Cranberry-Orange Pumpkin-Spice Banana Bread

By JMAC333

The recipes calls for an orange glaze; however, I have not added this when making this bread. I found the bread to be sweet enough and didn't want to add the extra sweetness.

Ingredients

• FOR THE ORANGE GLAZE:
• FOR THE BANANA BREAD
• 3 large ripe bananas, mashed [about 1 1/2 cups]
• 1 cup I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spread
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup dried cranberries
• 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. grated orange peel
• 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar
• 1 Tbsp. I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spread
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract
• 1 tsp. grated orange peel

Preparation

Step 1

FOR THE BANANA BREAD
Preheat oven to 350. Brush 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with additional I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spread; set aside.
Combine mashed banana, I Can't Believe It's Not Butter Spread, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla in large bowl with wooden spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except Glaze until blended. Spoon into prepared pan. Bake 1 hour to 1 hour 10 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 20 minutes on wire rack; remove from pan and cool completely.
To create your own pumpkin pie spice combine 2 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1 tsp. ground ginger, 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg or allspice and 1/4 tsp. ground cloves.
FOR THE ORANGE GLAZE:
To make Glaze, combine confectioners sugar, melted Spread, vanilla, orange peel and 3 to 4 teaspoons warm water in small bowl. Drizzle over cooled banana bread.