Julie Clark
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Peach Bread
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This Peach Bread is a wonderful recipe to incorporate summer peaches. Delicious, moist quick bread full of ripe diced peaches with a easy peach glaze.
Today I am sharing an out of this world peach quick bread filled with my favorite fruit, PEACHES! Every summer The Peach Truck comes to our town with fresh Georgia peaches. They’re AMAZING…and although it’s hard not to just eat them all, I love baking fresh peach recipes with them. Peach Crumb Bars are often first on the list.
This easy quick bread is crazy moist. It’s so, so good…pretty much like a cake, but since we call it quick bread it makes it 100% acceptable for breakfast, brunch or dessert.
About this Easy Peach Bread Recipe:
- Flavor: This quick bread recipe has a sweet flavor that allows the peaches to shine. It’s not overly sweet on its own, but the glaze adds melt-in-your-mouth flavor.
- Texture: This bread is super moist and stays soft. It’s like a soft muffin texture rather than light and fluffy.
You may also love our raspberry bread.
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Reader Stacy says, “Made this peach bread recipe exactly and baked in two 8×4 pans for 55 minutes. Covered with foil for the last 10 minutes. For the icing I used the syrup from the canned peaches instead of heavy cream and added ½ tsp of cinnamon. This bread came out amazing!!! Thank you so much for this recipe! ❤️🍑🍞”
⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Reader Don says, “I made two loafs. One for the Indio California Highway Patrol office and one for my neighbors and friends (ok, I kept some for myself). Everyone thought bread was terrific. I made one variation on recipe. All of my peaches didn’t ripen by baking time, so I supplemented with a few frozen peaches, without a problem. I will definitely make again, as long as peaches are in season. Thank you for this recipe, it’s a keeper!”
How to Peel Peaches
The first step to making any fruit dessert is to peel the peaches. How do you easily peel peaches? You blanch them.
What does blanching mean? Here’s how you do it.
- You put a large pot of water on to boil.
- Once the water is boiling, drop the fresh peaches into the water and allow them to sit for 10-20 seconds. This is enough time for the peach skin to soften slightly and pull away from the peach. Some people use a knife to mark a small “x” on the bottom of the peach before placing them in the pot of water. This can help it peel a little easier, but I usually don’t bother with this step.
- After you’ve boiled the peaches for 10-20 seconds, place them in a bowl of ice cold water. This will stop the cooking process and allow you to handle the peaches easily to remove the skin.
- Use a small knife to peel away the skin. It’s that easy!
Tips on How to Make Peach Bread
- The first step to making this peach bread is preparing the loaf pans. I like to rub shortening all over the pans until the bottom and sides are covered. Then, dust the pans with flour. This should allow your bread to be removed easily!
- The most important thing to remember when making quick bread is not to over mix the batter. There’s no need to use a stand mixer, but rather mix by hand. Mix wet ingredients, then whisk dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Combine the two and gently fold the peaches into the mixture.
- Bake for about 55-60 minutes. The top will be golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean.
Peach Glaze
We used ⅓ cup of freshly diced peaches in this powdered sugar glaze. A couple of tips about the glaze:
- Allow the bread to cool completely before you add the glaze or it will melt everywhere.
- We didn’t need any milk or cream to make the glaze spreadable, but it may depend on the juiciness of your peaches. The glaze will be very thick and look like it is not mixing up, but if you keep mixing, it should create a nice creamy glaze as shown below. If it doesn’t, add milk or heavy cream 1 tablespoon at a time. The glaze will soften as it sits too since the sugar pulls out juices from the peaches. Keep this in mind when adding milk and don’t add too much!
- If you’d like less calories per slice, make ½ a recipe of the glaze and just drizzle it overtop. We make enough to make it a thick icing because…well..we love frosting!
- Because of the fresh fruit in the glaze, you’ll want to store the bread in the fridge in an airtight container.
don’t want glaze? try a cinnamon topping.
Does cinnamon pair well with peaches? Yes! Sprinkle a cinnamon sugar mixture on top of the bread before baking, then sprinkle with chopped pecans or walnuts.
Can you freeze peach bread?
Yes, this bread freezes well, but I recommend freezing without the glaze so it is easy to wrap. Allow the bread to thaw completely before unwrapping it, which will help keep it fresh.
Would you rather have muffins? Try our homemade peach crumble muffins.
