There’s only one absolute must have dish for me at Thanksgiving: whole berry cranberry sauce, and I usually make a lot of it. Like a lot. I like it to last for days and days after the initial holiday meal.
Cold turkey dipped in cranberry sauce is holiday happiness. It just is.
But this year I made even more than I normally do because I was dying to use some of that leftover cranberry sauce to make a quick bread.
Leftover Cranberry Sauce Bread
I wanted to try making a mini loaf rather than a traditional size, so I used a non-stick mini loaf pan and then I also made quick bread muffins using a non-stick muffin pan. (Why I didn’t buy nonstick baking pans years ago I’ll never understand.)
I used about 1 1/4 cups of my cranberry sauce to make these, and the muffins took about 15- 20 minutes less to bake than the loaf pan but I’ll give you the time for the loaf pan because that’s really the ideal for quick bread.
These babies slid like hot melted butter right out of those non-stick pans and once they’d cooled, I drizzled glaze over the top.
Glazed Cranberry Orange Quick Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- ½ cup butter softened
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ⅓ cup orange juice
- 1 ¼ cups whole berry cranberry sauce
Glaze:
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1-2 tablespoons orange juice to reach desired consistency
- Pinch of orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan.
- Combine flour, baking powder, nutmeg and cinnamon in small bowl; set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg. Add cranberry sauce, vanilla extract and orange juice. Mix well.
- Add dry ingredients to wet mixture just until moistened. Spread mixture in a prepared loaf pan.
- Bake about 1 hour or until golden brown and toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. If you use a glass loaf pan, it will take a bit longer.
Notes
Nutrition
Happy cranberry-filled holidays!
Mindy says
Absolutely delicious! Perfect blend of flavors.
Shannon says
I have made this bread the past three years and it has become a holiday favorite of my family…even the ones who “don’t like cranberries”. This year I divided the batter into 3 mini loaves and included them on my Christmas cookie trays to the neighbors. They were a big hit!
Liz says
I love that you made some for gifts this year!
Debbie says
This recipe was great! I made a couple changes out of the gate because we love orange flavor. I added the zest of an orange to the recipe, cut the sugar to 1/3 cup and eliminated the nutmeg. I baked it in a Pampered Chef mini Bundt pan for 35 minutes, so 6 mini Bundt cakes. So good! Thanks for having exactly what I was looking for, I had to use up all of that Thanksgiving cranberry sauce!
Liz says
Sounds wonderful! So glad it was just what you needed for that extra cranberry sauce.
Shari says
Wow! This was amazing! My husband said it was the best I’ve made. Liked the tang and sweet! The only thing I changed I used concentrated orange juice instead of made orange juice, super 😋 YUM!
Liz says
So glad you both enjoyed it so much! It’s a favorite of mine – at this time of year especially!
Karen Wold says
Question:
I see baking time for full loaf and for muffins, but not a mini loaf. What is the mini loaf time? Same temp?
Thanks!
Liz says
Bake at the same temp but reduce the cooking time about 20-25%. 🙂
Belinda says
Oh my stars…I am so happy to have found this. Cranberry Orange bread it one of my favorites and I only make during the holidays as that is when I can find cranberries. I had no idea I could use canned cranberry jelly! Thank you so much!!
Mandi says
I made this tonight using the leftover homemade cranberry sauce from Thanksgiving that I had frozen. I only had a cup but it was still okay. Because of all the sugar in the cranberries I only used 1/3 cup of sugar in the recipe. I’m wondering if brown sugar would be better than regular sugar. I love the flavor of the orange juice with the cranberries. I love the crust on this bread, but will reduce cooking time by about 5 mintues. The only change I will make next time is not put the nutmeg in it… the flavor is a little overpowering. Thank you for giving me an excuse tp use cranberries more often!
Thalia says
Made this loaf after our Thanksgiving left us with some leftover homemade cranberry sauce. I added about 1/2 cup pecans for some crunch and it turned out excellent. Love the glaze, definitely adds to the loaf!
Liz says
Yay!!! I love that you used your own homemade cranberry sauce too. 🙂
Linn says
I wish people that leave comments would only comment when they have actually made this. I will try making this and leave a useful comment on how it came out. Thanks
AOL BOB says
I don’t understand why you didn’t just wait until actually make the recipe instead of wasting our time with another comment from someone who didn’t make the bread but is complaining about people who did the same thing. Have some self awareness lol 😂
Linda Riles says
I did this recipe and it turned out beautifully. Just the right amount of orange to cranberry flavor and very tender. I will buy canned whole cranberry just to have it on hand for the next bake. So good!
