Prepare a fresh and citrus-y treat that is perfect to have for breakfast or a snack. This Cranberry Orange Quick Bread is bursting with great flavor and is the perfect pick-me-up when you need something good to eat while on the go. It’s also a great breakfast bread recipe. Let me show you how to make this no-rise, no-yeast cranberry orange bread.

Do you have a favorite holiday flavor combination? I do! It’s cranberry and orange! I love the tart cranberries combined with the citrus-y orange flavor. It’s just so good. And it reminds me of Christmas, snow and sipping a hot chestnut praline latte.

What Is Quick Bread?

Quick bread is a bread that you can easily prepare with a few ingredients, many of which you might already have in your kitchen. It typically takes less than an hour to prepare the bread between mixing all the ingredients and baking the bread in the oven. You normally don’t need yeast or to wait for the bread to rise.

Cranberry Orange Bread Ingredients

You will need a few essential ingredients to make the fresh Cranberry Orange Bread, including:

• All-Purpose Flour. Use the all-purpose flour as the base for your bread mix.
• Dried Cranberries. This recipe calls for dried cranberries that offer just the right amount of sweetness to the bread. Make sure your dried cranberries are sweetened or make your own sweetened dried cranberries!
• Orange Segments. Add real orange segments to the bread to give it a thicker consistency with more flavor.
• Orange Zest. Adding orange zest to your mix is the perfect way to get the citrus-like taste in your bread.
• Baking Powder. The baking powder helps the bread rise and prevents it from becoming too crunchy or dry.
• Light Brown Sugar. Using light brown sugar will add sweetness to the bread while keeping it soft and dense.

Using these ingredients and a few others, such as eggs, buttermilk, butter, baking soda, and cinnamon, you will get to create the most flavorful Cranberry Orange Bread made from scratch.

Can I Use Brown Sugar Instead of Light Brown Sugar?

You can use brown sugar instead of light brown sugar in this recipe, but it could slightly alter the Cranberry Orange Quick Bread’s appearance and taste. Your bread may turn out darker with a stronger flavor.

Bread Ingredients

Here are the exact ingredients you need for the bread:

• 2¾ c all-purpose flour
• 1 c light brown sugar (packed)
• 1 c granulated sugar
• 2½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ tsp baking soda
• ¼ tsp cinnamon
• 2 lg eggs (room temperature)
• 1 c buttermilk
• 8 tbsp butter (melted)
• ¾ tsp orange extract
• 1½ tbsp orange zest
• 1½ c dried cranberries (chopped fine)
• 1 c orange segments (chopped)

Icing Ingredients

Here are the exact ingredients you need for the icing:

• 4 oz cream cheese (softened)
• 1 c powdered sugar
• 2 tbsp half and half (can use milk if you like)
• ¼ tsp orange extract

How to Make Cranberry Orange Bread

Making a Cranberry Orange Bread from scratch is easier than you might think. You can make this bread by yourself by following some simple steps!

Step 1: Prep

Get your oven heated to 350F. In the meantime, coat a loaf pan with non-stick spray.

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Step 2: Mix Ingredients

Add flour, brown and white sugar, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Start adding in wet ingredients, such as the eggs, melted butter, and orange extract, while using a whisk. After adding the wet ingredients, fold the orange segments, and cranberries into the mixture.

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Step 3: Prepare For Baking

Pour your mixture into the loaf pan, put it in the oven, and bake it for about 50 minutes. Let it cool on a wire rack.

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Step 4: Make Icing

Prepare the icing to add to your Cranberry Orange Quick Bread. Use an electric mixer to blend cream cheese, powdered sugar, orange extract, and half and half. Drizzle the icing on top of your bread.

How to Store Leftovers

Wrap leftovers in plastic wrap. If leaving the leftovers out, they will stay fresh for about two days. You can put your Cranberry Orange Quick Bread slices into the fridge to keep them fresh for about five days. There is also the option of placing your leftovers in the freezer!

Can I Freeze It?

You can freeze the Cranberry Orange Quick Bread. Keep it in the loaf shape or slice it down and cover it with plastic wrap. Make sure you seal the plastic wrap shut before putting your quick bread in the freezer. It will stay fresh for six months!

Other Cranberry Orange Recipes

If you love this Cranberry Orange Quick Bread recipe, you will enjoy some other orange cranberry recipes.

• Cranberry Orange Scones
• Cranberry Orange Crescents
• Orange Cranberry Cookies
• Cranberry Orange Beer Bread
• Cranberry Orange Muffins
• Orange Cranberry Cupcakes

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