This moist & flavorful orange cranberry bread is packed with orange zest and tart cranberries, topped with cinnamon streusel, and finished with orange glaze. It’s one of my favorite quick bread recipes to prepare because it always draws a crowd!
When I think of the fall season, many flavor duos come to mind, but no flavor combination is more delicious than orange + cranberry. I love tart cranberries paired with sunshine-sweet orange. Over the years I’ve shared recipes for cranberry orange muffins, cranberry orange Bundt cake, cranberry orange icebox cookies, and cranberry orange scones… and my classic cranberry sauce and these cranberry brie puff pastry tarts both contain a pop of orange flavor, too. All incredible, but nothing rivals today’s quick bread. It’s the original and I recommend making two loaves because trust me, it will disappear quickly!
Craving plain cranberry bread? You can leave off the streusel and/or orange glaze. Same bake time and temperature. Or if you want to add some sparkle, try adding some sugared cranberries on top before serving.
Orange Glazed Cranberry Bread
Similar to banana bread and carrot cake, this bread was even more flavorful and moist on day 2. Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely love it warm out of the oven, but I especially enjoy it the next morning. It’s a perfect treat to serve guests because you can make it the evening before.
This is moist and tender orange cranberry bread with buttery streusel and a zingy orange glaze. It’s perfect for guests or with a warm cup of tea in the early morning or afternoon. See notes for freezing instructions.
I welcome easy recipes around the holidays. What I love most about quick breads is that they’re universally delicious and, best of all, they’re QUICK! Here are a few seasonal quick bread recipes to make next:
Easy Cranberry Orange Quick Bread
Sally McKenney is a professional food photographer, cookbook author, and baker. Her kitchen-tested recipes and thorough step-by-step tutorials give readers the knowledge and confidence to bake from scratch. Sally has been featured onThis recipe is colorful and tangy with a lightly sweetened (optional) glaze. Perfect to enjoy any time of year, this bread can be baked and frozen in slices for quick snacks.
The combination of orange juice, zest, and cranberries makes this bread an excellent grab-and-go snack for school or work! Smear it with cream cheese or our own recipe for honey butter.
ORANGE Our version has orange juice and zest for flavor and extra tang! Orange can be substituted with lemon if you’d like.
Easy Cranberry Bread Recipe (perfect For Holidays!)
CRANBERRIES Whole cranberries give it a punch of color and a burst of fresh tartness. Dried cranberries can be used if desired, but the bread won’t be quite as moist.
PRO TIP: If using any type of nut in a bread recipe, lightly sauté them in a small, dry skillet until they are barely browned and fragrant. This intensifies their flavor and keeps them extra crunchy!
Keep cranberry-orange loaf in an airtight container at room temperature with a slice of bread to absorb excess moisture. It’ll keep for about 3-4 days.
Easy Orange Cranberry Bread Recipe (video)
Freeze loaf once cooled. Use a zippered bag with the date labeled on the outside. It will keep for up to 3 months. Let thaw on the counter or heat in a microwave for 15-20 seconds.
Moist, flavorful, and loaded with fresh cranberries, this Cranberry Orange Loaf is the perfect option for breakfast, dessert, or an afternoon snack!
Calories: 217 | Carbohydrates: 29 g | Protein: 3 g | Fat: 10 g | Saturated Fat: 6 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 53 mg | Sodium: 179 mg | Potassium: 101 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 15 g | Vitamin A: 362 IU | Vitamin C: 7 mg | Calcium: 35 mg | Iron: 1 mg
Cranberry Orange Bread Tastes Better From Scratch
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Holly is a wine and cheese lover, recipe creator, shopping enthusiast and self appointed foodie. Her greatest passion is creating in the kitchen and making deliciously comforting recipes for the everyday home cook!Cranberry Orange Loaf – A sweet bread flavored with fresh orange zest and loaded with cranberries. Topped with a sweet orange icing and candied orange slices and cranberries.
Fruit is hard to come by this time of year, which is hard for me because baking with fruit it one of my favorite things. But once again, I was reminded of the lovely cranberry. I have made desserts with cranberries (and even some drinks!) and they add such a lovely tartness to sweet treats. And when paired with orange, the flavor is unstoppable.
Orange Cranberry Bread Recipe
That is why I chose to make a Cranberry Orange Loaf. It reminds me of cranberry orange muffins that I used to love from Starbucks. Not only does the cranberry add tart flavor, but it also leaves the center extremely moist that it’s impossible to put down once you’ve had a bite.
To give this loaf a sophisticated feel, I added candied orange slices and cranberries on top. The fruit is cooked to remove the bitterness and then it’s soaked in a simple syrup to make them sweet. Don’t they add such a beautiful look?
The cake is the easy part -it’s a simple cake batter made with the typical cast of ingredients. Flour, sugar, butter, and milk are all used in this recipe, along with orange juice, orange zest, and cranberries.
Easy And Healthy Cranberry Orange Bread
Do you see how there are cranberries all through the loaf? That means that the batter was thick enough to hold the cranberries in place so they wouldn’t sink to the bottom. For a little added insurance, the cranberries are lightly coated in a little flour to help them stay in place.
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Once the cake is baked and slightly cooled, it’s time to top with an orange icing. The icing is simply made with orange juice, orange zest, and powder sugar. It’s kept thick enough so that it will set firm, but loose enough so that it drizzles.
The final decoration is the candied fruit. It’s a simple process but it does take some time. I recommend starting this while the cake is baking so that they’re ready once the cake is finished and beginning to cool.
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