During the holiday season, there is nothing better than having some quick breads for Christmas ready to serve. We never know when we might have visitors or when we are heading out to share some cheer. Whether you need a snack for an afternoon tea, a breakfast, or a snack for after dinner, using candy canes is the flavour of the season. You will want to make this Peppermint Mocha Bread for those times. They also make the perfect gift wrapped up in holiday accessories.
Mint or Peppermint
There are many different types of “mint” like spearmint, orange mint, chocolate mint, and, of course, peppermint. When you decide to bake with mint, how do you know which one to use? Well, it all depends on how strong of a mint flavour you want. Mint is an aromatic herb produced by the species of the mint plant (Mentha), Peppermint has the strongest flavour with the menthol taste. Since it has the strongest menthol taste, it isn’t often used as fresh herbs in cooking. Adding a touch to your baking makes it taste and feel like Christmas any time of the year. Peppermint isn’t just used for baking, since it has some health benefits and often helps with a cough or sore throat.
Chocolate Peppermint Bread with Mocha
This peppermint mocha bread has the perfect combination of chocolate and coffee. This easy and quick bread recipe makes 1 loaf, but if you choose to wrap up some for gifts, then you will want to use mini loaf pans. A mini loaf is so much better than a slice so save the slices when you have a cup of tea or coffee with your family.
This chocolate peppermint loaf cake recipe uses crushed peppermint that you can get by crushing your own candy canes or peppermint candies better. You can get different sizes to sprinkle over top. If you don’t want to crush your own, you can find crushed candy canes in a bulk food store such as Bulk Barn.
MORE PEPPERMINT RECIPES
It’s the holiday season you will probably want to add a few more dessert dishes that call for peppermint. If you need a few more that aren’t your own, check out these:
- Chocolate Peppermint Truffles
- Chocolate Peppermint Christmas Cupcakes
- Peppermint Bark
- Delicious Peppermint Meringue Cookie
Chocolate peppermint loaf recipe with mocha
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Bake Time: 55 min
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 6
Peppermint Mocha Bread Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1/4 cup instant coffee granules
- 1 1/4 sour cream
- 2 eggs, room temperature, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup white chocolate peppermint baking chips or 1 tsp peppermint extract and 1 cup of white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- Hot fudge sauce (homemade or store bought)
- 1 crushed candy cane
- Non-cooking spray
How to make Peppermint Mocha Bread
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray your 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan with a non stick baking spray. Set aside.
In a medium bowl, add the flour, salt, baking soda, sugar, and cocoa. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the sour cream, eggs, and butter. Mix on medium until combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients mix on medium until
well combined. Gently stir in the white chocolate peppermint baking chips and chocolate chips.
Pour batter into your prepared loaf pan. Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the chocolate bread cool in a loaf pan for 10 minutes. Remove the homemade quick bread from the loaf pan and let cool completely on a wire rack. Drizzle with fudge sauce and crushed candy canes.
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Peppermint Mocha Bread
Equipment
- 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan
- Stand mixer
- bowls
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup baking cocoa
- 1/4 cup instant coffee granules
- 1 1/4 sour cream
- 2 eggs room temperature, lightly beaten
- 1/3 cup butter melted
- 1 cup white chocolate peppermint baking chips or 1 tsp peppermint extract and 1 cup of white chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 4 tbsp hot fudge sauce
- 1 candy cane
- Non-cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray your 9 x 5 x 3 inch loaf pan with a non stick baking spray. Set aside.
- In a medium bowl, add the flour, salt, baking soda, sugar, and cocoa. Whisk to combine. Set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, add the sour cream, eggs, and butter. Mix on medium until combined. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients mix on medium until well combined.
- Gently stir in the white chocolate peppermint baking chips and chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into your prepared loaf pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F for 50-55 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and cool in a loaf pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove the homemade quick bread from the loaf pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.
- Drizzle with fudge sauce and crushed candy canes.
This Mocha Bread would go perfectly with my afternoon coffee. I am pinning this recipe to try later. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for pinning! Hope you make it!
This looks delicious I would love to have some with my coffee
Love the drizzle of the hot fudge, so tasty.
This recipe sounds fantastic! I’m going to make it this week!
Mmmmmm this loaf sounds absolutely delicious, yummm!!!
This is a great and easy recipe love mint in my baking.