Confession: I totally found a bag of fresh cranberries in the back of my freezer from last fall.
I KNOW. And I consider it nothing short of a miracle that they had escaped freezer burn and, in fact, looked just as gorgeous as the day I got them from the store! I’m all about cranberry sauce, but I think I was about to lose it on Thanksgiving goodness about 4 weeks before the actual holiday last year. Such is the life of a food blogger, but how lucky to have some of those little beauties during a bout of fall-esque weather last week!
Did anyone else get to enjoy that by the way? I mean, I felt like I was in pure heaven with cool temperatures, intermittent rain, and the subsequent fort-building that happened in the midst of it all. We hadn’t built any forts or couch cushion tents up until last week, and you would have thought I had built a rocketship in our living room. My guy was one happy little man, and all the snuggles were pretty amazing.
So clearly I had to bake, right? Cooler weather just screams to have the oven turned on, turning basic ingredients into something magical. I absolutely adored this cranberry loaf, and I feel like the use of lime in lieu of the traditional orange made a huge difference in flavor! Summery and still with a hint of fall…I’ll take it!
PLUS, can I just say, it totally reminded me of a sweeter version of a Cape Cod – my favorite cocktail. A little cranberry juice, a little vodka, a twist of lime + ice = refreshing and, well, a little potent sometimes. I only need one!
This bread, though, I only need one of too. One whole loaf. For my face. No sharing. Please and thank you!
Y’all enjoy!
Click on over to the Great Day Farms site for this gorgeous recipe!
My three year old and I made this this morning. It is such a simple and yummy recipe! We didn’t measure the lime juice, just squeezed one whole large lime in. We also didn’t make the glaze as it was perfect without it. We will make this again!
I’m so glad you guys liked it! I love the combo of wintery and summery flavors!
It was dreary and grey over here in CA yesterday and this morning (actually rained while I was at work last night, and that made me homesick for the South!), and I LOVE it. It’s amazing how much more energized and productive I feel when it’s cold and grey out…like reverse Seasonal Affective Disorder, haha! Makes me appreciate autumn-y food like cranberries and pumpkins all the more. 🙂
Yes! I totally know what you mean!
Looks delicious! I don’t have any cranberries on hand right now, but I’d bet it would be good with blueberries too!
Blueberries WOULD be great!