This Orange Cranberry Bread Recipe is the best dessert bread for Christmas desserts, but is light enough for a sweet breakfast and brunch too!
I love the holidays. I love the twinkling lights, the parties, the excitement of my nieces and nephew every time they glimpse a new present under the tree...and I especially love the food! Each year, when the holidays roll around, my family starts baking like mad. Case in point: this Orange Cranberry Bread Recipe!
Orange Cranberry Bread Recipe
Pies, candies, cookies, cakes - the sky is the limit when it comes to the sweet treats we come up with! Unfortunately, the sky is the limit on the amount of weight we can gain as well! As you may recall from posts I've written over the last few years, I have made a concentrated effort on eating better and one of the biggest changes in my diet has been cutting out the excess sugar.
For the last two years, I've made plenty of sweets during the holidays, but I've actually eaten very little myself. Because you know, all of that sugar!
I hardly eat ANY sugar anymore! Not in my coffee, or tea, or on top of my oatmeal...it kind of stinks. I save it all up for when I bake, and even then, I feel guilty if I eat very much of it. I really miss my sweets.
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This is one of my favorite holiday recipes because it's light and flavorful and I just love cranberries during the holiday season! It's been a few years since I've made it, because each serving contains so much sugar.
Swapping out the sugar for SPLENDA® Sweetener Products was the perfect way to make this Orange Cranberry Bread recipe more of a smarter choice.
Ingredients needed to make this Orange Cranberry Bread Recipe
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- non-stick baking spray with flour
- ¾ cup SPLENDA granulated
- ¼ cup SPLENDA Brown Sugar Blend
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 stick cold butter cut into small pieces
- ¾ cup fresh orange juice
- 1 15 ounce can of Mandarin oranges drained thoroughly
- 1 egg
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray with flour. You can use PAM or Baker's Joy.
Combine the flour, SPLENDAs, salt, baking soda and butter in a stand mixer or large bowl and beat until you have fine crumbs. This will take a while!
Add the orange juice and egg and beat on low speed until the mixture is just combined.
Add Mandarin oranges and cranberries and stir by hand.
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 5 minutes. Rotate the pan halfway through the cooking time to insure even cooking.
Let it cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting or it will fall apart!
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Orange Cranberry Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- non stick baking spray with flour
- ¾ cup SPLENDA granulated
- ¼ cup SPLENDA Brown Sugar Blend
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ cup butter cold, cut into small pieces
- ¾ cup orange juice
- 15 ounce Mandarin oranges drained thoroughly
- 1 egg
- 1 cup dried cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F and spray a loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray with flour. You can use PAM or Baker's Joy.
- Combine the flour, SPLENDAs, salt, baking soda and butter in a stand mixer or large bowl and beat until you have fine crumbs. This will take a while!
- Add the orange juice and egg and beat on low speed until the mixture is just combined.
- Add Mandarin oranges and cranberries and stir by hand.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour and 5 minutes. Rotate the pan halfway through the cooking time to insure even cooking.
- Let it cool for at least 30 minutes before cutting or it will fall apart!
Nutrition
You can use SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener just about everywhere that you would use sugar. As part of the SPLENDA® 365 SWEET SWAPS™ Initiative, SPLENDA® is sharing 365 ways to swap sugar for SPLENDA® Sweetener Products. Visit www.365SweetSwaps.com for tips and recipes to help you say goodbye to added sugar and save those calories!
Baking with SPLENDA Tip
Baked goods made with SPLENDA® No Calorie Sweetener, Granulated may bake more quickly than those made with sugar. I've adjusted the cooking time on this recipe to account for the substitution, but keep this in mind when using SPLENDA for other baked goods recipes.
Cakes: Check 7-10 minutes before the original recipe's expected bake time. Cookies, brownies and quick breads: Check 3-5 minutes before the original recipe's expected bake time.
Donna says
I love cranberry anything, and love the smell and taste of orange, too! I've never baked with Splenda before but love the ideas of cutting calories out of bread! 🙂
vanessa: thequeenofswag says
What a great and tasty loaf of bread. Thanks so much for sharing this delish recipe!
Ty says
Anything with cranberries in it, I'm all over it! This looks fantastic and when things settle down a bit, I'll be sure to give it a try. Thanks for sharing!
Janet W. says
Reminds me of a banana bread which I make all the time! Would love to try this!
Crystal says
I was just talking about how cranberry is almost outing peppermint as my favorite holiday flavor. I can't wait to try this!
Leah Klein says
I have some leftover cranberry sauce and was thinking about making cranberry muffins. Maybe I'll do a loaf instead. Sounds good!
Krystyn @ Really, Are You Serious? says
My grandma has served orange cranberry bread many times and it was very enjoyable. I wonder if she used regular sugar or a substitute!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
That is perfect for breakfast. It sounds delicious.
Kelly Hutchinson says
I love anything with cranberries in it and bread is a favorite of mine. This looks amazing.
Pilar says
Nom... cranberries and oranges are the best combination. Curious about the Splenda taste though. Did you notice any kind of aftertaste or different texture? I've always wondered about that.
Jennifer says
This sounds delicious. These are prefect flavors for the holidays, too!
Dawn says
That looks so good. I love orange in recipes, and the addition of the cranberries really adds something great.
Melissa Pezza says
This just screams Christmas to me. I love the flavors you have going on in this recipe. I can't wait to give it a try.
Daisy says
I am looking forward to trying this recipe. My family loves orange and cranberry flavors, so this will be perfect for the holidays.
Libby's Library says
OMGOSH - that looks delicious! I always have Splenda in the house, but I've never baked with it. Now I have to give that a go!
Shauna says
Oh how marvelous. I have never made anything like this but would love to give it a try. Yummy
Carlee C says
Sounds like a perfect combination for this time of year. Between Thanksgiving and Christmas, Cranberry and Orange are definitely ingredients I am looking forward to trying.
LauraOinAK says
Cranberries and orange pairs super well together. I seriously want to make this bread now.
Nolie says
I wish I could make bread. I tried for about 3 weeks and never turned out right.
Ann Bacciaglia says
I have been making a lot of banana bread lately. I will have to switch things up and try this delicious looking recipe.
Kayla @ TheEclecticElement says
I can honestly say I've never heard of orange cranberry bread but it sure looks and sounds pretty unique and delicious! 🙂
Liz Mays says
I love making breads like these and leaving them out for people to enjoy. Cranberry and orange sound amazing!
lisa says
This would be perfect for breakfast! It looks and sounds so good/
Aimee Smith says
Oh this looks so yummy! What a great neighbor gift idea!
Kelsey Apley says
Oh this sounds really good! I haven't had a bread like this, but I think I would love it!
Sandra @ A Dash of Sanity says
This sounds like a great combo! I bet the orange and cranberry together is really delicious.
Amy Desrosiers says
This looks so delicious! I love cranberry and orange pairings.
Autumn @MamaChallenge says
I love the combo of orange and cran. While I have a big bag of splenda in the cabinet, I never use it. But this would be a great recipe to use it with!
Brandy says
This is such a great recipe idea! I must try to make it for snacks during holiday break! The kids have two weeks off so I need some recipes to bake up
Karen Glatt says
I love cooking with Splenda. It saves on calories and my Dad who is diabetic can eat this bread. I think that the Orange Cranberry Bread recipe is an awesome Holiday bread to make. I am going to make it for New Year's to go with my dinner!
Michelle@TheRibbonRetreat says
Yummmm! I can't wait to try this recipe. I have never baked with Splenda but can't wait to start! Thank you for sharing! PINNED!
Michelle says
I always go crazy over cranberries this time of year. I like that your bread has orange pieces in it too. Usually, it's just the juice. Thanks for sharing with See Ya in the Gumbo!
Jerri says
Your bread looks delicious! Thanks for linking up with me. I'm featuring you this week!