Maraschino Cherry Nut Bread

This simple quick bread recipe combines rich, nutty pecans with sweet maraschino cherries and makes either one regular size loaf or three mini loaves that are perfect for gifting!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 191 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (8 ounce) jar maraschino cherries, drained and juice reserved, divided
• 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
• 0.5 cup chopped pecans
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 0.25 cup solid vegetable shortening (such as Crisco®)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Combine sugar, shortening, eggs, and salt in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until well combined.

Step 3

Mix flour and baking powder together in a medium bowl. Add flour mixture to shortening mixture in 2 or 3 batches, alternating with maraschino cherry juice, mixing batter well after each addition.

Step 4

Cut each cherry into 4 pieces; stir into batter with pecans. Spoon mixture into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen and invert loaf onto a wire rack. Let cool completely.