Cranberry Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl
Cranberry Almond Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl has all the flavors of Christmas in one sweet, rich, easy to make bread. Tart cranberry, almond and sweet cream cheese filling. Delicious!
Prep Time15 minutes mins
Cook Time1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bread, cranberry almond bread
Servings: 10
Calories: 429kcal
Author: Erica Walker
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 1 egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup apple juice
- 1/4 cup butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 egg beaten
- 2 cups coarsely chopped fresh cranberries
- sliced almonds optional, to taste
Heat oven to 325 degrees. Grease bottom only of 9x5-inch loaf pan with shortening; lightly flour. In small bowl, beat cream cheese until light and fluffy. Add 1 egg; blend well. Set aside.
In large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Stir in apple juice, butter, vanilla extract, almond extract and beaten egg until well blended. Fold in cranberries and nuts. Spoon half of batter into pan. Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over batter. Top with remaining batter and swirl batter with a knife a few times (to swirl the cream cheese through the batter). Sprinkle almonds over the top (optional).
Bake 65 to 75 minutes or until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely, about 1 hour. Wrap tightly and store in refrigerator.
Calories: 429kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 70mg | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 227mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 28g | Vitamin A: 528IU | Vitamin C: 6mg | Calcium: 73mg | Iron: 3mg