Cranberry Pumpkin Cornbread
Warm up your fall meals with Cranberry Pumpkin Cornbread ~ serve it with soups, stews, chilis, and it's a must on the Thanksgiving table!
Servings: 10 servings
Equipment
- standard 9x5 loaf pan
- parchment paper (optional)
Ingredients
- 1 cup flour
- 1 cup medium yellow or white cornmeal*
- 1 Tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin purée
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 Tbsp molasses
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
Instructions
- Set the oven to 375F. Grease your 9x5 loaf pan and line with a sling of parchment paper if you want to lift the bread out for easy slicing.
- Whisk together the flour, cornmeal, baking powder, salt, and spice in a medium bowl.
- Whisk together the eggs, pumpkin, sugar, oil, molasses and milk in a larger bowl until well combined.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet, just until combined and there is no dry flour left. Fold in the cranberries.
- Turn into your prepared pan and spread out evenly. Bake for 35-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool for a few minutes in the pan, then remove to a rack. Serve warm, or at room temperature.
Notes
*What type of cornmeal to use:
You have lots of leeway here; any type of cornmeal will work for cornbread, just keep in mind the way your choice will affect the final product.
- Fine Cornmeal: Creates a soft, cake-like cornbread with a smooth texture.
- Medium Cornmeal: Results in moist, flavorful cornbread with a slightly grainy texture, striking a balance between tenderness and heartiness.
- Coarse Cornmeal (Polenta or Stone-Ground Cornmeal): Produces rustic, hearty cornbread with a pronounced corn flavor and a satisfying crunch.
- White Cornmeal: Usually milder in flavor, producing a delicate, lighter-colored cornbread.
- Yellow Cornmeal: Produces the classic ‘corny’ flavor and a deeper, golden yellow cornbread.
Nutrition
Calories: 257 kcal · Carbohydrates: 39 g · Protein: 5 g · Fat: 10 g · Saturated Fat: 2 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 2 g · Trans Fat: 0.1 g · Cholesterol: 38 mg · Sodium: 258 mg · Potassium: 343 mg · Fiber: 3 g · Sugar: 16 g · Vitamin A: 3886 IU · Vitamin C: 2 mg · Calcium: 95 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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