Star of the East Fruit Bread Recipe
Details
- Timing
- Timing
- Total:
- Bake:
- 49 Min.
- Prep:
- 30 Min.
- Skill Level:
- Intermediate
- Yields:
- 2 (8-inch loaves)
Celebrate the holidays with the enjoyable taste of our Chocolate Fruit Bread recipe, featuring a festive blend of flavors from HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips, bananas, mandarin oranges, dried fruits and maraschino cherries. This exquisite bread is perfect for holidays, special occasions, gifting or indulgent holiday breakfasts. Chocolate Fruit Bread delights the tastebuds with a moist, buttery, cake-like texture wrapped around decadent bits of fruit and chocolate. Enjoy freshly baked or toasted with cream cheese or butter for a satisfying breakfast or dessert.
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Ingredients & Directions
- Prep Time
- 30 minutes
- Bake Time
- 49 minutes
- Cool Time
- 1 hour 30 minutes
Ingredients
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1/2 cupbutter or margarine (1 stick), softened
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1 cupsugar
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2eggs
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1 tspvanilla extract
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2 cupsall-purpose flour
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/4 tspsalt
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1 cupbanana mashed ripe (about 3 medium)
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1 canmandarin orange segments (11 oz), well drained
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1 cupHERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Mildly Sweet Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips
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1/2 cupdates or calimyrna figs chopped
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1/2 cupmaraschino cherries chopped, well drained
Directions
Oven
loaf baking pans
Bowl
Mixer
Measuring Cups
Wire Rack
Microwave-safe Bowl
Microwave
Heat oven to 350°F. Grease two 8x4x4-inch loaf baking pans.
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well. Stir together flour, baking soda and salt; add alternately with mashed banana to butter mixture, blending well. Stir in orange segments, chocolate chips, dates and cherries. Divide batter evenly between prepared pans.
Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool; remove from pans. Drizzle tops of loaves with Chocolate Drizzle. Store tightly wrapped.
Chocolate Drizzle: Combine 1/2 cup HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate Chips or HERSHEY'S Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips and 2 tablespoons whipping cream in small microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at medium (50%) 30 seconds; stir. If necessary, microwave at medium an additional 15 seconds; stir until chips are melted and smooth when stirred. About 1/2 cup drizzle.
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Nutrition FactsServings Per Container 16 servingsServing size 1 slice (108g)Amount per servingCalories310% Daily Value*Total Fat 14g 18%Saturated Fat 9g 45%Trans Fat 0gCholesterol 45mg 15%Sodium 170mg 7%Total Carbohydrates 47g 17%Dietary Fiber 3g 11%Total Sugars 33gIncludes 25g Added Sugar 50%Protein 4gVitamin D 0 0%Calcium 17mg 2%Iron 2mg 10%Potassium 215mg 4%
* The % Daily Value tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutritional advice.