Terri says
Do I fold in cranberry sauce before or after dry ingredients ?
Liz says
After. I’m sorry that wasn’t very clear. I adjusted the wording to make it more clear. Thanks for asking!
Laura @ Frugal Follies says
Looks great! Love the mini loaf size! Pinned and shared!
Chris Martinez says
That looks like something my kids would eat…and they can be picky eaters!
Sarah says
Oh yummy! I want to try this. I love cranberry things, but I’ve actually never baked with them before. Not everyone in my small family likes them, so I don’t usually have them around to do anything with. I might just have to try this though! I’m going to pin your recipe. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
julie says
what a great idea for leftover sauce. I froze mine, hopefully I will find a reason to defrost it!
Dana Rodriguez says
Great idea for leftover cranberry!That sounds really good.
Danielle E says
I like the orange cranberry combination. I may try it and take it to the office to share. Perfect for the old coffee break.
Jen F says
This looks really good. We are doing a holiday bake sale…might have to get this on the list!
Lisa Kerr says
I think this Glazed Cranberry Orange Bread looks so delicious and yummy that its making me very hungry! I have never made this kind of bread before, but Im going to try out your recipe this weekend! Thanks for sharing this wonderful recipe 🙂
Liza @ Views From the 'Ville says
Wow, this looks delicious! I love creative ways to use left overs, and this is a really unique recipe to do so.
courtney b says
mm i love anything orange, especially orange croissants, so i think i would like this. and cranberry is perfect for xmas…
Ally says
This looks yummy!!
Anna C. says
Adding orange juice to the recipe is a great idea. I’ve made a similar one and will try it this way next time.
Elena says
Looks delicious! Thank you for the recipe!
Natasha says
I just made a cranberry bread it was just okay… Im going to try this recipe next time!!
Eileen Richter says
I love cranberries but am the only one at our house. I think the gang would love these though! I do love quick breads…quick to make but oh they do take a while to bake. I like the mini loaf and muffin idea!
Marian Boll says
I have my mother in law’s secret recipe for Christmas Stolen that you must make right around Halloween to have it age right.
Danielle @ We Have It All says
I can not tell you how awesome that looks! I’m am definitely going to try this recipe.
Chelsea says
I LOVE cranberry sauce.. but I am totally content with it right out of the can 😉 This sounds amazing!
Seyma Shabbir says
This is a great breakfast idea! I love cranberries. Although I think I will use fresh cranberries. I bet this smells awesome!
Anne says
I love quick breads and make them often to have for breakfast. This might just be the answer to my leftover homemade cranberry sauce! I might have to adjust the amount of juice to compensate for too-wet texture of my cranberry sauce, though. Thanks for the recipe!
Ange says
Oh this cranberry orange quick bread looks fab!! Definitely pinning for later!
Alicia@ eco friendly homemaking says
I haven’t gotten to visit a lot of my favorite blogs lately and I am so glad to have been able to stop by today and find this recipe! Looks and sounds so delicious!!
Melanie a/k/a CrazyMom says
this looks amazing.. I love cranberries and this will be a hit I soo have to try it this weekend; thanks for sharing
Allison Downes says
Those non stick loaf pans sound really nice. This bread looks so delicious. I am going to try it out sometime. Thank you for sharing!
Sarah Elyce says
My mouth is watering as I read this post. I love the combination of cranberry and orange (I make my cranberry sauce with orange juice). The glaze looks like it would just push it over the edge of deliciousness.
Stacy says
I know what I am making with my leftovers at Christmas. Yum!
cindy b says
OMG this bread looks to die for! Thanks for sharing! can’t wait to try it out! love the pics!
amanda says
yum, yum and more yum! love cranberries, but i cannot find them here in India. Makes me miss these “basics” 🙂
Jennifer says
That looks SO delicious! Pinning for future baking 🙂
patricia says
Oh my goodness this looks delicious. I am going to save this now and make it sometime. Thanks for sharing.
Mel Cole says
This bread looks really good! Must keep the link for future baking.
Amanda Love ~ Growing Up Madison says
This just looks delicious. Something that I want to eat right now. I love cranberry but my kids don’t so I would have to make this for just me. 🙂
Stefani says
This bread looks really good! I might just have to grab some cranberries the next time I am shopping. YUM!
Sheila Hickmon says
Oh wow, they look delicious! Sounds easy enough too, even for a non baker like me lol!
Nichol says
Darn, I just threw away my fresh cranberry sauce like an idiot. I didn’t even think to make bread or muffins. YUM!
