Moist Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread Recipe Is a Hall of Famer by Donna John

Cranberries aren't just for cranberry sauce. This moist cream cheese cranberry bread recipe may take some of the spotlight off that pumpkin pie or pecan pie at your holiday gathering.
I was exploring new recipes to make years ago for Thanksgiving, and stumbled across a cranberry bread. Why not? Well, my family loved it, especially my dad, and it has become a most-requested recipe around the holidays. The cranberry bread is incredibly moist and super easy to make.
To make this cream cheese cranberry bread recipe you will need butter, cream cheese, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla, baking powder, salt, flour and cranberries. This is one fresh-baked dessert idea that may become an annual tradition!
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Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 60 to 65 minutes
Total Time: 70 to 75 minutes
Servings: 12 (makes 1 loaf)
Ingredients
- 2 sticks (1 cup) butter, softened
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups flour
- 2 cups fresh cranberries
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Recipe Notes
- For the moist tender cranberry bread, do not overmix the batter.
- Wash the cranberries and dry well before adding to the batter.
- Store any leftover bread in an airtight container.
Here’s how you make it:
- Cream together the butter, cream cheese and sugar.
- Add eggs, one at a time. Stir in vanilla.
- In another bowl, combine flour, baking powder and salt. Add the wet to the dry and stir until just incorporated. Do not overmix! Fold in cranberries.
- Pour into a greased loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F about 60 to 65 minutes, or until it passes the toothpick test (it comes out clean). Allow to cool in the pan about 10 minutes before removing.
Nutrition Facts Per Serving
Calories: 404
Total Fat: 23.5g
Saturated Fat: 14.3g
Cholesterol: 116mg
Sodium: 283mg
Total Carbohydrate: 43.6g
Dietary Fiber: 1.2g
Total Sugars: 26g
Protein: 5.6g
Vitamin D: 16mcg
Calcium: 61mg
Iron: 2mg
Potassium: 165mg
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