NUTTY PINEAPPLE-CHERRY BREAD

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Introduce bright, fruity flavors to the holiday menu with our Nutty Pineapple-Cherry Bread. This Nutty Pineapple-Cherry Bread is made with maraschino cherries, canned crushed pineapples and pecans.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Home

Time 1h30m

Yield 30 servings or 5 loaves, 6 servings each

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 cup drained maraschino cherries, halved, divided
1 can (20 oz.) DOLE Crushed Pineapple, in juice, undrained
1 pkg. (2-layer size) yellow cake mix
1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) JELL-O Vanilla Flavor Instant Pudding
4 eggs
1/4 cup oil
1/2 cup chopped pecans
2 oz. (1/4 of 8-oz.pkg.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened
1 Tbsp. milk
1/2 cup powdered sugar
10 fresh mint leaves

Steps:

Heat oven to 350ºF.
Reserve 5 cherry halves. Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Add enough water to reserved juice to measure 1 cup. Beat cake mix, dry pudding mix, eggs, oil and pineapple juice in large bowl with mixer until blended. Add pineapple, nuts and remaining cherries; mix just until blended.
Pour into 5 foil mini loaf pans sprayed with cooking spray.
Bake 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool completely.
Beat cream cheese, milk and powdered sugar in small bowl with mixer until blended; drizzle over loaves. Garnish with mint and reserved cherry halves.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 130, Fat 6 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 35 mg, Sodium 115 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0.7469 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 2 g