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Cherry Pineapple Nut Bread

Teresa Ambra
Cherry Pineapple Nut Bread is absolutely superb. This fantastic sweet bread includes red and green candied cherries and red, green and gold candied pineapple. It's iced with a luscious cherry icing and the texture and taste is so wonderful that everyone will want seconds. This nut bread is marvelous for holiday baking or holiday breakfasts like Thanksgiving, Christmas or New Year's Day.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Breads, Rolls and Muffins, Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 21
Calories 213 kcal

Ingredients
  

BREAD:

  • 8 oz. container Paradise candied cherries and pineapple mix
  • 1 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp. unsalted butter melted or softened
  • 1 large egg beaten
  • 1/2 cup half-and-half or whole milk
  • 1 tsp. almond extract
  • 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
  • 2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour (Bleached flour toughens baked goods)
  • 2 tsp. baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. sea salt

ICING:

  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp. cherry extract
  • 2 tbsp. milk

Instructions
 

BREAD:

  • Wipe candied fruit with wet paper towels to remove excess syrup.
  • Set aside.
  • Whisk sugar, butter, egg, almond extract and half-and-half.
  • Add dry ingredients and nuts and stir to combine.
  • Gently add cherry pineapple mix.
  • Mixture will be thick.
  • Pour into a 9x5” greased and floured loaf pan, or three miniature loaf pans.
  • Bake a 9x5" loaf pan at 350° for 65 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean; bake miniature loaf pans about 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Spread with cream cheese to serve.

ICING:

  • Whisk to combine and drizzle over bread.

Notes

NOTE: This fruit mixture contains red and green cherries, and red, green and gold pineapple pieces.
NOTE: For miniature baking pans, bake approximately 55-60 minutes. Check with toothpick to see if it comes out clean before removing from oven. 
NOTE: An electric knife cuts this bread more evenly and easily without tearing the bread apart, versus a regular knife.
© Can’t Stay Out of the Kitchen
Cherry Pineapple Mix provided courtesy of Paradise Fruit Company.
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Nutrition

Calories: 213kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 2gFat: 6gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.05gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 140mgPotassium: 77mgFiber: 1gSugar: 29gVitamin A: 100IUCalcium: 30mgIron: 0.2mg
Keyword bread, breakfast, brunch, cherries, pecans, pineapple
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