Description
Imagine the scent of sweet cherries and almond wafting through your kitchen, the kind of aroma that wraps you in a cozy embrace. This Sweet Soft Cherry Bread with Cherry-Almond Glaze is more than just a beautiful pink dessert bread—it’s a slice of nostalgia, reborn with a modern twist.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 10-oz jar maraschino cherries (reserve ¼ cup juice)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup canola oil
- 1 tsp almond extract
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2–3 tbsp reserved cherry juice
- ¼ tsp almond extract
- 1–2 tbsp milk (as needed for consistency)
Instructions
- Drain maraschino cherries and chop finely.
- Toss chopped cherries with 1 tbsp flour to prevent sinking.
- In a large bowl, whisk eggs, sugar, oil, cherry juice, and extracts.
- Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
- Gently fold in floured cherries.
- Pour batter into greased loaf pans (two 8×4-inch or one 9×5-inch).
- Bake at 350°F (175°C) for 38–42 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely before glazing.
- Whisk glaze ingredients until smooth and pourable.
- Drizzle over cooled bread. Let set for 10–15 minutes before slicing.
Notes
Dairy-Free? Use plant-based milk in the glaze. No almond extract? Use all vanilla or try lemon extract for a twist. Want muffins? Divide batter into muffin tins; adjust bake time to ~20 minutes (not tested). Freezing: Wrap tightly (unglazed) and freeze up to 6 months.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Dessert Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 90mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 29g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 25mg