Sue says
I do not like cranberry sauce, but love cranberries, this sounds delish! Thanks for the recipe
Jennifer says
OOoh this looks delish!! I could use a slice right now!
Amy @ Oh So Savvy Mom says
That looks delicious!
Heather D. says
The glazing makes it extra special – wow!
theblogservices says
Wow, yummy… I like bread, nice recipe looks delicious, I will surely that one of this days.
Le-an Lai Angeles Lacaba says
Simply yum! My family would simply devour that in seconds.
katherine says
This looks really decadent! I want to try it out for my husband now!
Victoria says
Hi Liz,
So that is what I am supposed to use our leftover cranberry sauce on! I am in awe right now! This is such a great recipe! I think my husband is going to love it! There is just enough orange to add flavor, but not take over!
Thank you so much,
Victoria
Mommy’s Playbook
Melissa Au says
Ooh, this sounds delicious.
Tricia @ Night owl mama says
oh LIz Everything looks so delicious and tasty
Tough Cookie Mommy says
This bread looks delicious. I could just imagine how wonderful your house smelled as you were baking it and how its delectable aroma filled your whole kitchen when you took it out of the oven.
Amy Barseghian says
Wowza! This looks so yummy! Pinned to my board so I can keep it handy!
Dawn says
This looks really good. I can never figure out what to do with leftovers at Thanksgiving!
Lisa says
I’m going to have to try and make this!
Debi says
That looks so good. I would love to sink my teeth into that.
Jennifer Williams says
That looks amazing, I love finding great recipes to try out. I think I might make this for Christmas.
Donna says
I love cranberry and orange… bet these two flavors are awesome together! 🙂
Amanda says
I love cranberry orange bread! This recipe looks absolutely delicious!
Dawn Lopez says
Yum, yes please! I looove the combination of orange and cranberry, so this sounds completely fabulous! Thanks for the recipe!
Shannah @ Just Us Four says
I love cranberry and orange together. This sounds delicious.
Corinne says
Yum! This would make a great food gift for the holidays. Such great winter flavors!
Mama to 5 BLessings says
oh yummy, I love how you drizzled the icing on top – great touch!
Cynthia L says
I have been on a cranberry kick lately and this quick bread would satisfy my craving. This looks so delicous.
Pam says
Looks and sounds delicious. I have not made this in a long time and no longer have my recipe. I am going to make this and hand out as gifts to the neighbors. Thanks!
Lexie Lane says
Oh! I wish I could have some of what you’ve already made! I’ll just have to settle for trying to make it though. Thanks for the pics and the recipe!
Candy Hoehn says
So making this!!
Jennifer Williams says
That looks good, we always plan our meal so we have very little left over. Christmas is a different story though, that is a much bigger meal and I will have plenty to make this.
Cassie says
I love cranberries and orange together! I think I am going to have to make this this weekend. I mean shouldn’t I make it since it will be my birthday soon. =)
Sara Zielinski says
This would be a great dish to cook with thanksgiving leftovers or for thanksgiving.
Angela says
So, this pretty much looks AMAZING! I never know what to do with the leftover cranberry sauce, and this is perfect.
Melissa says
YUM! I need to make that this week, we have some leftovers!
Kecia says
I’m not a fan of cranberry sauce but I do like the taste of cranberries in other things. This bread looks yummy with the drizzled glaze.
Amy Desrosiers says
Oh my gosh, this bread is magazine worthy, and looks divine!
Wendy @ ABCs and Garden Peas says
I heart anything cranberry orange. A little glaze wins me over every time!
Marcie W. says
This looks amazingly delish, and oddly enough, cranberry sauce is the main thing we have left over this year.
Melanie a/k/a CrazyMom says
YUMMM..this looks delicious.. I love cranberries and love coffee cakes, thanks for sharing, this will be in my oven this weekend.. I can’t wait for the smells..I bet they are amazing
Yolanda @Seeing It Their Way says
Non Stick pans are God sent!!! And the Glazed Cranberry Orange Quick Bread sounds super yummy!
Angela Oliver says
Well I am not much of a baker but I must admit there is nothing like bread made at home. I may make this for christmas. I wish I had this recipe for thanksgiving.
Steve Pots says
I have a nice selection of great deserts and cakes on Pinterest and I just had to add this to that board. Thanks for sharing it. I want to give this one a try and see if I can make it.
April Decheine says
Yum looks so good, my hubby would love that for brunch!
Giveaways 4 Mom says
This looks so good. I am going to have to give this a try for the holiday season. Thanks for sharing.
Tammy says
My father loves cranberries, too bad they are leaving tomorrow to go home or I would for sure have made a loaf for breakfast for him!
