Easy Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Easy Pumpkin Cranberry Bread – Are you looking for an easy holiday recipe to make? This is it! With a few ingredients, a boxed pumpkin bread mix, and these instructions you will be slicing and serving this for any night of the week or a holiday gathering.
Additionally, you can use our pumpkin bread recipe to make it from scratch (if you prefer) and these additions, plus instructions. It is perfect for celebrations and easy enough to make the same day or ahead of time.
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Easy Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
This is a simple way to elevate pumpkin bread (from scratch) or by using a box mix. On this day we used a box mix for pumpkin bread, adding dried cranberries and chopped walnuts (Or pecans or omit them and have no nuts). Then give the pumpkin loaf bread a dusting of powdered sugar…
When you don’t have time to make pumpkin bread from scratch pick up a box and elevate the pumpkin cranberry bread by adding dried cranberries and chopped walnuts and dusting the top of the bread with powdered sugar.
Let’s make this!
Helpful kitchen tools for recipes like this!
- Loaf Pan (this is my favorite)
- Mixing bowl
- Mixing spoon
- Spatula
- Oven Mitts/Hot Pads
- Cooling Rack
- Powdered Sugar Duster/Sifter
- Cutting Board
- Bread Knife
Pumpkin Cranberry Walnut Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 box Pumpkin Bread Mix + additional ingredients per box directions.
(Ingredient items for the box mix are typically vegetable oil, eggs, and water (Or milk for some box mixes.) - 1 cup Dried Cranberries
- 1 cup Chopped Walnuts (optional)
- Powdered Sugar for dusting
- Non-Stick Spray
Instructions
Preheat the oven using the directions on the box.
- Prepare a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
- Mix the pumpkin bread per the directions.
- Stir in dried cranberries and chopped walnuts until well combined
- Pour into prepared loaf pan
- Bake according to package directions
- Cool slightly then remove from the pan.
- Dust with powdered sugar.
Slice, share, and enjoy! And don’t forget to pin the recipe if you are going to be making it later. Sometimes you just need a good semi-homemade recipe to make and bake. Honestly, they’ll never know how you made it, whether you use the shortcut or make it all from scratch.
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Easy Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Easy Pumpkin Cranberry Bread – Are you looking for Pumpkin Cranberry Bread that is easy to make? This is it! With a few ingredients, a boxed pumpkin bread mix (or homemade pumpkin bread), dried cranberries, chopped walnuts (optional), and these instructions you will be slicing and serving this for any night of the week or a holiday gathering.
Ingredients
- 1 box Pumpkin Bread Mix + additional ingredients per box directions.
- (Ingredient items for the box mix are typically vegetable oil, eggs, and water (Or milk for some box mixes.)
- 1 cup Dried Cranberries
- 1 cup Chopped Walnuts (optional)
- Powdered Sugar for dusting
- Non-Stick Spray
Instructions
- Prepare a loaf pan with nonstick spray.
- Mix the pumpkin bread per the directions.
- Stir in dried cranberries and chopped walnuts until well combined
- Pour into prepared loaf pan
- Bake according to package directions
- Cool slightly then remove from the pan.
- Dust with powdered sugar.
Notes
- This recipe is easily doubled by purchasing an additional box of pumpkin bread mix and doubling the ingredients.
- Sliced loaf pieces may vary in overall serving size due to the width you slice your pumpkin cranberry bread.
- The recipe is for one loaf. Approximately 8 slices.
- If you want to make homemade pumpkin bread see this recipe for pumpkin bread.
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Nutrition Information
Yield
7Serving Size
1Amount Per Serving Calories 275Total Fat 12gSaturated Fat 1gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 11gCholesterol 3mgSodium 32mgCarbohydrates 42gFiber 2gSugar 36gProtein 3g
Not all nutritional information is always 100% accurate.
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