Ocean Spray Cranberry Bread Recipe - Olives + Thyme (2024)

From my Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting to my Maple Apple Loaf Cake and Cardamom Pear Loaf Cake recipes, it’s easy to see my love for simple and cozy loaf cakes and breads. This festive cranberry bread recipe is no exception. It’s filled with the coziest flavors and textures of the season. If you’re a fan of wonderfully moist and perfectly spiced holiday breads, this recipe is for you. Here are a couple of reasons I know you’ll reach for this Ocean Spray inspired cranberry bread recipe over and over again.

• Layers of flavors and textures: From the moist and fluffy, orange infused cake, to the tart bursts of cranberries and citrus icing, this Ocean Spray cranberry cake will delight your senses.
• Perfectly cozy and made for festive holidays. This wonderfully delicious bread with fresh cranberries and orange glaze is not only beautiful, but perfect for slicing and sharing with friends and family. It’s simple, flavorful, beautiful and endlessly adaptable.

For the Cranberry Bread

• Dry Ingredients: Gather all purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Wet Ingredients: Gather granulated sugar, one large orange, canola oil, sour cream, an egg, orange juice and and fresh cranberries.

For the Orange Glaze

Gather all powdered sugar, orange juice and zest.

This Ocean Spray cranberry bread is as easy to make as it is delicious. Here are my recommended substitutions if you need them.

• All purpose flour: To make this pumpkin loaf gluten free, use a good 1-1 gluten free flour. I recommend using the one from Bob’s Red Mill.
• Orange: Oranges and fresh cranberries are made for each other. It just so happens that these two fruits are wonderfully delicious and at their prime in the same season. If oranges aren’t available where you are, limes or lemons would also work well in this cranberry bread recipe.
• Granulated Sugar: This recipe hasn’t been tested with alternative sugars.
• Oil: Any neutral tasting oil will work well. You can also use ½ cup (113 g) melted and slightly cooled butter if you like!
• Sour Cream: Feel free to use an equal amount of buttermilk or full fat greek yogurt in place of the sour cream. If you would like to make this fresh cranberry bread dairy free, use another egg in place of the sour cream for a total of2 eggs.
• Cranberries: This is a pretty important ingredient in cranberry bread. Feel free to use frozen cranberries in place of fresh ones. You may need to add an additional 5-10 minutes of baking time if using frozen cranberries. You can also use any firm, tart berries such as blueberries.
• Powdered Sugar: Feel free to omit this for a more classic Ocean Spray cranberry bread.
• Nuts: If you would like to make this cranberry nut bread just like the recipe listed on the back of the Ocean Spray bag, add ½ cup chopped nuts of your choice.

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F (170 C). Line a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving a bit of overhang on two sides. In a large bowl, whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt together until well combined.
2. In another large mixing bowl, mix the sugar and orange zest together until well combined and like the consistency of wet sand.
3. Whisk in the oil, sour cream, orange juice and egg. Whisk well to fully combine with no visible lumps.

4. Mix in the dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in the cranberries.
5. Pour the orange cranberry bread batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake the bread for 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the moist pumpkin bread comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool the cake in the loaf pan for 15 minutes. Use the parchment sling to lift the bread out of the pan. Cool completely before topping with the orange glaze.
6. In a mixing bowl, whisk the powdered sugar with orange juice and orange zest until well combined.
7. Top or drizzle the orange glaze on top of the cooled cranberry bread.

Can I use dried cranberries instead of fresh?

Yes, dried cranberries work well in baked goods. This cranberry bread recipe calls for 1 ½ cups of fresh cranberries. Replace this with 1 cup dried cranberries.Tip: Plump up dried cranberries by steeping them in boiling water for about 10 minutes. Cool to room temperature before baking.

Are craisins the same as cranberries?

Craisins are a registered trademark of Ocean Spray. However, dried cranberries and craisins are essentially the same thing.

How long does cranberry bread last in the fridge?

When stored in an airtight container, Ocean Spray cranberry bread lasts for one week in the fridge.

Cranberry Bread Recipe

Megan

This cranberry bread recipe is inspired by the Ocean Spray Cranberry Bread recipe on the back of the bag. It’s moist, flavorful, filled with fresh cranberries and topped with a sweet and tart orange glaze. Make this easy cranberry bread all holiday season.

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