Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bread
Fluffy, vanilla bread studded with juicy berries and gooey chocolate make this simple and easy Chocolate Covered Strawberry Bread decadent and luxurious.
Ingredients
Strawberry Bread
- 1 stick salted butter, softened
- 3 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour, plus 2 more tablespoons
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups chopped fresh strawberries
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Chocolate Ganache
- 8 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, chips or chopped bars
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- In a large bowl, whip together the soft butter, eggs, and vanilla extract until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt.
- Stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined.
- Toss the chopped strawberries with 2 tbsp flour. This will keep them from sinking in the batter.
- Stir the floured strawberries and chocolate chips into the batter, then pour the batter into a lightly greased loaf pan.
- Bake the bread for 50-55 minutes, or until a butter knife inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
- Remove the bread from the oven and allow to cool before topping with the ganache.
- While the bread cooks, prepare the ganache:Warm the cream until steaming but not boiling. This can be done in a saucepan on the stove over medium heat for 5-6 minutes or in a microwave for 2 minutes. Be sure not to boil or scald the cream.Pour the hot cream over the chocolate in a heat-safe bowl. Add the vanilla extract and allow to sit untouched for 2-3 minutes.Whisk the melted chocolate into the hot cream to form the ganache.
- Pour the ganache over the cooled strawberry bread.
- Allow the ganache to cool and set on the bread. Slice, serve, and enjoy.