Hanan says
Oh yum, that sounds delicious!
Margot C says
Boy does that look good. I have such a problem with those glazes (I know!); mine are either too wet and they soak the cake or too dry and they clump up.
Jayne Townsley says
Cranberry and orange is one of my favorite flavor combinations. These look very yummy and I like the idea of using leftovers for something different than its original intention.
Tammilee Tillison says
Yum! This looks fantastic. I love having recipes to use leftovers in.
Ave says
Thanks for sharing a great recipe! Have to check out these non-stick pans!
Heather says
That looks delicious!
Debbie Denny says
That looks really goo and tasty!
Rachee says
You have the best looking recipes. This looks like a fantastic snack or would be good for breakfast.
Jennifer B says
Wow this looks and sounds scrumptious!!!! I want to make this for Christmas!
Brandie says
I totally love that this uses actual cranberry sauce leftovers!!
Elizabeth says
I’ve made it with berries and it was terrible. I like your idea of using whole berry sauce instead.
Pam says
Yum! That looks so good, Liz! I really wish I lived close to you and could drop in and sample all those goodies you make!
Ellen Christian says
Wow that looks delicious. I’ll take a slice now!
brett says
oh, we LOVE cranberry anythign in this house- yUM!! great breakfast bread
Kelsey Apley says
Man that looks SO good!!! You always share some of the best recipes, so I am sure this is another winner!!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Shauna says
Oooh, you had me at glazed, then you added in cranberry… LOVE it… thanks so much
Krystyn says
That is some super yummy looking glazed cranberry orange bread. And, the fact that it’s quick…even better.
Jennifer says
This bread looks SO GOOD!! Do you have any leftovers? 🙂
Pam says
That bread looks delicious! And I agree, cold turkey and cranberry sauce is excellent!
April @Pixie Dust Savings says
What a great way to use leftovers! I wish I liked whole cranberry sauce. I wonder how it would taste if I substituted my MIL’s homemade cranberry sauce (it has the texture of applesauce). It would be colored pink probably.
Rosey says
There is not one flavor I like more in the world than cranberry/orange. I rarely eat it so it stays special, if that makes a bit of sense. 🙂 This looks and sounds delicious.
Janeane Davis says
Mmmmmmmm that looks absolutely delicious. I would love to try this recipe for my family.
Wood Arts Universe says
Delectable!!!
Savannah miller says
This looks so yummy! I’m always looking for fun holiday treats to make and I think my entire family would love this 🙂 I like the fact its quick! With 2 little boys running around I never hard time lol
Maryann says
looks great. we make our own cranberry sauce too – everyone except my Brother-in-law loves it. He is weird.
Jen says
That looks so delicious! The perfect flavours for this time of year!! I can’t wait to try it!
Dianna @ Oy Vey a Day says
My mouth is watering. Orange and cranberry together? What could be better? Do you have a good cranberry sauce recipe?
Jenn says
Your bread looks amazing! I’m going to have to try that! 🙂
Denise Gabbard says
This looks so good! I don’t make cranberries because no one in the family likes them but me, but that is going to change no.
Dawn says
What a great way to use leftover cranberry sauce! I can never decide what to do with that.
Amber Edwards says
I’m on my way over, you will have a slice of this ready for me right? lol
But seriously those look absolutely delicious! I love the glaze too!
Megan @mnmspecial says
This looks so yummy! I can’t wait to try it.
Karen @TheMissingNiche.com says
My husband will love these! I am going to try them this weekend!
Jackie says
You are a lifesaver! I have a big bowl of cranberries and am pretty sure that I won’t be able to eat them all but this… well, everyone will eat this.
shelley b says
I look forward to trying your recipe. I’ve never put glaze on fruit bread before- what an awesome idea!
Seyma Shabbir says
I just realized you used cranberry sauce in the mix, this would be great for cranberry sauce leftovers on Thanksgiving. I love the berry cranberry sauce and can mix in that and some fresh cranberries. Yummy!
Seyma Shabbir says
Looks amazing! I love cranberry breads and the glaze looks like a perfect touch to compliment the tartness of cranberry!
Deborah Pucci says
This sounds so goooood!
Vanessa: thequeenofswag says
Looks delish. What a great easy recipe to make after the holiday.
Anne - Mommy Has to Work says
Mmm, cranberry and orange and that glaze on top! That looks wonderful!
Francine says
Cranberry and orange are two of my fav flavors. This looks yummy!!
Laurel O. says
My husband loves cranberries and this looks so good and easy to make! I love finding good quick bread recipes. I will have to try this! Thank you!
