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Cranberry Pumpkin Bread

Cranberry Pumpkin Bread

Enjoy this moist and flavorful Cranberry Pumpkin Bread, perfect for fall baking.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Cooling Time 10 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24 slices
Calories 3235 kcal

Equipment

  • mixing bowl
  • loaf pans
  • Oven

Ingredients
  

Pumpkin Bread

  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • ¾ cup vegetable oil
  • 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon allspice
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon ginger
  • 15 ounce pumpkin puree
  • 2 large eggs
  • 3 ½ cups flour
  • ⅓ cup water
  • 2 cups fresh cranberries

Cream Cheese Icing

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 2 teaspoons milk
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions
 

Baking Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375° F.
  • In a large mixing bowl, combine granulated sugar, brown sugar, and vegetable oil. Beat at low speed until blended.
  • Add baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spices. Beat until blended.
  • Add pumpkin and eggs. Beat until blended.
  • Add flour and water and stir just until blended.
  • Stir in cranberries.
  • Pour batter into two greased 5×9 inch loaf pans.
  • Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Remove from oven; cool 10 minutes in pan, then remove to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Combine icing ingredients and mix until smooth. Spoon icing over bread. Icing recipe can be doubled according to taste.
  • Store bread at room temperature in a covered container or wrapped in foil.

Notes

Recipe Variations: Use dried cranberries in place of fresh; add chopped walnuts, pecans, or any of your favorite nuts; substitute pumpkin pie spice for the individual spices; use a lighter glaze in place of cream cheese icing; substitute chocolate chips for the cranberries; replace half of the water with orange juice; make mini loaves or muffins.

Nutrition

Serving: 1sliceCalories: 3235kcalCarbohydrates: 568gProtein: 33gFat: 100gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 49gMonounsaturated Fat: 23gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 193mgSodium: 2192mgPotassium: 1226mgFiber: 16gSugar: 379gVitamin A: 33783IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 351mgIron: 15mg
Keyword Cranberries, Cranberry Pumpkin Bread, fall baking, pumpkin, pumpkin bread, quick bread
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