Holiday Cranberry Oat Bread with an Orange Cream Cheese Swirl
Cranberry Oat Bread with an Orange Cream Cheese Swirl is the ultimate gluten-free holiday bread! Warm and gooey cream cheese swirl is naturally flavored with honey and orange zest- and is present in every tender bite of homemade cranberry bread.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups oat flour store bought or homemade
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup maple syrup or honey
- 3 bananas very ripe
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup cranberries fresh, not dried cranberries
- 1 orange zested
Orange Cream Cheese Ingredients
- 4 oz cream cheese low fat, at room temperature
- ½ teaspoon orange extract
- 1 egg
- 3 tablespoons honey or maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit
- Prepare a 9×5 loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Mash your bananas with a fork or potato masher in a medium-sized bowl3 bananas
- Stir melted coconut oil, eggs, maple syrup, orange extract, orange zest and vanilla with the mashed bananas½ cup coconut oil, ½ cup maple syrup, 1 teaspoon orange extract, ½ teaspoon vanilla, 2 eggs, 1 orange zested
- Add dry ingredients to the wet mixture and stir until the banana bread batter is mixed and the oat flour is incorporated.2 teaspoons baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, 2 ½ cups oat flour
- Stir in cranberries¾ cup cranberries
- Swirl the cream cheese mixture into the cranberry oat bread batter with a knife. Do not over swirl the cream cheese mixture - 4 or 5 swirls are plenty.4 oz cream cheese, ½ teaspoon orange extract, 1 egg, ½ cup maple syrup
- Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when testing for doneness.
How To Make Orange Cream Cheese Swirl
- In a small bowl, mix room temperature cream cheese, egg, honey and orange extract together until the batter is smooth.½ teaspoon orange extract, 1 egg, 3 tablespoons honey, 4 oz cream cheese
Notes
WHY USE BANANAS IN THIS RECIPE?
We're using bananas to add moisture and to act as a natural sweetener for our oat flour bread. This bread will not have a banana flavor once baked.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Gluten-Free - Oats are naturally gluten-free yet sometimes processed in a facility that processes other grains containing gluten. To ensure oats are truly GF look for a certified gluten-free label when buying. Fresh Cranberries - Frozen cranberries can be used after thawing. Orange Zest - I highly recommend using orange zest, but it can be omitted if needed. Honey- Maple syrup is a great natural sweetener alternative in this recipe.HOW TO STORE CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE BREAD
Homemade breads containing a cream cheese swirl should be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days and not left on the counter for more than 2 hours.CAN YOU FREEZE CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE BREAD
Cranberry bread freezes well and can be frozen for up to 3 months. Freeze individual slices, half loaves, or the whole loaf. Simply wrap loaves or slices in foil and store in a freezer zip-top bag, removing as much air as possible. To thaw, leave the cranberry oat bread in an airtight container in the refrigerator overnight.HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE OAT FLOUR
- Add old-fashioned (rolled oats) to a blender or food processor.
- Blend or process on high until oats have turned into a fine flour.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 310kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 6gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 220mgPotassium: 267mgFiber: 3gSugar: 17gVitamin A: 213IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 87mgIron: 1mg
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