Peach Bread Recipe
This Peach Bread is a wonderful recipe to incorporate summer peaches. Delicious, moist quick bread full of ripe diced peaches with a easy peach glaze.
Servings 10
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Ingredients
For the Bread:
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar 150 grams
- 1/2 cup 2% milk 4 ounces
- 1/2 cup canola oil (vegetable or coconut oil)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour 260 grams
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups diced fresh peaches
For the Glaze:
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/3 cup finely diced peaches (peeled and drained of any extra juice)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk** (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- In a medium bowl, stir together the sugar, milk, oil, egg and vanilla.¾ cup granulated sugar, ½ cup 2% milk, ½ cup canola oil, 1 large egg, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and stir until just combined.2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, ¼ teaspoon salt
- Fold the peaches gently into the batter.2 cups diced fresh peaches
- Pour the bread batter into a greased 9"x5" bread pan. Bake at 350ºF for 55-60 minutes. A toothpick inserted in the center of the bread should come out clean. Allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes, then remove the bread to a wire rack to cool completely.
- To make the glaze, combine the powdered sugar, melted butter, diced peaches and extract in a small bowl. Mix until it is smooth. Add heavy cream only if needed to get the glaze to a drizzle consistency.2 cups powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons melted butter, ⅓ cup finely diced peaches, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, 1-2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk**
- Once the bread is cool, spread the glaze on top of the bread. Slice and serve.
- Store the bread in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
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Notes
**We didn’t need any milk or cream to make the glaze spreadable, but it may depend on the juiciness of your peaches. The glaze will be very thick and look like it is not mixing up, but if you keep mixing, it should create a nice creamy peach-ish glaze as shown. If it doesn’t, add milk or heavy cream 1 tablespoon at a time. The glaze will soften as it sits too since the sugar pulls out juices from the peaches. Keep this in mind when adding milk and don’t add too much!
***The calories shown are based on the bread being cut into 10 pieces (and all of the frosting used), with 1 serving being 1 slice of bread. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate.
Nutrition
Calories: 397kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 92mg | Potassium: 198mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 42g | Vitamin A: 255IU | Vitamin C: 2.4mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 1.4mg
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What can I use in stead of the egg?
Yummy way to use up some fresh peaches!!
Made this morning, with fresh nectarines. Delicious, it’s dessert, like a cake. I used coconut yogurt with the milk. Husband liked icing, but I ate it without. Also, switched to almond instead of vanilla. Yum. Thanks for your recipe
I made this recipe and the first time they were dry. So I made it again using more peaches and it was better. I had to use canned peaches and so the breads weren’t as fragrant the second time around but I guess thats the luck of the draw with canned ones. Perhaps it was because they were in water instead of syrup? I didnt want to overdo on the sweetness so I figured the syrup ones would be too much. Either way, second time was great and I cant wait to try with fresh peaches!
Can I use self rising flour instead of all purpose and baking powder?
I love the recepie! Can I use whole wheat flour instead?
Great recipe! Can I freeze this??
This bread is absolutely delicious! We added extra peach chunks on the top of the batter prior to baking and it turned out great! We will definitely be making this again soon.
I made this peach bread today. Outstanding. Because I prefer a little spice, I added 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg & 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon to the batter. The glaze is spectacular by itself!!
This recipe has become a family favorite! I love that the real flavor of peach comes through in every aspect. Love it!!
Texture is perfect and very moist, but the recipe needs more salt in my opinion. I doubled it to 1/2 tsp and that still wasn’t enough. Trying 3/4 tsp next time.
This was very good. Excellent way to use lots of peaches. I added a little cinnamon to the peaches before I put them in the batter. Also like a little crunch, so added some chopped pecans.
What kind of oil!
How come my peaches (some) turned Blue
Oh my gosh, melt in your mouth. This was delicious. I used brown sugar because I was out of white. I also used probably 2 1/2 cups of peaches because I bought way too many from the market and needed to use them. It was delicious. I baked it for probably 50 minutes. When it came to the glaze, I didn’t have to use milk. I only used 1 cup of powdered sugar because I was out after that and before the peaches it was super thick like toothpaste. However after adding the peaches which I didn’t drain Any juice… Read more »
I haven’t made this bread yet, but it sounds great! Can’t wait to try it with fresh peaches from the Georgia peach truck!