Best Fresh Cantaloupe Bread Recipes

CANTALOUPE BREAD WITH PRALINE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour two 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, beat together eggs, vegetable, sugar, vanilla and cantaloupe. In a separate bowl, sift together flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon and ginger. Stir flour mixture into cantaloupe mixture; stir to combine. Pour batter into prepared pans.
• Bake in preheated oven for 1 hour, until a toothpick inserted into center of a loaf comes out clean. Meanwhile, combine margarine and brown sugar. Microwave for 3 minutes, stirring at 1 minute intervals; mix in pecans. Pour sauce over warm bread. Let cool for 1 hour before serving.

CANTALOUPE GRANITA

Steps:

• Place the sugar, melon and lime juice in a blender. Process the mixture until smooth. Transfer the mixture to a 9-by-13-inch baking dish.
• Freeze for 2 or 3 hours, and then begin the process of lightly scraping the top frozen layer with a fork.
• Return the pan to the freezer with the shaved ice on top. Remove a couple of hours later and continue scraping with a fork. Repeat the occasional scraping process until the entire mixture is shaved.
• Store, covered in plastic wrap, until serving.
• Serve in pretty glasses with mint.

CANTALOUPE BREAD

Steps:

• Mix eggs, oil, sugar and vanilla.
• Add pureed cantaloupe to mixture.
• Sift dry ingredients; add to liquid.
• Pour into 2 greased and floured 9x5 loaf pans (or spray them with Baker's Joy).
• Bake 325°F for 1 hour or until done.
• Check after 50 minutes.
• I have also made this into muffins.
• Bake for about 25-30 minutes.

CANTALOUPE AND WILD BLUEBERRY TEA BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Grease a small baking pan (8 x8 or smaller).
• In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar and cinnamon until creamy.
• Slowly, add the eggs, one at a time, until well blended, about 3 minutes.
• Add the sour cream, vanilla extract and flour, and mix until just blended.
• Now gently add the blueberries, cantaloupe and hazelnuts into the batter, only mixing slightly.
• Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan and bake for 45 - 55 minutes.
• Make sure to check the bread at 45 minutes, everyones ovens are different.
• Remove from heat and place on cake rack for 6 - 10 minutes then turn out of pan and allow to cool before cutting.

CANTALOUPE NUT BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light & fluffy. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with cantaloupe until blended (mixture will appear curdled). Fold in nuts., Transfer to a greased 8x4-in. loaf pan. Bake at 350° for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack.