Easy Cranberry Cornbread

Name: Cranberry Cornbread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 4 large eggs; 1 cup milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3/4 cup melted butter; 1 cup yellow cornmeal; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup white sugar; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup cranberries

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If you’re looking for a festive twist on classic cornbread, this cranberry cornbread is such a cozy holiday treat. It’s soft, buttery, and lightly sweet with pops of tart cranberries in every bite.

A slice of homemade cranberry cornbread on a plate.

This easy cranberry cornbread recipe comes together quickly, so you can get it in the oven fast, whether you’re making it for a weeknight dinner or adding to your list of Christmas side dishes.

Serve it warm with butter, honey, or alongside your favorite holiday meals. It pairs beautifully with turkey, ham, chicken, or soups.

Why You’ll Love This Cranberry Cornbread

Easy to Make: This recipe uses simple pantry ingredients and comes together quickly.
Budget Friendly: Fresh cranberries and yellow cornmeal are inexpensive seasonal staples. Making this an easy holiday side dish without stretching your grocery budget.
Perfect Sweet Savory Balance: The tart cranberries paired with the lightly sweet cornbread add a bright pop of flavor that stands out on any holiday plate.
Versatile: Serve it with Christmas dinner, enjoy it as a brunch side, or warm it up for an easy homemade breakfast the next day.

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup melted butter
1 cup yellow cornmeal
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cranberries

How To Make Cranberry Cornbread

Preheat your oven to 350°F, grease a 9×13 baking dish, and set it aside.

The dry ingredients were measured into a mixing bowl.

The dry ingredients were mixed together.

In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt and mix well.

In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla and mix well.

Starting to mix the dry ingredients into the wet ones.

The cornbread batter has been fully mixed together.

Slowly stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing until combined but still lumpy.

Fresh whole cranberries were added to the batter.

The cranberries have been folded into the batter.

Next, fold in the cranberries.

The cornbread batter was poured into a baking dish.

Pour into your baking dish and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown on top and a toothpick comes out clean in the center.

A baking dish of cranberry cornbread cooling on the counter.

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A baking dish of cornbread with cranberries with a slice removed from the pan.

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A glass baking dish of warm cranberry cornbread sitting on a wooden counter.

FAQ’s

Yes! Frozen cranberries work great in this cranberry cornbread recipe. There is no need to thaw them, just fold the frozen berries into your batter.

Yes, you sure can. Bake it the day before and let it cool completely, then cover it tightly with plastic wrap or foil. Serve at room temperature or warm slices in the oven for about 10 minutes at 350°F before serving.

Yes, if you prefer a less-sweet cornbread, you can reduce the sugar.

A slice of warm cranberry cornbread on a plate.

Cranberry Cornbread

This cranberry cornbread is a tender, buttery holiday quick bread with sweet cornbread flavor and bright, tart cranberries in every bite. It’s a festive twist on classic cornbread and makes a perfect Christmas side dish for your holiday table.

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Serving Size servings

Ingredients

4 large eggs
1 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 cup melted butter
1 cup yellow cornmeal
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup cranberries

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F, grease a 9×13 baking dish, and set it aside.
In a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, and salt and mix well.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs, milk, melted butter, and vanilla and mix well.
Slowly stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, mixing until combined but still lumpy.
Fold in the cranberries.
Pour into your baking dish and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown on top and a toothpick comes out clean in the center.

Nutrition

These values are from a nutritional database and automatically calculated, and should only be used as an approximation.

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Kim Mills is a homeschooling mom of 6 and lives on an urban homestead in Ontario, Canada. Blogging at Homestead Acres she enjoys sharing tips to help you save money, grow and preserve your own food.