Cream Cheese Cranberry Loaf

Here’s a soft, bakery-style Cream Cheese Cranberry Loaf that’s easy to make and great for snacks or dessert.

🍞 Cream Cheese Cranberry Loaf

Ingredients

Dry

• 2 cups all-purpose flour

• 1½ tsp baking powder

• ¼ tsp salt

Wet

• ¾ cup sugar

• 115 g (½ cup) cream cheese, softened

• ½ cup vegetable oil or melted butter

• 2 large eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

Add-ins

• ¾ cup dried cranberries

• 1 tbsp flour (to toss cranberries)

Instructions

1. Prep

   • Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F)

   • Grease or line a loaf pan

2. Mix dry ingredients

   • Whisk flour, baking powder, and salt together

3. Cream base

   • Beat sugar and cream cheese until smooth

   • Mix in oil/butter, eggs, and vanilla

4. Combine

   • Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix gently until just combined

5. Add cranberries

   • Toss cranberries with 1 tbsp flour, then fold into batter

6. Bake

   • Pour into loaf pan

   • Bake 50–60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean

7. Cool

   • Let cool in pan 10 minutes, then transfer to a rack

Optional Glaze

• ½ cup powdered sugar

• 1–2 tbsp milk or orange juice
  Drizzle over cooled loaf.

Tips

• Don’t overmix—keeps the loaf tender

• If browning too fast, tent loosely with foil

• Works well with orange zest or white chocolate chips

If you’d like, I can adapt this for an air fryer, make it egg-free, or turn it into mini loaves or muffins