Chocolate + Amish Friendship Bread = Big Love.
The ever-popular chocolate Amish Friendship Bread variation is our go-to recipe whenever we need a chocolate fix. If you’re in need of a chocolate treat, this Amish Friendship Bread is an easy AND tasty recipe to make.
Want to up your chocolate content? Add up to 1 cup of chocolate chips or chocolate chunks (my favorite!). Or swap out white chocolate chips for a pretty contrast. Like your bread super moist? Add a second box of chocolate instant pudding!
Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread
Chocolate + Amish Friendship Bread = Big Love. The ever-popular Chocolate Amish Friendship Bread recipe is our go-to recipe whenever we need a chocolate fix.
Ingredients
- 1 cup Amish Friendship Bread Starter
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup oil
- ½ cup milk
- 1 cup sugar plus extra for dusting
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 1½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 2 cups flour
- 1 box chocolate instant pudding
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325° F (165° C).
- In a large mixing bowl, add ingredients as listed.
- Grease two large loaf pans.
- Dust the greased pans with sugar.
- Pour the batter evenly into loaf or cake pans.
- Bake for one hour or until the bread loosens evenly from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
- ENJOY!
Notes
Want to up your chocolate content? Add up to 1 cup of chocolate chips or chocolate chunks (my favorite!). Or swap out white chocolate chips for a pretty contrast. Like your bread super moist? Add a second box of chocolate instant pudding!
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I have made this and other flavors using 1 cup buttermilk instead of the starter. It was delicious.
Is the starter you use one with potato flakes or the one without flakes? My starter doesn’t have flakes in it so what difference does it make?
I am new to Amish friendship bread. I am confused at what point do I get the one cup starter? Is it one cup that I would’ve given away or is it one cup after the 10 day process?
Hi Rebecca! It’s the one cup after your ten day process!
If I want to make this in mini loaf Reynolds aluminium pans, what do you suggest for baking time and temp? Should I fill the pans 2/3 full?
Hi Heather! Here’s a great post on baking time for different bakeware: https://www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com/conversion-tables/
2/3 full should work well for the pans!
Should I use the small box of pudding or the large box? Also, how far beyond Day 10 can I go with my starter? I’m having so much fun baking bread and sharing!!!
Hi Teresa! You’ll use the small box of pudding! You can keep a starter going as long as you like! Here’s a great post about maintaining a healthy starter: https://www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com/tutorial-maintaining-a-healthy-amish-friendship-bread-starter/
I cut my bread and inside was chocolate brown on the top half and a greenish color on the bottom half? Why? How did this happen?
Making these tomorrow… adding chocolate chips though! Can’t wait. Today I made chocolate chip cookies And butterscotch chocolate chip cookies.. a d 4 loaves of regular amish friendship bread (mini loaves) can’t wait for the chocolate ones!
Hi Jae! That sounds amazing! We’d love a picture if there are any left, LOL! https://www.friendshipbreadkitchen.com/quick-and-easy-amish-friendship-bread-recipes-cookbook/
Happy baking and thanks for being in the Kitchen with us!
None left. Family and friends got to it before I could snap a picture. The cookies went good with my coffee. The bread is just all around delicious. Next time I’ll be sure to take picturea.
LOL!
Delicious!
The Chocolate Friendship bread is awesome! Adding maraschino cherries and macadamia nuts is an interesting change for the holidays.
Just found the recipe for the starter this a.m. & that’s already working its magic! I’m really excited because I haven’t had Friendship bread in over 25 yrs. When I saw this chocolate bread recipe, I’m sure my eyes crossed, ‘coz I do love my chocolate. Already planning to give loaves to some very special people. As you can tell, I’m a positive thinker… my starter will be great (that’s my mantra for the next 10 days)!
This is the most versatile recipe. I have made it with chocolate chips. I have added mint extract and mint chips. I add a couple of tablespoons of creamy JIF peanut butter and some peanut butter chips. I have added coconut. I have substituted very strong coffee for some of the milk for a mocha flavor. I LOVE it!
Trying this today for our Super Bowl dessert. I’m going to bake it in one of my fancy Nordic Ware pans- a castle. If I can figure out how, I will post a picture.
Oops- it’s not the castle, it’s the Fairytale Cottage pan- which is now a lot more expensive than when I bought it!
http://www.amazon.com/Nordic-Ware-Fairytale-Cottage-Bundt/dp/B000QYHXQO/ref=sr_1_41?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1454873766&sr=1-41&keywords=nordic+ware+pan
Here I am again, talking to myself. Decided against the fancy pan and just made the usual 2 loaves. This is a terrific recipe- the cake/bread is rich and moist, very chocolate but not too sweet. My husband also loves it.
LOL, I’m listening, Teresa! I’m so glad the recipe worked out and it was a hit. I love fancy pans but I have to say a perfectly formed loaf is pretty gorgeous, too. 🙂
I added peanut butter chips to my bread.
Sounds delicious, Ashley! We love the chocolate-peanut butter pairing!