8 Festive Cranberry Bread Recipes to Try This Holiday Season!

Cranberries are a classic holiday flavor, and these recipes are a great way to incorporate them into your holiday baking. Whether you’re looking for a moist and delicious breakfast bread or a unique, festive dessert, these recipes are sure to please!

1. Orange Cranberry Bread

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Vegan Orange Cranberry Bread by Allison Reynaud popping with fresh cranberries, sweetened with fresh orange juice, a delightful crunch from pumpkin seeds, and drizzled with a glaze. Very festive for the holidays!

2. Cranberry Bread Dumplings With Red Wine Mushroom Sauce

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Traditionally made with eggs, these Cranberry Bread Dumplings With Red Wine Mushroom Sauce by Melina Kutelas are held together with ground flax seeds. Fresh cranberries, parsley, and chopped almonds not only make these dumplings festive and pretty to look at, but they also taste amazing. Served alongside a red wine mushroom sauce, the two go together like no other. Add them to your holiday spread, or alongside a veggie loaf, or just make them on their own.

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3. Banana Oat Cranberry Bread

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This easy-to-make Banana Oat Cranberry Bread by Julie Zimmer is plant-based, moist, and delicious. It’s low in sugar and made with ground rolled oats (oat flour), ripe soft bananas, fresh frozen cranberries, and almond milk. When blended and cooked together, these ingredients create their own natural sweetness. This loaf is great to have at breakfast time, as a mid-day snack or for dessert. A slice before working out will also give you a boost.

4. Sweet Spiced Orange Cranberry Bread

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This gluten-free Sweet Spiced Orange Cranberry Bread by Hayley Canning is not only healthy, but it’s so delicious too! While it’s baking your home will smell so festive, thanks to a blend of warming spices. This can be enjoyed at any time of day and is even healthy enough for breakfast. It tastes great on its own, or with cranberry jam, or even toasted with your favourite spread.

5. Cranberry Orange Spice Bread

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This moist Cranberry Orange Spice Bread by Katherine Vaught is filled with fresh cranberries, warm spices, and orange zest for a festive treat!

6. Cranberry and Rosemary Cornbread

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Missing a side for your next party? Try this tender Cranberry and Rosemary Cornbread by Shea Cope! It’s perfect as a side anytime; spring and summer barbecues, picnics, and holiday dinners — you can never go wrong, and the way that it disappears from the serving platter will only confirm that.

7. Cranberry and Pumpkin Breakfast Loaf

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This Cranberry and Pumpkin Breakfast Loaf recipe by Clémence Moulaert is so versatile and easy to make.  You can also freeze the loaf for later use, so this recipe is perfect if you want to save some for later or just have a loaf to pull out when you’re short on time but hungry for something homemade.

8. Hazelnut and Orange Nut Roast With Cranberry Sauce

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This orange and hazelnut Holiday Nut Loaf by Annabelle Randles makes a unique, beautiful, and most importantly delicious centerpiece for any occasion. It is made with fluffy quinoa, hearty lentils, and a rich assortment of vegetables including leeks, mushrooms, onion, and celery. The citrusy notes from the orange and the fruity flavor from the cranberries are a wonderful contrast to the otherwise savory profile of this loaf.

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