Cranberry Orange Cream Cheese Food

ORANGE CREAM CHEESE BREAD

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese and shortening, creaming well.
• Gradually add sugar, beating until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, beating well after each addition.
• Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with milk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Mix well after each addition.
• Stir in walnuts and orange peel.
• Pour batter into 2 greased and floured 8-1/2 x 4-1/2 x 3 inch loaf pans.
• Bake at 375 degrees F for 55 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into center comes out clean.
• Let cool in pan for 10 mintues. Then sprinkle orange juice over loaves. Remove to wire rack to finish cooling.

CRANBERRY ORANGE CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• In small bowl stir together 4 ounces cream cheese, cranberries and orange peels.
• Refrigerate for atleast 30 minutes.

CRANBERRY CREAM CHEESE SPREAD

Steps:

• Process the cream cheese, cranberry sauce, orange zest and juice until smooth, then pulse in your pecans. Spread on a bagel!

CRANBERRY, ORANGE CREAM CHEESE SMOOTHIE!

Steps:

• Place all in a blender and blend till smooth.
• Garnish with an orange slice.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE TEA BREAD MUFFINS W/ ORANGE CREAM CHEESE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bake pecans in a single layer in a shallow pan 8-10 minutes or until toasted and fragrant, stirring occasionally,.
• Whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Pulse cranberries and sugar in a food processor 3-4 times or just until chopped.
• Beat butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, beating until well blended. Gradually add flour mixture alternately with orange juice, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat at low speed until blended after each addition. Stir in cranberry mixture and pecans.
• Place baking cups in miniature muffin pans; coat with cooking spray. Spoon batter into baking cups, filling completely.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center of muffin comes out clean. Remove from pans to a wire rack. Spoon Orange Cream Cheese Glaze over warm muffins.
• Orange Cream Cheese Glaze: Beat one 3 oz. package of softened cream cheese at medium speed until creamy. Add 1 tablespoons orange juice and 1/4 tsp of vanilla; beat until smooth. Gradually add 1 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar, beating until smooth.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE DREAM

Steps:

• Add boiling water to gelatin mix in large bowl; stir 2 min. until completely dissolved. Add cranberry sauce; stir until melted. Stir in cold water and cinnamon. Refrigerate 1-1/4 hours or until slightly thickened.
• Meanwhile, mix graham crumbs, 2 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press onto bottom of 13x9-inch dish. Refrigerate until ready to use.
• Beat cream cheese and remaining sugar in large bowl with whisk until well blended. Stir in COOL WHIP and pineapple. Spread over crust. Stir oranges into gelatin mixture; pour over cream cheese layer.
• Refrigerate 3 hours or until firm.

CRANBERRY BREAD WITH CREAM CHEESE

Steps:

• Blend together cream cheese, butter, granulated sugar, and vanilla until light. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Gradually add 2 cups of the flour sifted with baking powder. Toss remaining 1/4 cup flour with cranberries and nuts, and fold into batter. Pour into 2 well greased 9-inch loaf pans and bake in preheated 350°F oven for 1 hour and 20 minutes.
• Combine confectioners' sugar and milk, and drizzle over bread while still warm. Yield: Two 9-inch loaves.
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CRANBERRY-ORANGE SPREAD

Steps:

• Combine cream cheese and cranberry-orange sauce in small bowl; stir until blended.
• Stir in pecans.
• Store in refrigerator.

CRANBERRY ORANGE CHEESE BALL

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Stir in dried cranberries.
• Stir in thawed oj concentrate.
• Mix until well combined.
• Shape into a ball or put in a nice bowl and cover with plastic wrap.
• Set in fridge for at least 2 hours-overnight -- the longer the better.
• Take out 20 min before serving to let soften
• Serve with crackers or pretzels.