Orange-Glazed Cranberry Orange Bread
The combination of cranberries and oranges is just wonderful and reminds me that the holidays are just around the corner. This glazed cranberry orange bread bread is fast, easy, and you don’t even need a mixer to make it. It’s soft, tender, springy, and loaded with fresh, juicy cranberries in every bite. The bread is wonderfully perfumed with both orange zest and orange juice, and the sweet orange glaze drizzled on top helps balance the tartness of the cranberries!
Cranberry Orange Bread Ingredients
I topped this cranberry orange bread with glaze, but it’s technically optional. To make this moist cranberry orange quick bread recipe, you’ll need:
Milk (I used unsweetened cashew milk) Lemon juice Egg Canola oil Granulated sugar Light brown sugar Orange zest Orange juice Vanilla extract All-purpose flour Baking soda and baking powder Salt Fresh cranberries Confectioners’ sugar
Note: Scroll down to the recipe card section of the post for the ingredients with amounts included and for more complete directions.
How to Make Glazed Cranberry Orange Bread
Making this cranberry bread with orange glaze is so quick and easy! Here’s an overview of the recipe steps: Silk is so irresistibly creamy and thick but with fewer calories than skim milk. Eating more plant-based protein is a great goal and Silk Cashewmilk or Silk Almond Milk are my milks of choice for baking and smoothies. They’re so low in calories and fat, they’re vegan and dairy-free, and I always get impressive-tasting results. It’s an easy swap for your seasonal and holiday recipes!
Tips for the Best Cranberry Orange Bread
When making the cranberry quick bread glaze, you’ll have to play around with the amount of juice you add to achieve the right consistency. Also, you’ll likely have some glaze leftover. I like to spread it on the cut side of the bread as if I was buttering toast. You can never have too much glaze! Make sure to give your orange a thorough wash under warm tap water before zesting it. The peel can contain chemicals leftover from growing the fruit, and you don’t want to zest that directly into your bread.
Recipe Variations to Try
This is a fairly straightforward orange cranberry bread recipe, and you can try making a few swaps to suit your personal preferences or use up other ingredients you have on hand. Just note that substituting or adding ingredients might affect the bake time and/or texture of the bread!
Swap the milk for buttermilk: I paired cashew milk with lemon juice to mimic buttermilk. You can replace the milk and lemon juice and an equal amount of buttermilk if you have some that needs using up. Add white chocolate chips: This recipe calls for 2 cups of fresh cranberries. If desired, you can replace up to 1/2 cup of the cranberries with white chocolate chips. Just remember that the cranberries release moisture as they bake and help keep the bread super moist so replacing some of the berries with a dry ingredient will affect the texture of the bread slightly. Add nuts: Just like the white chocolate chip swap, you can add chopped pecans or walnuts to the batter. Read my notes above on what to expect when replacing the berries with a dry ingredient. Adjust the glaze: I love the orange glaze on this orange cranberry bread, but you can make a plain glaze by combining the powdered sugar with milk instead of orange juice.
More Cranberry Desserts:
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