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Cherry Almond Bread
A delicious quick bread with a soft texture and a sweet almond flavor with bits of cherries throughout.
Prep Time
25 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 16 servings
Calories: 184 kcal
Course:
Dessert , Snacks
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 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.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
184kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
3g
(6%)
Fat
8g
(12%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
4g
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0.05g
Cholesterol
23mg
(8%)
Sodium
83mg
(3%)
Potassium
79mg
(2%)
Fiber
0.5g
(2%)
Sugar
13g
(26%)
Vitamin A
34IU
(1%)
Calcium
28mg
(3%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 184
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 184kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 3g | 6% |
| Fat | 8g | 12% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 4g | 24% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.05g | 3% |
| Cholesterol | 23mg | 8% |
| Sodium | 83mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 79mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 0.5g | 2% |
| Sugar | 13g | 26% |
| Vitamin A | 34IU | 1% |
| Calcium | 28mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.