Glazed Cherry Almond Sweet Bread is a delightful and wonderful treat that is loaded with amazing flavor. This quick bread recipe is so easy to make, it calls for simple kitchen staple items and has a perfect blend of flavors.
Make this no yeast bread recipe easily, a majority of the ingredients are most likely already in your pantry and in just about an hour you can be enjoying a homemade load of deliciousness. This cherry bread is soft, with a sweet glaze and is an absolutely heavenly treat.
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Easy Cherry Almond Sweet Bread
Our family is throwing a big party for Grandpa Bill’s 90th Birthday this weekend and we have been baking like crazy. We are anticipating at least 100 people, so you can imagine the long list of goodies we have made. This Cherry Almond Bread has been on the list and I know it will not disappoint. It was very close to This bread is easy to make and keeps well for several days in the fridge, or even longer in the freezer (just save adding the glaze until serving). Which makes it a great recipe to prepare a few days in advance, it saves well and tastes incredible still.
WHY WE THINK YOU SHOULD TRY THIS BREAD RECIPE TODAY
In case you were not convinced yet to give this recipe a try, here are a few more reasons to do so.
- Amazing flavor. The combination of flavors is one you will not soon forget. The cherry chunks mixed with the soft bread and smooth glaze topping makes for an incredibly delicious treat.
- Simple to make. This recipe is so easy to make, don’t let the pictures fool you. It look like a lot of effort, but really it is so simple and comes together quickly.
- The glaze is optional. This bread taste incredible without the glaze and you can easily eat it without it. That said, adding the glaze does give the bread a little something extra and we do recommend giving it a try.
Glazed Cherry Almond Sweet Bread Ingredients
Recipe Adapted from Averie Cooks
Maraschino cherries: You will need one 10-ounce jar of maraschino cherries, divided, to make this amazing bread recipe.
Flour: Use 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour to coat the cherries to help prevent them from sinking to the bottom of the bread batter. In addition, you will need 2 cups of all-purpose flour for the base of the batter as well.
Sugar: Add in 1 cup of granulated sugar to sweeten the bread perfectly.
Baking powder: You need 2 teaspoons of baking powder to help the bread rise as it bakes.
Salt: To help balance all the wonderful flavors, add in ½ teaspoon of salt.
Eggs: You will need 2 large eggs to create the amazing texture and add great taste too.
Oil: Use ½ cup of canola or vegetable oil to give this bread the necessary fats in this recipe.
Cherry juice: Add in ½ cup of cherry juice to the batter, be sure to reserve 2 tablespoons of it for the glaze.
Almond extract: To add even more amazing flavor, use 1 teaspoon of almond extract.
Vanilla extract: Enhance all the great taste in this bread batter, add in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
Almond Glaze Ingredients
Cherry juice: Use the 2 tablespoons of reserved cherry juice for this amazing glaze.
Almond extract: Add in 1 teaspoon of almond extract to flavor this bread topping well.
Powder sugar: You will need ⅔ cup of powdered sugar to create a lovely sweet glaze.
Butter: Give this glaze a rich taste by adding in 3 tablespoons of softened butter.
How to make Glazed Cherry Almond Bread
Prep
Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. Then, spray two 8×4-inch loaf pans with floured cooking spray or lightly grease and flour the pans, set aside.
Next, remove the cherries from jar and place them on a cutting board. Then roughly chop them and then sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of flour (this helps prevents them from sinking during the baking process) and toss to coat evenly; set cutting board aside. Set jar with the cherry juice aside too, you will need the juice later on.
Batter
In a large mixing bowl, add 2 cups of flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and whisk to combine, set aside.
After that, in a separate small bowl or glass measuring cup, combine the eggs, oil, cherry juice (save 2 tablespoons to be reserved for the glaze) almond extract, vanilla extract, and whisk together to combine well.
Proceed to pour the wet mixture over the dry ingredients and stir to combine, be careful to not overmix. Then, lightly fold in the chopped cherries. Turn the batter out into the prepared baking pans to evenly distribute between the two.
Bake
Place both pans in the preheated oven and bake for about 40 minutes, or until the breads are domed, set, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs. You can also check the temperature if you have a digital thermometer, quick breads need to cook until 190 degrees F internal temperature.
