange juice, vanilla, lemon peel, cinnamon and eggs to a mixing bowl and stir well with a wooden spoon.
- Whisk the flour, baking powder and salt together in a separate bowl and then slowly mix into the batter.
- Stir well until all ingredients are well blended.
- Stir in the walnuts.
- Grease a 9×5 inch loaf pan and pour in the batter.
- Bake 45-50 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean and the top is slightly golden brown and firm to the touch.
- Cool for about 10 minutes before transferring to a wire cooling rack.
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Great way to use up cranberries. I have some lingering myself, so I’ll have to make this bread.
It looks yummy
You know what ? I never tasted cranberries. In france, this is something we don’t eat often. It’s very “american”, for us
As cookies and brownies, for example.
This sure looks delicious and I’m totally into anything with cranberries lately because it’s so festive but at the same time I’m not sure that I can fresh ones here can i used dried ones?
Wow, fresh cranberries! We can’t buy those in Aus unfortunately
But we do have frozen and dried! This loaf looks lovely and I love the pretty pops of colour the cranberries bring 
A slice of this warm would go perfect with my morning coffee. Beautiful photos!
I love cranberries in anything, and this bread looks terrific. Only two more finals? You’re almost there! Anyway, nice recipe – thanks.
Mmmmmmmmm, I love all those fresh cranberries popping out of this loaf – gorgeous!!!
This bread looks wonderful! I love the pop of color and flavor that cranberries give sweet breads. The addition of walnuts sound delicious too. Might need to give these a try for Christmas breakfast.
Thanks Elaine!
Kristi, this looks so festive and pretty, and I love the citrus flavors, paired with cranberries!
Thanks Kari
I LOVE cranberries! And this cake looks really good, can’t wait to try!
Thank you Gabe! Let me know what you think