Indulge in the warm, comforting flavors of autumn with our delectable Pumpkin Cranberry Bread, generously adorned with a tantalizing Orange Icing drizzle. This bread will make your kitchen smell like warm baked spicy goodness
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Ah, fall's here, and pumpkins are everywhere - gotta love it, right? I'm all about those fall vibes, from the beautiful autumn colors and falling leaves to that crisp chill in the air and anything pumpkin-flavored. And you know what? When I lay eyes on my first pumpkin of the season, it's a clear sign to whip up my go-to fall fave: Pumpkin Cranberry Bread.
If you're into quick bread, you've got to make this recipe. It's bursting with that cozy pumpkin goodness, sweet cranberries, and a bunch of warm spices like cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. Plus, this recipe makes two loaves of bread, so you can enjoy one right away and the other can be frozen or given as a gift.
Nothing beats slicing into this moist fall-flavored bread, grabbing a hot cup of tea, cider, or maybe even a maple latte, and just chillin'. Whether you're starting your day or need a cozy afternoon pick-me-up, it's a winner.
Pumpkin is such a wonderful ingredient because it goes with so many flavors.
- fruit - apples, pears, cherries, cranberries
- nuts -pecans, walnuts, pistachios, macadamia
- chocolate - dark chocolate is a great addition
- spices - cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, cardamom, and ginger
- liquids - honey, maple syrup, bourbon
Types of Cranberries
Fresh cranberries are definitely seasonal showing up around November to January, Luckily they freeze well so I buy quite a few bags to last me throughout the year.
Eating fresh cranberries can be too tart to eat by themselves. Fresh berries are usually added to salads and baked goods, oatmeal, and savory dishes.
Dried cranberries are sweet and chewy like a raisin and perfect for snacking, tossed in salads, and they add great flavor to cooked and baked items.
Canned Cranberry Sauce is something I don't use a lot but for this recipe, I make the exception. I like how moist it makes this bread and it's full of cranberries, so don't be afraid of using this cranberry sauce in baking. I guess you could call this a Pumpkin Cranberry Bread with Canned Cranberries.
Pumpkin Cranberry Sauce Bread Recipe Ingredients
This quick bread has a long list of ingredients but spices are what makes this bread so tasty.
- Flour
- Brown Sugar
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Nutmeg
- Cloves
- Pumpkin Puree - make sure to use pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie mix.
- Whole Berry Cranberry Sauce - use the whole berry and not the jellied cranberry sauce
- Pecans
- Vegetable Oil
- Eggs
Ingredients for the Orange Glaze
- Powdered Sugar
- Orange Juice
- Cinnamon
For all you pumpkin lovers, let's bake some bread. Making a quick bread is well....quick, no yeast, no waiting for the dough to rise, just mix and bake.
How to make pumpkin cranberry bread
- Measure all the dry ingredients in a large bowl
- Mix the pumpkin puree, cranberry sauce, and oil in a large mixing bowl
- Beat the egg in a small bowl and stir into the pumpkin.
- Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and stir until combined
- Once the ingredients are mixed up, pour them into the bread pans and bake
This makes a dark-colored bread since I use dark brown sugar because I like the flavor but feel free to use white sugar, a mixture of white and brown sugar or use coconut sugar.
While your bread is baking and your kitchen is smelling deliciously spicy you can go ahead and make the simple 3-ingredient orange icing. Just mix powdered sugar, orange juice, and cinnamon. Sweet and spicy!
Once the bread has cooled top it with that sweet orange icing and watch it drizzle down the sides of your fresh-baked bread.
I love how the icing flows into all the nooks and crannies in the bread.
The best way to slice a quick bread is to make nice big ½" thick slices.
Need another pumpkin recipe? This Spicy Pumpkin Sheet Cake with White Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting is a favorite.
Bake these Pumpkin Scones for a delicious fall favorite recipe.
Ready to bake some bread? I promise you will love the pumpkin bread, it really is my favorite.
Get your bread pans ready - here is my favorite LeCreuset pan for baking bread.
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Recipe
Pumpkin Cranberry Bread with Orange Glaze
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Equipment
- Bread pan
- Mixing bowl
Ingredients
Bread Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups AP flour
- 1 ⅓ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 16 ounces pumpkin puree
- 16 ounces whole berry cranberry sauce
- ¾ cup pecans chopped
- ⅔ cups canola oil
- 4 eggs
Orange Glaze Ingredients
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ⅛ cup orange juice
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F.
