Tea Bread - Montmorency Tart Cherry Tea Bread Recipe (2024)

*This tart cherry tea bread was developed in partnership with the Cherry Marketing Institute.

Montmorency tart cherries are soaked in tea and studded throughout this simple cherry tea bread. Makes for a great afternoon or late night snack!

We’ve been through this conversation (many times) and by now, I think you all know how much I hate winter here in New York.

This time of year literally feels like it’s sucking my soul out of my body and I fail to understand whyanyone chooses to live here when warm climates, palm trees and oceans exist.

That said, one part of winter I do actually love (yes, there are a few small things that make me happy like my constant state of sweat pant wearing, cozy stews, chilis, soups, carb-filled meals and the heated seats and steering wheel in my car) is my afternoon and/or nighttime tea drinking.

Once the warmer weather hits, this tea obsessiongets kicked to the curb like a bad habit.

But for a solid 5 months, a day isn’t complete without a cup (<– I almost typed “cuppa” there but then remembered how much I actually dislike that word that everyone uses now).

I’m pretty open-minded when it comes to tea.

Except green tea (unless its used in bread like this matcha bread). Yuck. Yuck. Yuck.

I just can’t with that stuff.

It’s like dirt and grass and bitterness combined in my cup. I’ve tried a million different kinds and come to accept it’s just never going to be my thing.

But if one tea has my heart, it’s earl grey.

The bergamot flavor is just so delicious and with a splash of milk and hint of sweetener, I could happily sip that all afternoon like I was born and bred in England.

This tea bread studded with delicious tart cherries combines two of my winter loves: carbs and tea.

The result is a simple loaf, bursting with both citrus and spice-filled flavor and bursting with nutritious, anti-oxidant packed Montmorency tart cherriesthat have been soaked in earl grey tea.

This tea bread recipe is not overly sweet and lends itself to the perfect afternoon or night time snack.

Since Montmorency tart cherries are a greatnatural source of melatonin,I’ve found myself eating a slice along with my cup of tea right before bed.

And then finishing the night off with a tart cherry sleep gummy for an added sleep boost!

If a delicious slice of bread can help improve the duration andquality of my sleep, I’ll happilyoblige.

Toasted and slathered in cashew butter is optional but definitely preferable.

Love this tart cherry tea bread recipe?

Try these chewy tart cherry oat bars, tart cherry power cookies,chia cherry crunch bitesor a mini tart cherry galette for more great tart cherry snacking!

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