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Cranberry Banana Bread

Cranberry Banana Bread is a delicious twist on the traditional quick bread that's incredibly moist and tender and loaded with tart cranberries. Add walnuts or chocolate chips for even more flavor!

  • Prep10 min
  • Cook1 hr
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • Yield1 loaf
  • Calories3075

Ingredients Steps Notes

Cranberry Banana Bread

Cranberry Banana Bread is a delicious twist on the traditional quick bread that’s incredibly moist and tender and loaded with tart cranberries. Add walnuts or chocolate chips for even more flavor!

Close up photo of a loaf of cranberry banana bread that had been sliced halfway and is resting on a wooden cutting board.

Homemade Quick Bread

Cranberry Banana Bread can be enjoyed in so many different ways that you could honestly eat it all day long! Warm up a slice for breakfast with a layer of Butter or cream cheese or even as a midday snack!

This bread even dresses up beautifully for dessert by serving it warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! I have to admit this is easily one of my favorite ways to enjoy Cranberry Banana Bread!

With just 10 minutes of prep, you’ll be sliding your loaf pan into the oven to bake up this sweet bread! You’ll find everyone making their way into the kitchen as the smell of this delicious bread fills the air!

Close up photo of three slices of banana bread with cranberries in it laying on a white plate.

Cranberry Banana Bread Ingredients

This recipe calls for pantry staples like flour, vegetable oil, baking soda, salt, sugar, and vanilla extract. As well as an egg, buttermilk, large bananas, and chopped fresh cranberries.

To get the best flavor, make sure you use very ripe bananas! You’ll know they’re the desired ripeness when the skin is black and the peel pretty much falls off.

Cranberry Variations

I recommend using fresh cranberries but frozen or dried cranberries work well too! Dried cranberries will need to be rehydrated by soaking in hot water for 15 minutes and then drained.

If using frozen cranberries I suggest you thaw and rinse them first, then allow them to dry. This will prevent them from bleeding into the batter and turning your bread pink!

Ingredients to make cranberry banana bread on a wooden table.

I make a lot of various banana breads rather than waste them. I bought extra cranberries and found this recipe. It was wonderful!! I will definitely make again.

– Anita

How To Make Cranberry Bread

  1. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt and set it aside. Using a separate bowl, combine the egg, sugar, and vegetable oil.
  2. Next, stir in the flour mixture until just combined. Then add the buttermilk, vanilla extract, and mashed bananas and mix it all together.
  3. Then fold in the cranberries. before pouring the batter into your loaf pan.
  4. Pour into the prepared loaf pan and bake in a preheated oven for about 1 hour. Once a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaf comes out clean your bread is done!
Step by step photos showing how to make cranberry banana bread from scratch.

How To Store Quick Bread

Loaves will last up to 3 days at room temperature or 1 week in the refrigerator if wrapped in plastic. Freeze them for up to 3 months by wrapping them tightly, twice, in plastic wrap and once in aluminum foil.

For the bread to thaw evenly I recommend placing it in the refrigerator for one day before serving.

Close up photo of three slices of banana bread on a white plate.

Pair some muffins with this quick bread for a great brunch!

Cranberry Banana Bread

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Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 325°F for a glass pan or 350°F for a nonstick pan. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and dust with flour.

  2. Whisk together the flour, baking soda, and salt and set aside.

  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the egg, sugar, and vegetable oil until combined. Add in the flour mixture and mix just until combined, then mix in the buttermilk, vanilla, and mashed bananas until combined.

  4. Fold in the chopped cranberries and pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan.

  5. Bake for 45 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean.

  6. Cool for 10 to 15 minutes on a wire rack and remove from pan. Slice and serve warm or room temperature with or without butter. The taste and texture is best after sitting overnight. Letting it cool before slicing will lead to cleaner slices.

Notes

  • Always use very ripe bananas for the best flavor, the skin should be almost black and the peel should pretty much fall off.
  • Don't use frozen bananas for this recipe, when you freeze bananas they take on extra moisture which they retain even after being thawed and can mess with the outcome of the recipe.
  • I prefer to use a mixing bowl and whip this recipe up by hand, but you can use a stand mixer or hand mixer if you prefer.
  • For best texture and flavor, let this banana bread sit for a day after baking in an airtight container, then enjoy.
  • Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing and transferring to a wire rack. It needs a few minutes to finish cooking in the pan but any more than 15 minutes and the bottom can start to get soggy.

Nutrition

  • Calories3075
  • Carbs486g
  • Protein37g
  • Fat119g
  • Saturated fat92g
  • Fiber21g
  • Sugar249g
  • Sodium1783mg

Estimates per serving, when a serving size is listed.

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