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cranberry pumpkin bread on a board with a glass of milk
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Pumpkin Cranberry Bread

This Pumpkin Cranberry Bread is a deliciously warm, soft, and sweet dessert.  Making it is so easy.  Making it is incredibly easy and requires only a few ingredients and a few steps!  This pumpkin bread recipe is simple but still packs a lot of flavor.
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Course: american
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10
Calories: 265kcal
Author: Wendi Spraker
Cost: 40

Equipment

  • 3 bowls
  • Hand mixer or Stand mixer
  • rubber spatula
  • Loaf Pan

Ingredients

For the Pumpkin Bread

  • ½ cup Sugar
  • ¾ cup Brown Sugar
  • ½ cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1 teaspoon Grated Ginger
  • ¼ cup Orange Juice
  • ½ cup Pumpkin
  • 2 egg
  • 1 ¾ cup Flour
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ⅔ cup Craisins

For the Icing

  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 8 oz packaged Cream Cheese
  • 2 tbs Milk
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Instructions

For the Pumpkin Bread

  • Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees
  • Grease loaf pan with bakers joy, oil, or butter
  • In a medium size bowl, mix together the sugar (white and brown), vegetable oil, orange juice, grated ginger, pumpkin puree, and eggs. Mix until there are no lumps.
  • In a large bowl mix together the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and baking powder, and the salt.
  • Pour the bowl of liquid ingredients into the dry ingredients. Mix thoroughly.
  • Using a rubber spatula fold in the Craisins gently.
  • Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Tap on the counter to release any trapped air bubbles.
  • Bake in the oven for 60 minutes or until cooked through.
  • Once the bread is baked through, remove from oven and allow to cool completely before cutting or adding icing.

For the Icing

  • In a bowl mix, powdered sugar, cream cheese, milk and vanilla extract until there are no lumps.
  • Set aside and put on the pumpkin bread once it has cooled completely.

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Notes

  1. Make sure that you prepare you loaf pan really well!  You don't want to miss a corner and have your bread stick to the pan. 
  2. Cool bread completely before cutting it!  If you cut it while its still warm it will be crumbly.  If you let it cool you will have nice moist and soft slices. 
  3. Make sure you use pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling! 
  4. You could add chocolate chips or walnuts to have added texture. 

Nutrition

Calories: 265kcal | Carbohydrates: 56g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 191mg | Potassium: 124mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 39g | Vitamin A: 66IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 2mg