A super simple and super easy Amish Friendship Bread recipe! Warm butterscotch with just the right amount of sugar makes this a family favorite. >> Have you tried this? Share your best pic with us or leave a comment below and let us know how it worked for you! … [Read more...]
Triple Lemon Amish Friendship Bread
You can't get this Amish Friendship Bread recipe wrong ... with a trifecta of lemons (lemon pudding, lemon extract, and lemon peel), this tangy and sweet bread is as bright as a summer day. >> Have you tried this? Share your best pic with us or leave a comment below and let us know how it worked for you! … [Read more...]
Carrot Cake Amish Friendship Bread Cupcakes
These Amish Friendship Bread cupcakes use chunky applesauce and spicy cinnamon and cloves for a delicious carrot cake variation. This carrot cake Amish Friendship Bread recipe is always a big hit, especially when made into cupcakes and topped with our Cream Cheese Frosting. We used chunky apple sauce that gave the bread an excellent texture and paired wonderfully with plump raisins and carrots. It helps to keep packages of 4-ounce cups of applesauce on hand, so you can add it to a recipe … [Read more...]
Cream Cheese Frosting
The fluffy cream cheese frosting takes any recipe to a whole new level. Everyone needs to have a good cream cheese frosting recipe in their back pocket, and ours is definitely a keeper. You can't have our Pineapple Carrot Cake Amish Friendship Bread without this cream cheese frosting. Or our Red Velvet Amish Friendship Bread. Did we mention our Irish Cream Amish Friendship Bread cupcakes as well? An all-time favorite pairing is with our Pumpkin Spice Amish … [Read more...]
Lemon Glaze
This lemon glaze recipe is super easy and can be made in advance and stored in the refrigerator. When ready to use, gently warm container in warm-hot water to restore the glaze to a drizzling consistency. You can also add a little warm water to thin the glaze if it is too thick. You can top almost any Amish Friendship Bread with this glaze! From Kitchen Friend Debbie Hughes: “For my lemon glaze I combine zest, lemon juice and powdered sugar. I use a little less than half a package of … [Read more...]
Chocolate Chip Cherry Amish Friendship Bread
Rich and decadent, this recipe for Chocolate Chip Cherry Amish Friendship Bread is a chocolate lover's dream come true. Dust this bread with powdered sugar for a fun and festive look! Kitchen Friend Tina Levesque took a sweeter approach to this recipe: "Substitute 1 jar of maraschino cherries for the 1 cup of dried cherries." >> Have you tried this? Share your best pic with us or leave a comment below and let us know how it worked for you! … [Read more...]
Amish Friendship Bread Starter (Original)
If you love Amish Friendship Bread, having an active starter on hand is a must. It's usually passed from person to person, so each bag of starter carries with it a little bit of love from the kitchen it came from (and any kitchen before that). Amish Friendship Bread starter is the heart of what makes Amish Friendship Bread so special, because it's all about sharing what we have with others. A little starter can go a long way. Scroll down for the recipe for making your own … [Read more...]
Rhubarb Amish Friendship Bread
This recipe post contains affiliate links, so if you click and/or make a purchase, the Friendship Bread Kitchen may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. We took the original Amish Friendship Bread recipe and added a rhubarb twist by omitting the cinnamon, adding 1½ cups of fresh chopped rhubarb and ½ cup chopped walnuts. We topped it off (literally!) with 2 tablespoons of coarse turbinado sugar (we like Bob's Red Mill Coarse Turbinado Sugar). Yep, it's as simple as … [Read more...]
Mexican Hot Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread
Many spices marry well with chocolate: cinnamon and vanilla, but cayenne pepper is one of our favorites, especially in this Mexican Hot Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread! Serve this with a dollop of whipped cream just as you would a warm, spicy cup of Mexican hot chocolate! Kitchen Friend Pia decided to mellow the sweetness in this recipe: "It turned out wonderful. I used just half the sugar in the ingredients. They all loved it!" Kitchen Friend Paula Altenbach experimented … [Read more...]
Berry Butter
This berry butter recipe is a tasty accompaniment to our Amish Friendship Bread scones. > Have you tried this recipe? Share your best pic with us or leave a comment below and let us know how it worked for you! … [Read more...]
Triple Chocolate Coconut Amish Friendship Bread
This post contains affiliate links. If you click through and make a purchase, the Friendship Bread Kitchen may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you. This is a decadent dessert bread that's moist and full of chocolate and coconut. Chocolate pudding, cocoa powder, and chocolate chips combine to make this bread a chocolate sensation. This is a great bread to keep in the freezer for emergencies. Simply wrap the loaf tightly in freezer paper or aluminum foil, place in a Ziploc … [Read more...]
Chai Latte Amish Friendship Bread
This recipe for Chai Latte Amish Friendship Bread boasts a spicy, aromatic flavor that's perfect for any gathering or as a holiday show stopper. These mini cakes are super moist and flavorful, and pair well with a buttercream frosting or vanilla glaze. They freeze beautifully and make a lovely housewarming gift or late-afternoon snack...in other words, any time is a good time for these babies! This recipe is for cupcakes or mini Bundt cakes, but you can easily convert the recipe to a … [Read more...]