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Moist cranberry banana bread with fresh cranberries

Cranberry Banana Bread

5 from 22 votes
This lightened-up Cranberry Banana Bread is moist, bright, and bursting with tart cranberries—an easy, festive bake you can enjoy for breakfast or gifting.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Yield: 16 servings
Course: Breakfast, Brunch
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen )
  • 2 tablespoons sugar (or sweetener of choice)
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • baking spray
  • 1 1/4 cups white whole wheat flour (or all purpose flour)
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons butter (softened (or dairy-free butter))
  • 1/2 cup light brown sugar (not packed (or sweetener of choice))
  • 2 large egg whites
  • 3 medium ripe bananas (lightly mashed)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tablespoon turbinado sugar

Instructions

  • Prep the pan: Preheat your oven to 350F and lightly spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with oil, then line it with parchment for easy removal, if desired.
  • Cook the cranberries: In a small saucepan combine the cranberries water and sugar and bring to a boil. Simmer over medium heat until the cranberries burst, about 4 minutes.
  • Mix the dry ingredients: In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk. Set aside.
  • Mix the wet ingredients: In a large bowl cream butter and brown sugar with an electric mixer. Add egg whites, bananas, and vanilla, and beat at medium speed until thick. Scrape down sides of the bowl.
  • Blend: Add flour mixture and blend at low speed until combined, do not over mix.
  • Fold in the cranberries: Add the cranberries and pour batter into the prepared loaf pan; sprinkle with turbinado sugar on top.
  • Bake in the center rack for about 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool: Transfer the pan to a wire rack and let the pan cool at least 25 minutes, bread should be room temperature before slicing.

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Notes

Variations:

  • If you want to add nuts, try it with walnuts or pecans.
  • Swap fresh cranberries with dried instead and skip the step of cooking them first.
  • Make them in muffin tins, bake 350F about 25 minutes, or when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice, Calories: 94kcal, Carbohydrates: 20g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 2g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 4mg, Sodium: 105mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 11g
- WW Points: 4