Best Pumpkin Cranberry Breakfast Bake Recipes

PUMPKIN AND CRANBERRY BREAKFAST STRATA

Steps:

• Spray 9-inch square baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread half of the bread in baking dish; top with half of the cranberries. Repeat.
• In large bowl, beat eggs, milk, pumpkin, orange peel, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, brown sugar, vanilla and salt with whisk until well blended; pour over mixture in pan. Spray sheet of foil with cooking spray; place sprayed side down over pan. Cover; refrigerate at least 4 hours but no longer than 24 hours.
• Heat oven to 325°F. Bake covered 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 30 to 40 minutes longer or until top is golden brown and knife inserted in center comes out clean. Serve warm topped with yogurt and maple syrup.

PUMPKIN CRANBERRY LOAF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter and flour an 8 1/2-by-4 1/2-inch loaf pan.
• Put the butter in a small skillet over medium-low heat. Melt the butter and let simmer until the butter browns (you'll see tiny tan/light brown specks at the bottom of the skillet and the butter will smell nutty), 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from the heat and let cool completely.
• Combine the brown butter, pumpkin, brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl. Whisk until smooth. Whisk together the all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda in a separate bowl. Add to the wet ingredients and whisk until smooth (but don't overmix). Scrape into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Press the cranberries into the top and sprinkle evenly with the turbinado sugar.
• Bake until the top is browned and crusty and a tester inserted in the center comes out clean, 50 to 55 minutes. Cool on a rack for 15 minutes, then unmold and cool completely.

CRANBERRY PUMPKIN MUFFINS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease or place paper muffin cups in a 12 cup muffin tin.
• Mix the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and nutmeg together in a mixing bowl.
• Beat the canned pumpkin, eggs, butter, buttermilk, and vanilla together in another large mixing bowl. Gradually beat in the flour mixture until well blended. Stir in the dried cranberries until evenly blended. Spoon batter into muffin tins about 3/4 full.
• Bake in preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the middle of a muffin comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. 3 minutes before turning out from pan. Serve warm or at room temperature.

PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BREAKFAST COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Place all ingredients in bowl, stir together until combined.
• Roll the cookies into golf ball sized balls with cooking oil sprayed hands.
• Place on cookie sheet (s) about 2 inches apart, giving them room to spread slightly.
• Spray tops with cooking oil, flip over with a cooking oil sprayed spatula, these are precautions so your cookies won't stick to the pan.
• Bake about 8 minutes for moist cookies and 10-12 for dry cookies.
• Store in Tupperware between layers of waxed paper.
• Great with a pumpkin pie latte!

VEGAN PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BREAKFAST COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Place all ingredients in bowl, stir together until combined.
• Use 1/4 cup measuring cup to drop onto greased cookie sheet, 6 to a sheet.
• Spray the top of each cookie with non-stick spray. Flatten with your fingers to the desired size. These cookies do not spread.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Store in an airtight container between layers of waxed paper.
• These freeze well, and can go straight from the freezer to the toaster.