For more cranberry treats, also try our white chocolate cranberry cookies, healthy cranberry coffee cake, and cranberry coconut macaroons. It’s an easy recipe to make with only one surprise ingredient: sour cream! If you’ve never tried adding sour cream to banana bread before, you’re in for a treat. It makes it super tender and moist. The glaze does make it taste more like a dessert so feel free to skip it for a less sweet version. Glaze or no glaze, we like to enjoy it warm with a generous smear of butter (try our homemade butter!) and an afternoon tea. With bright red cranberries, it’s a festive treat that travels well so it’s great for holiday dinner parties and potlucks. Also, be sure to try our banana bread recipe!
Flour – regular all-purpose flour is what we use. Sugar – granulated sugar sweetens up this banana bread. Baking soda, sea salt, and vanilla extract – make the bread rise and gives it flavor. Ripe bananas – save the extra spotty ones! They give this banana bread its distinctly sweet banana flavor. Eggs – we use large eggs that are at room temperature. Butter – we love using butter in banana bread, it adds lots of richness and moisture. Sour cream – sour cream is our secret ingredient, making the loaf tender and moist. Cranberries – we use fresh cranberries because we love the tart taste. If you don’t love the tartness, you can use dried cranberries instead.
Then, all you need for the simple two-ingredient glaze is powdered sugar and water.
Chopped nuts or seeds – toasted and chopped walnuts or pecans add delicious crunch. For a pop of green color, a few pumpkin seeds or pistachios sprinkled on top add a nice festive touch. Chocolate chips – white chocolate chips or dark chocolate chunks add creamy chocolate flavor. Lemon glaze – lemons and cranberries are a perfect pair. To give your loaf a lemon glaze, use fresh lemon juice instead of water.
Since cranberries are a hallmark of the holidays, it’s a festive dessert to bring to holiday dinner parties and Christmas celebrations. It’s easy to transport and any uneaten loaf will stay fresh for a few days.
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