- Grease two 9 x 5 loaf pans
- Mix all the dry ingredients together in a large bowl.
- In another large bowl mix the pumpkin, cranberry sauce, pecans and oil.
- Break the eggs into a small bowl and beat. Pour the eggs into the bowl with the pumpkin mixture and stir until combined. Then stir in the flour mixture until combined
- Pour the batter into your prepared loaf pans
- Bake for 60 - 70 minutes, test with a toothpick
- Cool the bread in the pans for 10 minutes then remove to a cooling rack.
- Mix the glaze ingredients together
- When the bread is completely cooled drizzle the glaze on top of the bread.
- Cover the bread with plastic wrap. This bread will keep on the counter for two days or in the refrigerator for five days.
Notes
Nutrition
First published: Oct 19, 2015, Last updated: Sept. 1, 2022, for better readability.
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About Jere'
From learning to cook on a farm in Indiana to culinary school in California, my passion for food is never-ending. Turning on my oven to bake something for friends and family is my happy place, and I am glad to be here at One Hot Oven sharing both sweet and savory family-friendly recipes for your cooking and baking inspiration.
Jere Cassidy
Yes, that's right. This was a total failure on my part in writing this post so it was understandable.
Sophie
I love this recipe. Thank you for sharing. Now I should make this for my family
Jere Cassidy
Thanks, this is a great recipe.
Marthana Sharp
Seriously, I just the canned cranberry sauce for all kinds of recipes but I have never used it in bread, so I tried it and wow does it ever add moistness and flavor to this bread. I love this recipe makes two loaves. I froze one for Thanksgiving day. Just one less dessert I have to worry about.
Lathiya
This sounds like a perfect recipe to try for this pumpkin season. The orange glaze sure adds the flavor to the bread.
Jere Cassidy
I love the pumpkin and orange flavors together. It's great bread.
Ramona
This pumpkin and cranberry bread looks delicious and would make me so happy in the morning with my cuppa coffee or a slice after my gym sesh. I will be definitely making this as I have all ingredients ;-). So excited to making this bread now and take with me as I tend to snack on wrong stuff lately after my gym lately. Perfect timing!! Thanks so much for sharing this beauty!
Jere Cassidy
I have been known to eat the wrong things after my workout too. I guess that is why I work out!
Jenni LeBaron
This pumpkin cranberry bread looks and sounds absolutely delicious! I would love to serve this for breakfast with a big pot of tea!
Jere Cassidy
Yes, it is perfect with a big pot of tea.
Elena
This is such an amazing flavor combo! Perfect for the holidays!
Jere Cassidy
It's hard not to have pumpkin and cranberry flavors for the holidays.
Stine Mari
This looks so comforting with all the warming spices that all pair so well with pumpkin. I love using cranberry sauce in baked goods, and so I will have to try this recipe once I get my hands on some cranberries.
Jere Cassidy
I agree cranberry sauce adds great flavor and texture to baked goods.
Erika
This bread sounds delicious with the addition of cranberries. That glaze looks great.
Jere Cassidy
I love the orange glaze, it adds the perfect flavor to the bread
Jacqui Debono
This is a perfect Christmas morning recipe, just like Kacie said! I can't wait for the smell of it baking, and I think I might do a few practices with it, just to get me in the Christmas mood!
Jere Cassidy
We just baked again for store in the freezer for Christmas morning. I love you get to loaves at once.
Kacie
This sounds like the perfect bread for the festive season; I can just imagine nibbling on a hunk of it, toasted with butter on Christmas Day morning.
Jere Cassidy
I agree, I love toasting the bread to bring out more flavors and then the butter just melts right into all the nooks and crannies.
Steve
I have searched for this recipe after losing it a while ago. It appeared on the side of a can of supermarket brand pumpkin in the mid 80's. We always baked the whole recipe in our large Bundt pan. Such a good bread.
OneHotOven
Isn't it nice to finally find an old recipe? I'm just getting ready to post a bread recipe I finally found that my mom used in the 70's. I went back in my books to look at this recipe and it was from Wesson Oil, I think it was an advertisement in a magazine. I'm going to try this in a bundt pan as well. Thanks ~ Jere'
Julia
Where did you get that square an with the individual sections?
OneHotOven
The square pan with the triangles is a Wilton pan. I bought it at Michaels several years ago. I love it.