Dried Cherry Bread

This dried cherry bread, made with buttermilk, cherry vanilla yogurt, instant oatmeal, and white chocolate chips, is full of sweet flavor and texture!

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 376 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup instant oatmeal
• boiling water
• 1 (6 ounce) container cherry vanilla-flavored yogurt
• 1 cup white chocolate baking chips, lightly dusted with flour
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.5 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.75 cup white sugar
• 0.25 cup buttermilk
• 0.5 cup dried cherries
• 0.25 cup melted butter, cooled

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Pour boiling water to cover dried cherries in a bowl; let sit to plump up for 15 minutes. Drain.

Step 3

Beat eggs lightly in a bowl. Whisk in sugar, yogurt, oil, butter, buttermilk, and vanilla extract to combine.

Step 4

Whisk flour, oatmeal, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a separate, larger bowl. Add egg mixture, white chocolate chips, and cherries. Stir just until combined. Don't overmix. Pour into the prepared pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour, checking at 35 minutes to account for different ovens. If bread begins to brown too much, lightly cover the top with aluminum foil. Cool in the pan 5 to 10 minutes before inverting loaf onto a wire rack to cool completely.