Breakfast
Cinnamon Bread + Functional Mushroom Hot Chocolate
Prep
15 minutes
Cook
45 minutes
Yield
1 loaf
This easy cinnamon bread recipe is perfect with paired with functional mushroom hot chocolate for an added dose of healthy to your sweet snack.
If you are going to make any of my recipes, let it be this! This comforting cinnamon bread is just that – comforting. It warms you from the inside out, and is there any better flavor in the fall and winter than cinnamon? Pair it with a functional mushroom hot chocolate for the ultimate sweet treat.
Why you’ll love this cinnamon bread:
- Comforting: I love cinnamon spice in the colder weather, there is just something about it that makes it so comforting
- Sweet Treat: This cinnamon bread paired with a mushroom hot chocolate adds makes for a great sweet treat
- Health Benefits: The mushroom hot chocolate gives you a little added health benefits in your sweet treat (more on that below)
Ingredient Notes:
Hot Chocolate: I like to pair this cinnamon bread with Laird Superfood’s Oatmilk Hot Chocolate this hot chocolate is such a unique blend. It’s delicious and rich but has the added benefits of mushrooms. I know this sounds weird, but I swear it doesn’t taste like mushrooms. It’s so decadent like you would want a hot chocolate to be. The chaga, maitake, and reishi mushrooms in this mix give regular hot chocolate a healthier upgrade.
Cinnamon: Did you know that cinnamon is actually anti-viral, and anti-bacterial? It can also help with supporting your gut health. So not only is it incredibly flavorful and perfect in desserts, it also has added benefits!
How to make cinnamon bread:
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and then grease with softened butter or spray with vegetable oil.
- Mix the cinnamon cream cheese swirl mixture together and set aside (softened cream cheese, sugar and cinnamon).
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together vanilla extract, egg, whole milk, sour cream and avocado oil.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Using a spoon, stir the batter together – it will be quite thick.
- Add about half of the loaf batter into the pan. Then scoop in about two-thirds of the cinnamon cream cheese mixture over to the batter. Using a butter knife, swirl the cream cheese through the loaf batter mixture – be careful not to over swirl, you want to have thicker ribbons of cream cheese.
- Pour the rest of the loaf batter over the cream cheese layer and smooth the top. Then dollop the rest of the cinnamon cream cheese mixture over the top, swirling it slightly into the batter.
- Sprinkle the top of the loaf with sugar-cinnamon mixture.
- Bake at 350F for 45 – 55 minutes or until a knife inserted into the middle comes out mostly clean. Remove from the pan and allow to cool completely on a baking rack before slicing and serving.
Expert Tips & FAQ:
Storage: Cover and store loaf for up to 1 day at room temperature or up to 1 week in the fridge.
Don’t have sour cream? Substitute with Greek yogurt.
Cream cheese isn’t soft: If the cream cheese is not softened enough to stir easily, try microwaving on 50% power in 15 second intervals until softened.
What are the benefits of functional mushrooms? They are immune boosting, and can offer benefits to help regulate stress.
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- Easy Vegan Apple Crumble
- Vegan Chocolate Brownie Muffins
- Vegan Carrot Cake Recipe
- Upside-Down Banana Bread Recipe
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Cinnamon Bread + Functional Mushroom Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 2/3 cup whole milk (3%)
- 1/3 cup sour cream
- 1/3 cup avocado oil
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Swirl
- 200g (¾ cup) softened cream cheese
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Topping
- 1 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and then grease with softened butter or spray with vegetable oil.
- Mix the cinnamon cream cheese swirl mixture together and set aside (softened cream cheese, sugar and cinnamon).
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.
- In a small mixing bowl, whisk together vanilla extract, egg, whole milk, sour cream and avocado oil.
- Add the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Using a spoon, stir the batter together – it will be quite thick.
- Add about half of the loaf batter into the pan. Then scoop in about two-thirds of the cinnamon cream cheese mixture over to the batter. Using a butter knife, swirl the cream cheese through the loaf batter mixture – be careful not to over swirl, you want to have thicker ribbons of cream cheese.
- Pour the rest of the loaf batter over the cream cheese layer and smooth the top. Then dollop the rest of the cinnamon cream cheese mixture over the top, swirling it slightly into the batter.
- Sprinkle the top of the loaf with sugar-cinnamon mixture.
- Bake at 350F for 45 – 55 minutes or until a knife inserted into the middle comes out mostly clean. Remove from the pan and allow to cool completely on a baking rack before slicing and serving.