Allow the bread to cool in the pans, on top of a wire rack, for about 15 minutes before removing and allowing to finish cooling completely on the rack. While the bread cools, make the glaze.
Cherry Almond Glaze
In a medium bowl, combine the reserved cherry juice, almond extract, about 2/3 cup confectioners sugar, and whisk to combine until smooth.
Continue to add more sugar until the desired consistency is reached. Pour the glaze over the tops of the bread loaves prior to serving.
Slice, serve and enjoy!
Glazed Cherry Almond Sweet Bread
Ingredients
- 10 ounce Maraschino cherries divided
- 2 tbsp Flour for the cherries
- 2 cups Flour
- 1 cup Sugar
- 2 tsp Baking powder
- ½ tsp Salt
- 2 Eggs
- ½ cup Canola or vegetable oil
- ½ cup Cherry juice reserve 2 TBSP for glaze
- 1 tsp Almond extract
- 1 tsp Vanilla extract
Almond Glaze
- 2 tbsp Cherry juice reserved from earlier step
- 1 tsp Almond extract
- ⅔ cup Powder sugar
- 3 tbsp Butter softened
Instructions
- Prep: Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees F. Then, spray two 8×4-inch loaf pans with floured cooking spray or lightly grease and flour the pans, set aside.
- Next, remove the cherries from jar and place them on a cutting board. Then roughly chop them and then sprinkle with 2 tablespoons of flour (this helps prevents them from sinking during the baking process) and toss to coat evenly; set cutting board aside. Set jar with the cherry juice aside too, you will need the juice later on.
- Batter: In a large mixing bowl, add 2 cups of flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, and whisk to combine, set aside. After that, in a separate small bowl or glass measuring cup, combine the eggs, oil, cherry juice (save 2 tablespoons to be reserved for the glaze) almond extract, vanilla extract, and whisk together to combine well.
- Proceed to pour the wet mixture over the dry ingredients and stir to combine, be careful to not overmix. Then, lightly fold in the chopped cherries. Turn the batter out into the prepared baking pans to evenly distribute between the two.
- Bake: Place both pans in the preheated oven and bake for about 40 minutes, or until the breads are domed, set, springy to the touch, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs. You can also check the temperature if you have a digital thermometer, quick breads need to cook until 190 degrees F internal temperature. Allow the bread to cool in the pans, on top of a wire rack, for about 15 minutes before removing and allowing to finish cooling completely on the rack. While the bread cools, make the glaze.
- Cherry Almond Glaze: In a medium bowl, combine the reserved cherry juice, almond extract, about 2/3 cup confectioners sugar, and whisk to combine until smooth. Continue to add more sugar until the desired consistency is reached. Pour the glaze over the tops of the bread loaves prior to serving. Slice, serve and enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
How long is this cherry almond bread good for?
You will want to store the bread in an airtight container, at room temperature, and it will be good for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 6 months.
BEST BREAD PAN?
I bake a lot of bread and the pans I prefer are either ceramic, glass or cast iron. These pans will bake bread more evenly and release the bread more easily after baking. I don’t like using dark or nonstick pans because the bread cooks unevenly. It darkens on the outside before the bread is cooked on the inside, so the coloring is uneven. Read more about which bread pan is the best here!
What are the Best Measuring Cups?
I always have 4-5 sets of measuring cups on hand at any given time. Here are some characteristics of my favorites:
- Use stainless steel measuring cups. They hold up better, last longer and I can run them through the dishwasher a million times without any issues.
- Use measuring cups with no lip and at least a 3″ handle. Smaller, 1″ squat handles are just awkward. And the cups that have a lip are harder to level ingredients.
- Get nesting cups that can be separated.
- Go for a large set of cups with uncommon measurements! I have a big set with a 2 cup measuring cup, a 1 ½ cup measuring cup and even a ⅔ cup. I’m amazed at how often I use them!
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Glazed Cherry Almond Sweet Bread is a wonderful treat that is packed with great flavor. This quick bread recipe is so simple to make, it calls for basic kitchen staple items and has a perfect blend of flavors.
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