Cranberry Chocolate Chip Bread

4.08 36 Published Dec 10, 2018, Updated Dec 01, 2023 I am a quick bread fanatic so when I had the idea to use cranberries and chocolate chips to add a little texture, flavor and color, I was so excited to develop this recipe! I used my healthy banana bread recipe as a base and came up with this cranberry chocolate chip bread. It has a little coconut sugar and maple syrup, but most of it’s sweetness is coming from mashed bananas! When it comes to the holidays, one of my childhood memories is waking up and coming downstairs to find delicious baked goods on the counter. Sometimes we had cinnamon rolls, sometimes we had monkey bread and sometimes we had banana bread. I’m slyly going to send my mom this recipe so she can help me make it again while she’s here for Christmas.

Cranberry Chocolate Chip Bread Ingredients

oat flour and almond flour – the combination of these flours makes the perfect texture! You can make your own oat flour if you’d like or use store bought. I use Bob’s Red Mill oat flour. As for the almond flour, make sure you get almond flour and not almond meal! Bob’s Red Mill almond flour is what I typically buy. baking soda – a leavening agent. sea salt – brings the flavors together. coconut oil – helps to keep the bread moist. coconut sugar – the less-processed upgrade for brown sugar. You can sub brown sugar if you don’t have any coconut sugar on hand. maple syrup – my favorite natural sweetener! bananas – those bananas you forgot about on the counter that are now overripe? They’re perfect for banana bread! You’ll need 3, so go head and buy 3 bananas and “forget” about them if you want to make this. eggs – to bind the ingredients together. vanilla extract – a flavor enhancer. dried cranberries – make sure you find cranberries that are unsweetened or sweetened with just fruit juice if possible. Made in Nature’s organic dried cranberries are a good option. Want to make a version with fresh cranberries? Try my cranberry banana bread recipe. mini chocolate chips – I used Enjoy Life mini chocolate chips for this recipe.

Storing Cranberry Chocolate Chip Bread

After letting your bread cool completely, store in an airtight container on the counter for up to three days. It will last for up to a week in the refrigerator and up to three months in the freezer. Store in an airtight container to make sure the bread stays nice and moist!

Make This Loaf as a Special Holiday Gift

I also remember my mom always making baked goods for her friends around the holidays. She has the cutest mini loaf pans and some years she would put cookies in cute tins or make a little loaves of bread, wrap in plastic wrap and tie a ribbon around it to give as a thoughtful gift. SO CUTE! I want to be you when I grow up, Mom. Aka to all my friends reading this you may or may not be getting a mini loaf of this cranberry bread this year…