A soft, tender holiday loaf that feels like a festive hug in every dreamy, moist bite!

Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread Recipe

My husband is like a big kid when it comes to gift giving. He just cannot wait to give the gift. He wants to give it right away, like just after he buys it! He begs to give the gift early, the suspense of the surprise just kills him!

I, on the other hand, want to wait to receive the gift. I love surprises and I want to open it on the occasion and not any sooner!

This Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread doesn’t reveal itself until you take your first bite. It’s so moist and delicious – it kind of reminds me of a pound cake!

If you love baking with cranberries for the holidays, I think you’ll love Cranberry Pumpkin Cake, Cranberry Orange Muffins, and Cranberry Christmas Cake, too!

What You’ll Need for the Bread:

2 cups Flour
1 cup Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup Butter, Melted
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
1 1/2 cups Fresh Cranberries

The Cream Cheese Filling:

1 (8 oz) Cream Cheese, Softened
1/3 cup Sugar
1 Egg
1/2 tsp Vanilla

And the Icing:

1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
2-3 tsp Milk
1/2 tsp Vanilla

How to Make Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a bread pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together 2 cups flour, 1 cup sugar, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, and 1/2 tsp baking soda.
Mix in 1 cup sour cream, 1/2 cup melted, but slightly cooled, butter, 2 eggs, and 1 tsp vanilla.
Fold in 1 1/2 cups fresh cranberries.
In a separate small bowl, beat together 1 (8 oz) softened cream cheese, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 egg, and 1/2 tsp vanilla.
Pour half the batter into the bottom of the prepared pan.
Spread cream cheese mixture over the batter.
Top with remaining batter and gently spread evenly.
Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean with moist crumbs.
Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
In the meantime, make the icing by whisking together 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, 2-3 tsp milk, and 1/2 tsp vanilla until smooth.
Transfer bread to a cooling rack. Once cooled, drizzle icing over the top of the bread loaf.

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Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread

Cream Cheese Cranberry Bread, a soft, tender holiday loaf that feels like a festive hug in every dreamy, moist bite!

Prep Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

Bread

2 cups Flour
1 cup Sugar
1 1/2 tsp Baking Powder
1/2 tsp Baking Soda
1 cup Sour Cream
1/2 cup Butter, Melted
2 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
1 1/2 cups Fresh Cranberries

Cream Cheese Filling

1 (8 oz) Cream Cheese, Softened
1/3 cup Sugar
1 Egg
1/2 tsp Vanilla

Icing

1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
2-3 tsp Milk
1/2 tsp Vanilla

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a bread pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, and baking soda.
Mix in sour cream, melted, but slightly cooled, butter, eggs, and vanilla.
Fold in fresh cranberries.
In a separate bowl, beat together softened cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla.
Pour half the batter into the bottom of the prepared pan.
Spread cream cheese mixture over the batter.
Top with remaining batter and gently spread evenly.
Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean with moist crumbs.
Let cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
In the meantime, make the icing by whisking together powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
Transfer bread to a cool rack. Once cooled, drizzle icing over the top of the bread loaf.