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September 30, 2014

Chocolate Almond Joy Bread

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Chocolate Almond Joy Bread is a chocolate quick bread with almonds and coconut, named after a famous candy bar.


Chocolate Almond Joy Bread

Quick breads and I go way back to middle school, if not before that. I learned how to bake mainly from my home economics class in 8th grade (do schools even offer home economics anymore? I’ve heard so many nightmares about today’s curriculum). Our class was divided into four parts: cooking, sewing, wood shop, and metal shop. Of course we learned how to bake the classics like chocolate chip and peanut butter cookies, but we also learned how to bake quick breads. Banana bread, apple bread, strawberry bread. Heck, I still have those recipes in my binder and already shared the banana bread. Quick breads are great for beginner bakers as there is nothing complicated about the batter. No yeast, no waiting time. Just good ol’ beating ingredients together. Even advanced bakers find pleasure in baking them not only for its smell and warmth as it fills the kitchen, there’s very little thinking when throwing everything together.

Earlier this month, I posted Double Chocolate Coconut Cookies using almond milk. Since I still had a good bit of milk left, I wanted to make this Chocolate Almond Joy Bread, which has been on my mind since July after making my Cherry Almond Coconut Ice Cream. Almond Joy is a chocolate candy bar with a coconut and almond filling. Most Almond Joy breads are a vanilla-based quick bread, but I wanted mine to be a chocolate-based bread. After all, we are talking about a chocolate candy bar. To bring out the coconut, I added some coconut extract. Then of course, you can’t have Almond Joy Bread without the almonds.


Chocolate Almond Joy Bread

Sometimes I wonder why I don’t make quick breads more often. Not only can you have a slice for breakfast (ahem), the loaves make awesome gifts when wrapped and decorated. Instead of cookie exchanges, we should totally do quick bread exchanges. I’ve even seen fancy packaging at the craft store to wrap quick breads for Christmas gifts.


Chocolate Almond Joy Bread

Even if you don’t give this bread as a gift, quick breads are meant to be shared. Ok so you probably *could* eat the whole loaf yourself, but it’s one of those desserts where you slice it up and share it with friends and/or family over a cup of coffee or tea. My coworker would bring in loaves of bread, usually cranberry or zucchini, to share with us. That’s one of the downfalls of working from home, not having that interaction. On that note, who wants to come over for a slice?

Chocolate Almond Joy Bread

Chocolate Almond Joy Bread

Chocolate Almond Joy Bread

Yield: 1
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 cup (1 stick or 4 ounces) unsalted butter, softened
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon coconut extract
  • 3/4 cup almond milk (or dairy milk)
  • 1/4 cup chopped almonds (plus more for garnish)
  • 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut (plus more for garnish)
  • 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease a 9x5 loaf pan.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, salt, baking powder, and baking soda.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, beat together the butter and sugar until smooth and creamy, about 2-3 minutes. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, until fully incorporated. Beat in the almond and coconut extracts. Gradually beat in the flour mixture alternately with the milk, starting and ending with the flour. Fold in the almonds, coconut, and 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
  4. Bake 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for 15 minutes then invert onto a cooling rack. Cool completely.
  5. In a small sandwich bag, add the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips. Microwave for 30 seconds. Massage the chocolate in the bag. Continue microwaving in 15 second increments until the chocolate is completely melted. Cut a corner off the bag and pipe on top of the bread. Garnish with almonds and coconut. Let the chocolate harden before serving.
© Carla Cardello (www.chocolatemoosey.com)

 
Source: Adapted from Nestle

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Filed Under: Quick Breads + Muffins Tagged With: almond extract, almond milk, almonds, chocolate chips, cocoa powder, coconut - shredded, coconut extract, loaf pan baking

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Comments

  1. FoodNerd says

    September 30, 2014 at 6:48 AM

    Wow, this looks great! I love the combination of chocolate, almonds and coconut! Must give it a go!

    FoodNerd x

    Reply
    • Carla Cardello says

      September 30, 2014 at 6:02 PM

      Such a great combination. Thanks :)

      Reply
  2. Carol at Wild Goose Tea says

    September 30, 2014 at 11:41 AM

    Almond joy is my all time favorite candy bar. So my taste buds perk up just reading the words. Ha, ol’ Pavlov’s dog rises again. Quick breads made such great gifts. You don’t see chocolate ones very often. I’m likin’ the idea.

    Reply
    • Carla Cardello says

      September 30, 2014 at 6:04 PM

      Almond Joy is so much better than plain Mounds, isn’t it? ;)

      Reply
  3. Becca from ItsYummi.com says

    September 30, 2014 at 12:06 PM

    I can’t even have a nibble of this bread without an Epi-pen nearby, but good grief, I wish I could dive into a loaf of it!

    Reply
    • Carla Cardello says

      September 30, 2014 at 6:06 PM

      Oh no – we don’t want you sick from this! (although some might argue it would be worth it ;) )

      Reply
  4. Anna (Hidden Ponies) says

    October 1, 2014 at 12:21 AM

    This sounds delicious – I would totally be down for a quick bread exchange, especially since they’re one of the few bakings that actually tastes even better the second day!

    Reply
  5. Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says

    October 1, 2014 at 7:21 AM

    oh my gawd, Carla! This is brilliant!! one of my fave candy bars. . in a bread. . love this!!

    Reply
  6. Stephanie @ Girl Versus Dough says

    October 1, 2014 at 9:00 AM

    This quick bread is the reason I love quick breads = easy to make AND delicious! And now I’m coming over for that slice you offered. ;)

    Reply
  7. Miriam @ OvertimeCook says

    October 1, 2014 at 12:03 PM

    Oh gosh. This looks amazing – how could one not love an awesome candy bar turned quick bread??

    Reply
  8. Stacy says

    October 2, 2014 at 5:45 AM

    Almond Joy is one of my favorite candy bars, because of the almonds on top. I wouldn’t give a Mounds the time of day. What a great sweet loaf, Carla! This would be perfect as a hostess gift or to bring to a potluck.

    Reply
  9. Kayle (The Cooking Actress) says

    October 6, 2014 at 9:03 PM

    sooo jealous your school had home-ec! This bread looks super tasty–uber chocolatey and love the coconut!

    Reply
  10. Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says

    October 12, 2014 at 10:24 AM

    Oh yes. This needs to happen. #almondjoyallthethings

    Reply
  11. george says

    December 22, 2019 at 7:24 PM

    I don’t know what I did wrong, but impossible for me to cut nice slices of this bread — crumbles all over the place. Any insights? The edges were a little more cooked and inside/cake crumbles taste delicious but again impossible to cut nice slices.

    Reply
    • Carla says

      December 22, 2019 at 7:32 PM

      I don’t have enough information to help you. What changes did you make to the ingredient list? Without knowing anything, crumbly means it’s too dry, which probably means you overbaked it (or you mismeasured and proportions are off). Do you use an oven thermometer for accuracy? Also what kind of loaf pan did you use – light aluminum, dark aluminum, glass, etc.?

      Reply

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