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★ Why You'll Love this Recipe ★
A Holiday Favorite
Cranberry Walnut Bread isn’t just for Thanksgiving leftovers—it’s perfect for Christmas morning, or really any time you’re craving a sweet, tart, nutty loaf. It’s festive but versatile enough to enjoy all year long.
Quick and Easy, No-Knead
This bread is as simple as it gets. No yeast to fuss with, no kneading required—just mix, bake, and enjoy. The result is always moist, flavorful, and impossible to resist.
A Smart Use for Cranberry Sauce
Got extra cranberry sauce hanging around after the holidays? This recipe is the tastiest solution. Instead of letting it sit in the fridge, fold it into this bread for a bright pop of tart flavor and gorgeous color.
Best Served Warm with Butter
The magic happens when you slice into this bread warm and spread on a little butter. The cranberries, walnuts, and soft crumb all melt together for a comforting bite. It’s a treat everyone will love—whether or not they usually eat cranberry sauce!
Share with neighbors.
Have quite a bit of leftover cranberry jelly? Use these cute, oven-safe, disposable loaf pans to share a loaf with friends or family.
★ Ingredients You'll Need ★
Here's everything you'll need to make a loaf of cranberry walnut bread:
- Flour
- Baking powder and baking soda
- Salt
- Walnuts
- Butter. Or use oil.
- Sugar. White or you can use brown for a more rich flavor.
- Egg
- Vanilla extract
- Cranberry sauce
- Crushed pineapples
★ Tips & FAQs ★
Yes—you can you can sub in healthier ingredients like swap part of the all-purpose flour with whole wheat flour, reduce the sugar slightly, or even use applesauce in place of some butter for a lighter version.. You can add a scoop of protein powder. You can experiment with these little loaves to see what you like best and they are very forgiving. Just don't forget the basics — like the baking powder.
Definitely. This bread keeps well for 2–3 days at room temperature when wrapped tightly, or up to a week in the fridge. You can also freeze it for up to 3 months.
Nope! Pecans, almonds, or even leaving out the nuts entirely works fine. The bread will still be moist and flavorful.
★ More Cranberry Recipes ★
Want more homemade bread recipes? Browse all my easy bread recipes.
This easy recipe for Cranberry Walnut Bread was featured on South Your Mouth!
Cranberry Walnut Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 14 oz cranberry sauce (ok to use less if using leftovers)
- 8 oz. crushed pineapples
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- In a medium bowl, mix dry ingredients together in a bowl.
- In a separate, larger bowl, cream sugar and butter together. Beat in egg then vanilla, cranberry sauce, pineapples and walnuts then fold in dry ingredients.
- Pour batter into grease bread pan.
- Bake for 55 minutes at 350˚ or until toothpick comes out clean.
Notes
- Bread is ready when a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- For moist bread, do not overbake.
Rich says
point #2: "...cream sugar.."? What is that?
Angela G. says
I see how that would be confusing. When you cream butter and sugar, you essentially are just completely mixing the two together. Hope that helps! Thanks for asking.