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Healthy Cranberry Bread in a silver pan

Healthy Cranberry Bread

This healthy cranberry bread is a delicious and delightful Thanksgiving and  Christmas treat. The sweet orange glaze paired with the moist and tangy cranberry bread makes a perfect autumn breakfast, snack, or post-dinner dessert!
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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Healthy Cranberry Bread
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 391kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all purpose gluten-free flour
  • 1 cup organic cane sugar or coconut sugar
  • 1/2 cup almond flour
  • 1 tablespoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons orange zest
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cups orange juice or apple juice
  • 1/4 cup oil ( I used grapeseed oil)
  • 2 tablespoons ground flaxseeds
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 cup chopped fresh cranberries

Orange Glaze (Optional)

  • 1 cup organic powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 teaspoon orange zest

Instructions

  • Preheat oven 375 degrees F. Grease a 9x5 baking pan and set aside.
  • Combine gluten-free flour, sugar, almond flour, orange zest, baking powder, salt in a large bowl, stir well and set aside. In a medium bowl, mix orange juice, oil, flaxseeds, almond flavor. Add wet mixture to dry mixture. Fold in cranberries.
  • Scoop batter into prepared pan and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes or until golden and toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for about 10 minutes then remove to wire rack to cool completely.

For The Glaze

  • Whisk powdered sugar, orange juice and zest in a medium bowl. Drizzle over cranberry orange bread.

Nutrition

Calories: 391kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 0.03g | Sodium: 306mg | Potassium: 119mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 45g | Vitamin A: 105IU | Vitamin C: 26mg | Calcium: 135mg | Iron: 2mg