This Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Bread is the perfect fall recipe featuring fresh cranberries and zesty orange. It’s warm and sweet and makes a delicious snack any time of the year! Serve it as a coffee cake with your favourite warm drink, or enjoy it as a dessert or snack any time of day!
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Hi everyone! I’m back again after a short hiatus (unplanned, of course). Our life has hit a few bumps along the way recently but I’m happy to report that we’re finally settling into our new reality and our new home! I’ve shared with you before that our family recently made a move over the ocean from Canada to Romania and so the last few months have been, in a word, total chaos. Okay, that’s two words, but you get the idea. It’s been crazy, complete with sickness (food poisoning, bad flus, colds, and our daughter even spent a week in the hospital!) and other struggles, but we’re in our new home now and we’re spending lots of time unpacking and getting settled in.
For me, a big part of getting settled in is organizing my new kitchen and learning my new stove and oven. I’ve already burned a few things, but I guess that’s all part of the process. The ingredients are very different here and I’m trying to maintain my North American style of cooking as much as possible with what I have access to here (although I may have just purchased a 2 kilogram bag of chocolate chips on Amazon…). It was sure fun getting to pick out a bunch of new kitchen items since I could only bring a handful of my favourites from Canada, and I’m definitely enjoying my brand new pots and pans and appliances – especially my brand new KitchenAid mixer (affiliate link)!
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And of course part of breaking in my new kitchen is baking up a storm. I’ve made my famous Best Ever Banana Muffins several times already (seriously, they’re the most popular recipe on my blog and have been pinned about 200,000 times!) and I’ve already tackled homemade bread with glorious results! Next up is definitely this Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Bread – I can hardly wait to make it again not only to eat it but because it makes the house smell AMAZING as it bakes! I’m excited to be sharing it with you today too, and I can’t wait for all the deliciousness that’s in store for us here on the blog from my new European kitchen!
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I hope you enjoy this recipe! Let me know in the comments below, what’s your favourite quick bread recipe for fall?
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Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Bread
Recipe: Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup quick or rolled oats
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3/4 cup milk
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 tablespoon orange zest
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup fresh or frozen cranberries
- a few orange slices for garnish optional
Recipe: Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Add the flour, oats, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, sea salt and cinnamon to a large bowl and whisk until combined.
- To a separate bowl, add the milk, canola oil, orange zest and eggs and whisk together until well combined.
- Add the fresh or frozen cranberries to the flour mixture and toss very well to coat. Don't skip this step! Adding the fruit to the dry ingredients will help prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the loaf as it bakes. It will also make sure the batter isn't discoloured by any berries that aren't completely dry or may be releasing some of their juices before baking.
- Add the milk mixture to the flour mixture and fold them together with a rubber spatula just until no streaks of flour remain.
- Grease a large loaf pan with some butter or vegetable oil spray. I love to use my Misto Oil Sprayer (affiliate linfor this job since it gives you the flexibility of a conventional oil spray without all the harmful propellants they contain.
- Pour the batter into the greased loaf pan and smooth out the top as much as you can. Place a few orange slices on top of the batter (if you wisbefore baking.
- Bake the loaf for 60-65 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or until it's reached a delicious golden colour and a toothpick inserted into the loaf comes out clean.
- Let the loaf cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing it to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Enjoy with your favourite cup of coffee or tea for a delicious cool weather snack!
Recipe: Nutrition
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I love this recipe and will make it as part of my Christmas line up. I will just add a vanilla glaze and maybe a few pecans, and it should be very festive indeed.Cranberry and orange is such a beautiful combination.There is nobody that does not like it. What a move you must have had- to Romania! I am in Nl. I wonder what part of Canada you came from and if you miss it? I am sure you must , but hopefully your new home is fabulous and you get back for a visit occasionally. Cheers!
Thanks so much! I’m glad you like the recipe. And yes, the move was pretty intense! We lived in central Canada 🙂
What can I use instead of canola oil? I know it’s not good for you. Also, can I use Alomd flour?
I’ve never used almond flour in this recipe, so I can’t comment on how well it would work. However, feel free to use any oil that’s liquid at room temperature (sunflower oil, grapeseed oil, etc.). Using melted butter would also work, although it would make the texture of the bread a little bit firmer and more dense. Good luck!
Delicious and sooo easy to make!! I used lemon zest (no orange available), 1/3 C of dried cranberries( these are them soaked in warm water before being added to the dry mix) and added 1/4 C of chia seeds soaked in water (for extra moisture). Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Thanks so much! So glad you liked the recipe!
The 1st time I made this bread, my friend loved it so much. She suggested to make it as a Christmas present instead of fruit cake. I made my 6th loaf today. Anybody who tasted it asked fir the recipe! Thank you for sharing tgis fantastic bread!!
Thanks so much for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed it!!
I made this recipe. It is so easy and the bread was perfect. After the first time, I used a little less sugar and substituted whole wheat flour because my family loved it so much, I am making it often.
Thank you for sharing this recipe. Now I am sharing it with all my family and friends.
I’m so glad you love it! 🙂
I just made this today with a few substitutions because I did not have any oranges for zesting or garnish and I love the flavor of cranberry orange bread that I already have been making for years. I did have orange juice on hand so I substituted the 3/4 cup of milk with 3/4 cup orange juice. I also only had 2/3 cup of granulated sugar which I added 1/3 cup of light brown sugar to make 1 cup. It is the best of the recipes I have for cranberry bread. Next time I make this I will add1/2 cup of chopped walnuts or pecans.
Thanks so much for letting us know Sandy! Glad you like it!🙂
I made this recipe twice. The flavor was fantastic, but my bread was a bit chewy. Is it normal? Was it because of the rollled oats or because I overmixed it? Thank you.
The oats is this loaf give it a bit of a chewier texture than if you were baking a loaf without oats. Enjoy!☺️