“Left Over” Cranberry Sauce Bread
“Left Over” Cranberry Sauce Bread
Tired of all the left over cranberry sauce and don't want to see it go to waste? I have the solution for you! This delicious recipe will fly off the plate!
Ingredients
Bread:
- 1 ½ cups cranberry sauce divided
- 1/3 cup apple sauce
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 large egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange extract optional
- 1 ½ cups flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Frosting:
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
Bread:
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• Preheat oven 350 degrees. Grease a 9x5 loaf pan, set aside.
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• In a large bowl mix together 1 cup of cranberry sauce, apple sauce, sugar, egg, vanilla and orange (optional) extract. Add in the flour, salt, baking soda, and ground cinnamon. Stir until evenly combined.
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• Spread mixture into prepared loaf pan.
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Dollop the remaining cranberry sauce on top.
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Swirl in with the back of knife.
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Bake about 50 minutes, or until tester inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Frosting:
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• In a small bowl, add cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla.
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Beat with mixer, or whisk until combined to a creamy texture removing all lumps from sugar.
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Spread over top of cranberry bread.
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• Cover and refrigerate left over bread. If any!
Recipe Notes
Serve cold or room temperature... Yum! 🙂
Wrapped in a pretty cellophane bag, tied with ribbon, makes a great hostess gift!
