This Chocolate Cherry Bread tastes just like a buttery chocolate croissant. Deliciously made with fresh cherries, dark chocolate, and a Rhodes bread loaf.
Prep Time 4 hourshours40 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 5 hourshours10 minutesminutes
Servings 8
Calories 299kcal
Author Sandra
Ingredients
1loafRhodes Bread
1 1/2cupfresh cherriesseeds removed and cut into quarters
1tablespoonsugar
4squaresGhirardelli 60% Cocoa Chocolatechopped
2tablespoonsbuttermelted
1 1/2teaspoonssugar
Instructions
Prepare a baking sheet with cooking spray, place one frozen loaf of Rhodes bread onto pan. Cover with a towel and let it rise at room temp for 4 hours.
Prepare cherries, by removing stems, seeds and cut into quarters. Sprinkle with sugar, and toss to coat.
Chop Ghirardelli chocolate squares and set aside.
Using a pair of scissors, cut slits into the top of the bread, cutting ¾ of the way into the bread loaf. In between each slit, add in cherries and press them into the slits so that they go to the bottom of the slit all the way to the top. Repeat the same thing with chocolate. Use all the cherries and chocolate.
Cover and let the bread sit for 30-45 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 25 minutes.
Open oven and brush melted butter over bread and sprinkle with 1 ½ teaspoons sugar. Close oven and bake another 5-10 minutes, until a golden brown on top.
Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack. Serve warm or cold. Enjoy!