Best Fresh Peach Bread Recipe
Cream cheese makes this peach bread extra soft and tender, and it's loaded with fresh summer peaches. A simple orange glaze finishes it off perfectly!
Equipment
Ingredients
Bread Batter:
- ¼ cup salted butter, softened to room temperature
- 2 Tbsp avocado oil (or vegetable oil)
- 4 ounces light cream cheese, softened to room temperature
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ½ tsp almond extract
- 1 ¼ cups fresh peaches, peeled and diced
- 1 ¼ cups all purpose flour
- ¾ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Icing:
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 pinch salt
- 2 drops almond extract
- 1 Tablespoon orange juice (more or less as needed)
Instructions
- Spray a 5x9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and line the bottom with parchment paper. Preheat your oven to 350°.
- In a large bowl, beat the butter, oil, cream cheese, and sugar for 2-3 minutes, or until pale and creamy. Beat in the eggs and almond extract, then stir in the peach chunks.
- Add the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir gently, just until barely combined.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and spread evenly. Bake in a preheated oven at 350° for 35 minutes.
- Turn the oven temperature down to 325°. Continue baking the bread for another 25-28 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out with no wet batter.
- Let the bread cool in the pan for about 10 minutes, then place on a wire rack to cool completely.
- For icing, whisk all the ingredients together until smooth, adding orange juice as needed. Drizzle over the top of the loaf.
Notes
- If you don't have orange juice for the glaze, you can use 1-2 tablespoons of finely pureed peach.
- Frozen or canned peaches can be used, but they don't work quite as well. You can see my notes in the post above.
- We love the flavor almond extract adds, but if you prefer, you can substitute a teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- Bread can be stored at room temperature for 3-4 days in an airtight container.
- If you want to make it ahead of time, you can wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in a freezer ziplock bag. Don't make the icing until you are ready to serve it. Let it thaw at room temperature.
Nutrition
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 248kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 4gFat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 51mgSodium: 187mgPotassium: 86mgFiber: 1gSugar: 23gVitamin A: 318IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 44mgIron: 1mg
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