12 Cranberry Orange Breakfast Bakes

Wake up to the smell of cranberry and orange bubbling in the oven. These twelve breakfast bakes are holiday-morning magic — custardy French toast casseroles, streusel-topped coffee cakes, and overnight oats bakes.

Below you’ll find 12 reader-favorite recipes, each with a photo, ingredients, and step-by-step instructions. Save your favorites and enjoy!

1. Cranberry Orange French Toast Bake

Custardy overnight bake bursting with tart berries.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf brioche, cubed
• 6 eggs
• 2 cups milk
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 cup cranberries
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

1. Arrange brioche cubes in a greased 9×13 dish.
2. Whisk eggs, milk, sugar, zest, vanilla, cinnamon.
3. Pour over bread; add cranberries.
4. Refrigerate overnight.
5. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.

2. Cranberry Orange Streusel Coffee Cake

Buttery crumb cake with a crunchy streusel top.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 cup cranberries
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1 egg

Instructions

1. Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, soda.
2. Cut in butter; stir in egg and orange juice.
3. Fold in cranberries.
4. Top with streusel.
5. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.

3. Baked Cranberry Orange Oatmeal

Hearty, wholesome, and naturally sweet-tart.

Ingredients

• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup cranberries
• 1 orange, zested and juiced
• 2 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 cup pecans

Instructions

1. Mix oats, cranberries, zest, cinnamon, pecans.
2. Whisk milk, eggs, maple, orange juice.
3. Pour over oat mixture in a baking dish.
4. Bake at 375°F for 35 minutes.
5. Serve warm with yogurt.

4. Cranberry Orange Monkey Bread

Pull-apart gooeyness with a festive cranberry swirl.

Ingredients

• 1 can refrigerated biscuit dough
• 8 oz cream cheese
• 1/2 cup cranberry sauce
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 cup butter, melted

Instructions

1. Cut biscuits into quarters.
2. Toss in cinnamon sugar.
3. Layer with cream cheese cubes and cranberry sauce.
4. Drizzle with butter and marmalade.
5. Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes; invert.

5. Cranberry Orange Scone Bake

Tender scones baked together in one shareable pan.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup butter, cold
• 3/4 cup cranberries
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• 2/3 cup buttermilk

Instructions

1. Whisk flour, sugar, baking powder, salt.
2. Cut in cold butter.
3. Stir in cranberries, zest, buttermilk.
4. Pat into a greased baking dish; score squares.
5. Bake at 400°F for 25 minutes.

6. Overnight Cranberry Cream Cheese Bake

Cheesecake meets French toast in the best way.

Ingredients

• 1 loaf challah, cubed
• 8 oz cream cheese, cubed
• 1 cup cranberries
• 6 eggs
• 1.5 cups milk
• 1/3 cup maple syrup
• 1 tbsp orange zest

Instructions

1. Layer challah, cream cheese, cranberries in a dish.
2. Whisk eggs, milk, maple, zest; pour over.
3. Refrigerate overnight.
4. Bake at 350°F for 50 minutes.
5. Dust with powdered sugar.

7. Sheet Pan Cranberry Orange Pancakes

Pancakes for a crowd with zero flipping.

Ingredients

• 2 cups pancake mix
• 1.5 cups milk
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup cranberries
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/3 cup maple syrup

Instructions

1. Whisk pancake mix, milk, eggs.
2. Fold in cranberries and zest.
3. Pour onto a greased sheet pan.
4. Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes.
5. Cut into squares; serve with maple.

8. Croissant Cranberry Bread Pudding

Buttery croissants soak up orange-cranberry custard.

Ingredients

• 3 cups day-old croissant pieces
• 5 eggs
• 1.5 cups half-and-half
• 1/2 cup cranberry sauce
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. Arrange croissant pieces in a baking dish.
2. Whisk eggs, half-and-half, sugar, vanilla.
3. Pour over; dot with cranberry sauce and marmalade.
4. Soak 20 minutes.
5. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.

9. Cranberry Orange Cornbread Bake

Slightly sweet cornbread studded with berries.

Ingredients

• 2 cups cornmeal
• 1 cup flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp baking powder
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup cranberries
• 1 tbsp orange zest

Instructions

1. Whisk cornmeal, flour, sugar, baking powder.
2. Stir in buttermilk and eggs.
3. Fold in cranberries and zest.
4. Pour into a greased cast iron skillet.
5. Bake at 400°F for 25 minutes.

10. Waffle Cranberry Breakfast Casserole

Leftover waffles become a brilliant breakfast strata.

Ingredients

• 1 package frozen waffles
• 6 eggs
• 1.5 cups milk
• 1 cup cranberries
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Instructions

1. Cube waffles into a greased dish.
2. Whisk eggs, milk, orange juice, sugar, cinnamon.
3. Pour over; add cranberries.
4. Soak 30 minutes.
5. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes.

11. Apple Cranberry Orange Breakfast Cake

A tender snack cake that doubles as breakfast.

Ingredients

• 2 apples, diced
• 1 cup cranberries
• 1 tbsp orange zest
• 2 cups flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 eggs

Instructions

1. Toss apples, cranberries, zest with 2 tbsp flour.
2. Cream butter and sugar; add eggs.
3. Fold in flour then fruit.
4. Bake at 350°F for 45 minutes.
5. Cool; dust with sugar.

12. No-Bake Cranberry Orange Parfait Bake

Layered yogurt and granola, chilled into sliceable bars.

Ingredients

• 1.5 cups Greek yogurt
• 3 cups granola
• 1 cup cranberries
• 1 orange, segmented
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 tsp orange zest

Instructions

1. Mix yogurt, honey, and zest.
2. Layer granola, yogurt, cranberries, orange in a dish.
3. Repeat layers.
4. Chill 4 hours until set.
5. Slice into bars.