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Home » Muffins & Bread » Apple Cranberry Bread

Apple Cranberry Bread

Published: Dec 19, 2017 · Modified: Nov 5, 2021 by Allison · 20 Comments

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Apple Cranberry Bread – A cinnamon spiced quick bread filled with apples and fresh cranberries and topped with a pecan streusel.

Loaf of cranberry bread

I’m giddy with excitement because my favorite time of year is here – HOLIDAY BAKING SEASON! I have been training for this; it’s like the Olympics for me. Ha!

In all seriousness, I really do love this time of year. The weather is cool, the house feels cozy, bathing suit season is over, and New Year’s resolutions haven’t yet begun (woohoo)! It really is the most wonderful time of the year.

I’ve already been baking up a storm this holiday season. We’ve had Chocolate Coconut Pecan Pie Bars, Pumpkin Carrot Cake, Cranberry Bars, and Apple French Toast. 

Two slices of cranberry bread on a white plate.

Apple Cranberry Bread

This recipe is for a quick bread. It closely straddles the line between bread and cake (and what a delicious line that is). It’s cozy and comforting and filled with fall and winter flavors.

The bread is sweet and lightly spiced and it’s filled with diced apples and fresh cranberries. The loaf is topped with a brown sugar pecan streusel, which adds the perfect finishing touch. I absolutely love the contrasting textures between the tender bread and the crunchy, buttery streusel.

I should not be left alone with a loaf of this bread because there’s a good chance I will pick every last bit of streusel off the whole loaf. If anyone in my family asks I’ll just act like I forgot to put the streusel on. Sshhhh. 😉

Loaf of cranberry bread

If you have any other holiday baking inspiration, send it my way. I’m already daydreaming about what should come next. Maybe a batch of Pumpkin Cranberry Muffins?

MORE QUICK BREAD RECIPES: EASY BANANA BREAD – BANANA NUT MUFFINS – CHOCOLATE ZUCCHINI BREAD – PUMPKIN MUFFINS – APPLE BREAD – CINNAMON BREAD

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Loaf of cranberry bread

Apple Cranberry Bread

A cinnamon spiced quick bread filled with apples and fresh cranberries and topped with a pecan streusel.
5 from 9 votes
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Course: Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings: 10
Calories: 313kcal
Author: Allison – Celebrating Sweets

Ingredients

Bread:

  • ⅓ cup vegetable or canola oil
  • ¼ cup applesauce
  • ⅔ cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1 cup finely chopped apple, I left the skin on
  • 1 cup fresh cranberries, I halved the larger berries

Topping:

  • ¼ cup brown sugar
  • 3 tablespoons all purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
  • 3 tablespoons melted butter

Instructions

Bread:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×5 loaf pan and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, whisk oil, applesauce, sugar, eggs and vanilla.
  • In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside ¼ cup of the dry ingredients. Add the remaining dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir with a spoon or rubber spatula until almost completely combined.
  • Toss the apples and cranberries with the reserved ¼ cup flour, then add to the batter. Stir carefully until fully combined. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top.

Topping:

  • Stir together all topping ingredients until well combined. Crumble the topping over the batter.
  • Bake for 45-55 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

Nutrition

Calories: 313kcal | Carbohydrates: 43g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 212mg | Potassium: 84mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 165IU | Vitamin C: 1.9mg | Calcium: 18mg | Iron: 1.6mg

Nutritional Information is an estimate based on third-party calculations and may vary based on products used and serving sizes.

Tried this recipe?Leave a comment and rating below!

This post originally appeared on Julie’s Eats & Treats where I am a contributor.

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  1. scott sproat

    November 20, 2021 at 4:01 pm

    can you add spices to it? what kind, and will it change the taste alot.

    Reply
    • Allison

      November 21, 2021 at 9:30 am

      There is already cinnamon in the recipe. You could try adding 1/2 to 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger if you’d like.

      Reply
  2. Joan Caivano

    December 14, 2021 at 4:01 pm

    I’d like to try this recipe for holiday gifts. If you were to put the batter into small (3-1/2″ x 6″) loaf pans instead, how much would you reduce the cooking time? Thank you!

    Reply
    • Allison

      December 15, 2021 at 10:07 am

      I’m not quite sure. I’d start checking it around 25 minutes and go from there. Enjoy!

      Reply
  3. Teri

    February 12, 2022 at 2:29 pm

    5 stars
    I made this recipe with muffin tins and they turned out great. I brought them to work and everyone loved them. 💗

    Reply
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