Rich and decadent, this recipe for Chocolate Chip Cherry Amish Friendship Bread is a chocolate lover’s dream come true. Dust this bread with powdered sugar for a fun and festive look!

Kitchen Friend Tina Levesque took a sweeter approach to this recipe: “Substitute 1 jar of maraschino cherries for the 1 cup of dried cherries.”

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Chocolate Chip Cherry Amish Friendship Bread

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

1 hr

Total Time

1 hr 15 mins

 

Rich and decadent, this recipe for Chocolate Chip Cherry Amish Friendship Bread is a chocolate lover's dream come true. Dust this bread with powdered sugar for a fun and festive look!

Servings: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
• 3 eggs
• 1 cup oil
• ½ cup milk
• 1 cup sugar
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups flour
• 1-2 boxes chocolate instant pudding
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup dried cherries
• ½ teaspoon cocoa powder to dust

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
2. In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed.
3. Grease two large loaf pans.

4. Dust the greased pans with a mixture of ½ cup sugar and ½ teaspoon cocoa powder.

5. Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans and sprinkle the remaining sugar-cocoa mixture on the top.
6. Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
7. ENJOY!

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