Have you ever walked through a store and been inspired by the flavors you see? - Maybe not but that is how my brain operates when I go into a grocery store. Today I bring to you Cherry Chocolate Chip Bread.

Baked dessert bread on a plate with a bread knife, chocolate chips and coffee in the background.

Seasonal flavors, in this instance specifically cherries from Sprouts caught my eye. I knew I wanted to make some sort of bread, I had ripe bananas but wasn't feeling the traditional banana bread this time. When I saw dried cherries I knew I needed to make this Cherry Chocolate Chip Bread.

Zebra stripped bread in a bread pan on a white countertop with a napkin and knife in the foreground.

A Twist on a Classic

This Cherry Chocolate Chip Bread is super easy to make, its just a slight twist on your grandma's banana bread recipe. Enjoyed with a cup of coffee or as a summer party sweet, you can't go wrong. Not to mention Chocolove created a chocolate bar perfect for this recipe!

Ingredients:

2 cups of Gluten-Free Measure for Measure Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 cup of Sugar
5 Ripe Bananas
½ cup Melted Butter
1 Egg
¼ Cup of Dried Cherries
½ cup Chocolate Chips - semi-sweet or dark chocolate - your choice!
½ Cherry Chocolate Almond Bar (melted)

close up of zebra stripped bread cut in to slices with dried cherries

If you've seen my other recipes you know I try my best to reduce sugar. In this instance I wanted to keep it tried and true but rest assured i'll keep testing this one to see how we can amp up the nutritional value and reduce the sugar!

Cherry Chocolate Chip Bread

Author: McKenzie
Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
Yield: 12 slices 1x
Diet: Gluten Free

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Description

Indulge in our Cherry Chocolate Chip Bread recipe – a deliciously sweet and moist treat combining juicy cherries and rich chocolate chips.

Ingredients

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2 cups Gluten-free Flour
1 teaspoon Baking Soda
1 cup Granulated Sugar
5 ripe Bananas
½ cup of Butter, melted
1 Egg
¼ cup Dried Cherries
½ Chocolate with Almond Bar, pieces

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Instructions

Preheat oven for 325°F
Mash bananas, mix in eggs, sugar and butter in medium sized bowl
In a separate medium sized bowl combine the flour and baking soda
Combine the wet and dry ingredients
Divide batter in half, adding chocolate chips and dried cherries to each
In one half of the batter, melt chocolate bar and combine to create the chocolate batter
Spray a bread pan with oil and lightly flour. Alternate between the white and chocolate batter to create a stripped bread, totally optional but fun!
Bake for 1 hour, check with a toothpick to make sure it comes out clean, if not continue to add time. Let cool and serve!

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Category: Dessert