Cherry Almond Bread

Cherry Almond Bread is so quick and easy to make and perfectly moist! The cherry almond flavor is incredible and you won’t be able to get enough!

Hi, it’s Jenn, from Eat Cake For Dinner. Are you enjoying the holidays? I’ve been shopping so much lately, trying to get all my gifts purchased, so I can just relax and enjoy December.

I’m about halfway done and I’m thinking about buying gift cards for everyone else. Do you like to get gift cards or would you rather have an actual gift? When did kid’s toys get so expensive? Something you would think should be under $20 is more like $50. It’s crazy.

Cherry Almond Bread sliced in slices. - 2

Cherry Almond Bread sliced in slices. - 3

After a long day of shopping, this bread is well deserved and I am currently obsessed with it. The first time I tried this bread was the first time using maraschino cherries and I am now a huge fan. They are sweet and the flavor is similar to almond flavoring, so by adding almond extract to this recipe, it enhances the maraschino cherry flavor.

Cherry Almond Bread sliced into pieces with cherries on the side. - 4

Cherry Almond Bread sliced into pieces with cherries on the side. - 5

I have now made this bread several times and I can’t get enough. The only thing is, you will want to use 8×4-inch loaf pans. That is a little smaller than a standard-size loaf pan. I have tried this recipe using a standard-size, but the loaves were really flat, still tasted great, just not as pretty. This bread has a great soft texture and a sweet almond flavor with bits of cherries throughout.

This beautiful bread would be a perfect neighbor gift. Wrap it up in some pretty cellophane and a pretty ribbon and your neighbors will love you. You know they will already have plates of cookies and candy from neighbors, so bread will be a nice welcoming change. Someone gave me a loaf of cinnamon swirl bread last year and I preferred that over all the other candy.

Overhead shot of cherry almond bread sliced into pieces with cherries on the side. - 6

Overhead shot of cherry almond bread sliced into pieces with cherries on the side. - 7

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Ingredients1x2x3x

▢ 1 cup granulated sugar
▢ ½ cup vegetable oil
▢ 2 large eggs
▢ 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
▢ 1 ½ teaspoons almond extract
▢ 2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour
▢ 2 teaspoons baking powder
▢ ½ teaspoon salt
▢ 1 (8-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, cherries chopped and the juice reserved
▢ powdered sugar, for dusting

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Spray two 8 x 4-inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray and line with parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang on either side. Set aside.
Add 1 cup granulated sugar and ½ cup vegetable oil to a large bowl and use a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment to mix until combined.
Add 2 large eggs , 1 teaspoon vanilla extract , 1 ½ teaspoons almond extract , and ½ cup of the reserved maraschino cherry juice (adding enough water to bring it to ½ cup if the juice alone is not enough) and mix until combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together 2 ¼ cup all-purpose flour , 2 teaspoons baking powder , and ½ teaspoon salt . Add the flour mixture to the sugar mixture and mix until combined.
Stir in 1 (8-ounce) jar maraschino cherries, by hand.
Divide the batter evenly between the two prepared loaf pans and bake for about 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes clean. Remove from oven and cool in pan for 10 minutes before inverting the loaves onto a cooling rack to finish cooling.
Dust tops of loaves with powdered sugar, before slicing and serving.

Nutrition

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