Alissa Apel says
This looks goooood! I make small breads for Mica and Isaak’s teachers.
Melissa Rheinlander says
This looks so good!
Virginia @thatbaldchick says
Your glazed cranberry orange quick bread looks delish. I’d have to sub out the orange juice, since I’m allergic, but I imagine it’d be just as good with pineapple juice!
Christine Luken says
Yum! This looks amazing! Never would have thought to use leftover cranberry sauce for a quick bread.
Dorothy Teel says
Now this sound yummy, I rarely have that much cranberry sauce left over as my family loves it an I bet they would love this Glazed Cranberry Orange Quick Bread.
Shell says
This cranberry bread looks amazing! We don’t have any cranberry leftovers, but I’d still like to try this!
Felicia says
Anything orange, cranberry and quick is right up my alley! I’ll have to give these a try.
Jennifer says
Liz this looks AMAZING!! I love making breads but I don’t think I’ve ever glazed one before!
Kita says
That looks so scrumptious. I am so afraid to make things like this from scratch but I know your kitchen smelled so good while making it.
Aisha Kristine Chong says
I’m studying and practicing a lot about baking recently and I’m definitely going to have a try on these! <3
Barbara says
That looks delicious! I’m always looking for an excuse to turn on my oven in the winter.
Jeanette says
It looks really yammie. I have never eaten glazed bread:)
Chrishelle says
Cranberry bread, yum. We are citrus and cranberry lovers in this house. This is definitely a must try recipe this holiday. Looks absolutely delicious.
gala says
It looks so good, I have to do it to. Would make a great gift for our neighbours
Robin (Masshole Mommy) says
So, I totally want to try to make some of this for a brunch I was invited to this weekend. The sad thing is, it may not make it to the brunch because it sounds so good I would probably eat it all.
Leilani says
I don’t eat cranberry sauce. In fact, I only like cranberries when they’re dried. But this bread looks pretty good.
Kelly @ Texas Type A Mom says
That looks so amazing! I missed out on using cranberries for Thanksgiving – this would be a great way to use them up!
Ty @ Mama of 3 Munchkins says
That bread looks deliciously yummy!
Annie Mai says
That looks friggin’ delicious! & I bought my first loaf pan so… 😛
Annemarie says
Thanks for sharing those pics look delish. I am going to have to try this recipe!
Kathleen says
That looks so yummy! I don’t eat cranberry sauce, but I know I would try this and probably love it.
Lolo says
Looks amazing! That would make a great gift for coworkers too!
Michele says
Oh I do love cranberry sauce! I actually prefer the jellied variety and buy it year round–love it with chicken or just as a side to any meal! I also have never purchased non stick bake wear –it would have probably helped me many times from leaving half a loaf in the pan and then trying to stick it all back together. This recipe sounds really really good!
Hilary says
That sounds and looks delicious. I might just have to try it.
Lisa - Between the Kids says
I was surprised when my very picky son told me that that like cranberries! I bet he’d like this! Yum!!
Theresa says
Drooling over here! I’ve never had a cranberry orange bread, but it sounds irresistible!
Julie says
Mmm… the muffin version would be perfect to take to work as a holiday snack for my co-workers. 🙂
Hilesha O'Nan says
That looks amazing, and I usually don’t like anything cranberry (except for juice). 🙂
Richard Hicks says
I have never had cranberry bread but this looks yummy. Would like to try this one out for myself soon!
Michelle Tucker says
My absolute favorite bread is cranberry orange bread. This looks amazing. Will be trying this next week!
Toni says
How clever! This is a great idea especially if only a few people like cranberry sauce.
Theresa says
This looks so yummy.
Ms. A says
Jiminy, Liz… this looks delicious, too!
Elaina- A Time Out for Mommy says
I love anything with sweet cranberries in it! I will have to try this!
Colleen says
That glaze makes it look extra yummy.
jeanae says
Oh, man… if only I’d bothered to turn on my laptop a few days ago… this looks wonderful.
Now I can use it as an excuse to make more cranberry sauce!
PS & my post holiday must have? cold turkey, on homemade bread, with cranberry sauce and spicy mustard. YUM
Mellisa says
Wow, that bread looks amazing. I bet it’s great with a cup of coffee.
Robin Gagnon {Mom Foodie} says
Yum. This would go over well in my house.
Secret Agent Woman says
Love cranberry bread – I’ll try this!
Patty says
Great use of a leftover. I love muffins!
Alicia K says
this looks moist and delicious! must try!!!
Mally says
I think that looks yummy!