Keto cranberry orange bread is a low carb holiday delight that’s bursting with tang and sweet flavors. A moist keto quick bread that’s flavored with orange zest and extract dotted with beautiful reds from cranberries with no need for real orange juice with helps with cutting the carbs.
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Keto Cranberry Orange Bread Recipe
I used the base recipe for my lemon blueberry bread to make this yummy moist Keto Cranberry orange bread recipe and it translated really well and didn’t disappoint at all.
The only difference is that I increased the egg by 1 and reduced the sour cream from two-thirds of a cup to half cup and it came out amazing.
Don’t get me wrong. Both recipes are amazing. I just enjoy playing around with recipes to create options for you guys. If it doesn’t work out you never get to hear about it ha! ha! That’s called Recipe testing.
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Are cranberries keto friendly?
Fresh cranberries are keto however store bought dried cranberries are not keto because they are loaded with sugar.
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Ingredients.
- Blanched Almond flour.
- Coconut flour
- Granular Sweetener* of choice (I used Monkfruit-Erythritol blend)
- Xanthan gum (optional)
- Eggs
- Orange Extract
- Vanilla Extract (optional)
- Orange Zest
- Cranberries
- Sour cream (substitute with Greek yogurt)
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How to make Keto Low carb Cranberry Orange bread
This is one of the easiest quick breads you will make. Easy peasy, hassle free and in one bowl. Literally dump and bake. Below are the steps by step
Step 1-3; Mix dry ingredients, add wet ingredients (eggs, butter & Sour cream)
Step 4-6; Add orange zest and the rest of the wet ingredients (vanilla extract & orange extract) Mix, then mix in Cranberries. Transfer to a lined pan.
Step 7-9; Top off with more cranberries, bake and enjoy!
Nutrition per Serving: (makes 16 Servings) Calories: 180 | Total Fat: 16g | Total Carbs: 5g | Fiber: 2g | Protein: 5g | Net carbs: 2g
How to 🏬
This recipe can be stored on the counter for up to 3 days. For longer than 3 days, keep in the refrigerator.
For long term storage, freeze for up to a month It freezes and reheats very well. Wrap tightly in a cling film and seal in a freezer bag.
Quick Recipe Notes & Tips
- Lining the pan helps prevent bread from sticking.
- Let bread cool for about 8 mins in the pan before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely before slicing.
- I added the cranberries whole, you may choose to chop them into halves before adding to the batter.
- You may or may not use a keto glaze
Other Keto Quick breads you would enjoy
Tools used to make this Keto Low carb quick bread recipe.
You can click the links below to see tools or similar I used in this recipe.
- Glass mixing bowl
- 8.5 by 4.5 loaf pan
- Spatula
- Standard Cooling rack or this one I use most times for my loaf cakes which some of you amazing folks keep asking where I got it from. I think it’s actually a cheese grater of some sort.
- Citrus zester
- Parchment paper
Other Keto Cranberry Recipes to try
- Keto Cranberry orange muffins
- Sugar free dried cranberries
- Moist Keto cranberry Bundt cake
- Sugar free candied strawberries
- Keto friendly Cranberry Soda
- Sugar free Cranberry Sauce
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Keto Cranberry Orange Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 tablespoon baking powder
- 3/4 cup sweetener
- 1/2 teaspoon Xanthan gum (optional)
- 1/2 cup butter melted (see note 1 for substitution)
- 5 large eggs (beaten)
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon orange extract
- 1 Tablespoon Orange Zest (Zest from one orange)
- 3/4 cup Fresh Cranberries (or frozen)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F, line a 9 by 5 or 8 1/2 by 4 1/2 loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a clean bowl, mix dry ingredients with a whisk then add the beaten eggs to bowl.
- Next, Add the melted butter, sour cream, orange and vanilla extract. Mix to combine
- Add Orange zest to the batter, then fold in the cranberries (reserving about 1/4 cup for the top)
- Scoop batter into prepared loaf pan, top off with reserved cranberries . Bake for 50 to 55 mins.
- When it’s ready, let it cool for 8 mins in pan then transfer to a cooling rack to cool completely.
- Glaze with keto glaze
Notes
- Use this Keto glaze recipe if you would rather not have it plain.
- You can Substitute Butter with butter flavored Coconut oil.
This recipe looks delicious , and am glad it is low carb and nutritious.
Quick question : Can I use frozen cranberries? (I might have missed where you mentioned it)
Hi Kechi,
Thank you for your kind words. Yes you can use frozen cranberries for this recipe. I must have forgotten to add that to the post. Thank you. Merry Christmas to you and yours ❤️
– Chichi
I am so glad I found this recipe! I made it today after church and it was super yummy! Now I am off to try the blue berry version!!!!! So excited I have found you!!! Thanks!
Hi Tracey,
Yay!! Happy you found me too lol! Glad you loved the cranberry bread. I know you’ll love the blueberry version too.
HI Chi Chi! you saved Christmas for me! I just started eating low carb and found your recipe! I didn’t want to use oat flour like other recipes had, and yours was perfect! everyone loved it on Christmas Day! I knew it would be a hit because the batter tasted good too! Thanks so much!
Yay!! Caroline!
This makes me so happy! Glad it I helped save Christmas for you. 😉 Hope you get to try more recipes on the blog. Enjoy your journey.
Yes I tried this recipe and then I went and made it again with alterations! For me my alterations improved it tenfold. I really felt half cup of melted butter was way too much I changed a half a cup of butter to two tablespoons of butter, 10 packets of stevia and monk sweetener not 3/4 of a cup! Way way too sweet and adds a lot of carbs! Also added two cups of cranberries fresh, one orange zest and it’s juice from an orange. Instead of xanthan gum I used cornstarch.I also had no need to put glaze on this bread. I liked my version much better!
Hi Cheryl!
Thank you for your feedback. Happy you found what worked for you. The end goal is to help with sweet cravings while sticking to low carb. Enjoy!
The only ingredient I left out was the Xanthan gum. And I added 1/4 cup of chopped pecans. Other than that, totally followed the instructions. My bread was very dry and crumbly. Thought the 1/2 cup of butter and 1/2 cup of sour cream would add enough moisture. We like to toast dessert bread and top with butter, but these slices would fall apart in the toaster. Any suggestions? We enjoyed the flavor – would like to make again as my husband is now prediabetic.
Hi Kathy,
Because both the almond flour and coconut flour have no gluten, the bread will be crumbly without the Xanthan gum. If you are not allergic to it, i recommend you include it the next time you try this recipe. This way you can compare. Hope this helps. Enjoy!
Would you happen to have all of the usual nutritional information for this? My daughter made an unbelievably delicious cranberry orange bread for Christmas, but I was diagnosed with diabetes at Christmas, so I’m keeping an extremely close watch on, besides per day carbs, sugars, fats, etc. I’d love to make your keto cranberry orange bread if it fits within my new diet. Thank you!
Hi K.G,
You’ll find the complete nutritional info in the recipe card at the end of the post. Hope you get to enjoy the recipe as much as we do. Good luck with everything!
Wow this is awesome! I am going to take it to my Christmas celebration. My husband’s family have absolutely no keto friendly components for Christmas brunch (they don’t even want to do scrambled eggs), so I wanted something delicious that I could eat without going off the keto diet. This is so delicious and was easy to make. My non keto family members will love it too! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!
You are welcome Samantha! Happy you loved it. Enjoy. Merry Christmas!