Healthy Cranberry Orange Loaf Recipe
Use fresh-picked or frozen cranberries to make this tasty, healthy cranberry orange loaf chock-full of berries, raisins, sunflower seeds and flax seeds. This cranberry orange loaf recipe is a also a great way to use up leftover cranberry sauce after a holiday dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour OR graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
- ¾ cup raisins
- 1 tablespoon flax seeds
- 1 tablespoon unsalted sunflower seeds
- pulp and juice of 1 orange
- 1 tablespoon grated orange rind
- additional orange juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- 1 egg
Instructions
- Set oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit
- Mix all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, baking powder, and salt in a large bowl
- Mix in cranberries, raisins, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, and orange rind
- Squeeze orange pulp and juice into a measuring cup
- Add orange juice until you have 1 cup total
- Beat egg and add to orange juice
- Pour orange juice/pulp/egg mixture into the well in dry ingredients
- Add canola oil and mix until just blended
- Scrape into a greased 9 x 5 x 13-inch loaf pan
- Bake for 1 hour or until a knife comes out cleanly
- Cool for 10 minutes in pan on a baking rack
- Remove from pan and continue to cool on the rack
- Let cool completely before serving
- Store tightly wrapped in a tin or cool place.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 239kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 4gFat: 8gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 252mgFiber: 3gSugar: 19g
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