Description
Homemade Peaches and Cream Cheese Loaf brings Southern comfort straight to your kitchen, blending ripe fruit with creamy richness. Summer baking reaches perfection when sweet peaches mingle with tangy cream cheese in this irresistible dessert you’ll crave again and again.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 2 14 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup milk
- 15 ounces (425 grams) sliced peaches, drained and diced
Dairy and Sweet Ingredients:
- 8 ounces (226 grams) cream cheese, softened
- 12 cup (113 grams) butter
- 1 12 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
Seasonings and Leavening Agents:
- 1 12 teaspoons salt
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
Instructions
- Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and preheat to 375°F. Thoroughly coat a standard loaf pan with non-stick spray or butter.
- Using an electric mixer, cream together cream cheese and butter until silky and aerated, about 3 minutes.
- Incorporate sugar, eggs, and lemon zest into the creamed mixture. Beat until the texture becomes light and voluminous.
- In a separate mixing bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt, and ground cinnamon until well combined.
- Slowly integrate the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, alternating with milk. Mix until just incorporated, avoiding overmixing.
- Delicately fold diced peaches into the batter, ensuring even distribution throughout the mixture.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared loaf pan, smoothing the top with a spatula for an even surface.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 50-55 minutes. Test for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the center – it should emerge clean with minimal crumbs.
- Remove from oven and allow the loaf to rest in the pan for 10 minutes. Carefully transfer to a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Choose ripe, sweet peaches for the most vibrant flavor and juiciest texture in your loaf.
- Dust peaches with a light coating of flour before folding into batter to prevent them from sinking during baking.
- For a gluten-free version, swap wheat flour with almond or coconut flour and add an extra egg for binding.
- Enhance moisture by draining excess liquid from fresh peaches and patting them dry before adding to the batter.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 12
- Calories: 321
- Sugar: 21 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 19 g
- Saturated Fat: 11 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 7 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 29 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 55 mg