Dried Cherry Bread

This dried cherry bread recipe, made with buttermilk, cherry vanilla yogurt, instant oatmeal, and white chocolate chips, is full of 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

Lightly beat eggs 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 until just 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 to 60 minutes, 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.