Gluten Free Cherry Bread
This Gluten Free Cherry Bread is a great way to enjoy the best of cherry season in a delicious quick bread.
Clearly there are plenty of fruits and vegetables that you can enjoy year-round and hardly notice a difference in taste. But in my humble opinion, cherries really do shine mid-summer.
Eating fresh cherries straight from the bowl is no doubt one of the best ways to enjoy them. But this yummy quick bread comes in a close second.
Before you make this bread, I suggest grabbing one of these cherry pitters. It makes easy work of depitting cherries.
Gluten Free Cherry Bread
- Total Time: 1 hour, 20 min
- Yield: 8 servings
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 2 cups (250g) gluten free all-purpose flour (such as King Arthur Measure-for-Measure gluten-free flour)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest or 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
- Pinch of salt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 cup milk or almond milk
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/3 cup applesauce
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 cup fresh cherries, pitted or frozen cherries
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
- 1 tablespoon heavy whipping cream
- 3 tablespoons powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon almond extract, lemon juice or orange juice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8-inch bread pan with cooking spray, or line with parchment paper; set aside.
- Whisk together flour, baking powder, lemon zest, and salt in a large bowl. In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, milk, oil, applesauce, and eggs.
- Make a well in center of flour mixture. Add wet ingredients, and mix until combined. Gently stir in sweet cherries. Using a rubber spatula, spoon mixture into prepared pan and sprinkle top evenly with almonds.
- Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and a wooden pick inserted in center of bread comes out mostly clean with just a few moist crumbs, about 1 hour.
- Transfer pan to a wire rack, and let cool 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine cream, powdered sugar, and almond extract. Carefully remove bread from pan; drizzle with glaze. Let cool, but serve warm. (Store in an airtight container in refrigerator.)
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cooling Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 345
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 145 mg
- Fat: 14 g
- Carbohydrates: 50 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 5 g
Keywords: Gluten Free Cherry Bread
If you enjoyed this Gluten Free Cherry Bread, check out these other quick breads you may enjoy:
Gluten-Free Cranberry Bread
EASY GLUTEN FREE PEAR BREAD
LOW-FODMAP PUMPKIN BREAD
Affiliate Disclosure
Disclosure: Some of the links on this site are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase.
Leftover Cranberry Sauce Muffins – gluten free
Got cranberry sauce leftovers? These Leftover Cranberry Sauce Muffins are the perfect way to use it in delicious muffins.
Super Easy Gluten Free Hummingbird Cake Recipe
The ultimate southern classic layer cake gets a gluten-free makeover in this Super Easy Gluten Free Hummingbird Cake recipe.
Grandma’s Classic Homemade Pecan Pie Recipe
With just a few simple ingredients, you can easily bake this holiday classic — Grandma’s Pecan Pie recipe.
Southern Gluten Free Cornbread Dressing
Your gluten-free holiday table can now be complete with the classic taste of Southern Gluten Free Cornbread Dressing
Homemade Easy Low Carb Lemon Nut Sandies
This Low Carb Lemon Nut Sandies recipe is one of those great recipes that you’ll want to make the next time you need a sugar free treat!
The 23 Absolute Best Recipes for Low-Carb Christmas Desserts!
I’ve rounded up the best low carb Christmas desserts from some of the best low-carb blogs around. They’re delicious enough for everyone!
