After showing you how to make Cinnamon Swirl Bread…I got a notion to try Chocolate Swirl Bread. (I get chocolate notions all the time.)
Let me just say that I’m very glad I got that notion. Now we can all have chocolate for breakfast!!! What a great start to the day…
Chocolate Swirl Bread is just as simple to make as the Cinnamon Swirl Bread…you pretty much just substitute cocoa powder for cinnamon!
I used this bread recipe, then rolled out the dough before shaping the loaf. Then I spread butter over the dough and sprinkled on about 1/4 cup sucanat (dehydrated cane sugar juice) mixed with 2 teaspoons of cocoa powder. Roll it up and bake as directed.
Do you think it would be too much to have this Chocolate Swirl Bread with Hot Cocoa? I think I could handle washing down my chocolate with a little chocolate.
You IS Bad….thank you!
I think having it with hot cocoa would just double your pleasure. There’s no such thing as too much chocolate in my book.
looks delicious. :)
In my opinion, you’ve just added to the List of Civilized Ways to Start the Day. Thank you! :)
Yummy! Chocolate + bread….does it get any better?
Two of my favorite foods. Homemade bread and chocolate. MMMM! Thanks.
yum yum yum!!
so what could you use instead of sucanat?
Staci
You can use regular white sugar or brown sugar in place of the sucanat…substitute it one for one!
Oh my…..delicious!
Why do you use sucanet instead of rhapadura? Just curious since I’m still learning…I pretty much use rhapadura for everything unless it calls for brown sugar.
heatherlbrandt (at) verizon (dot) net
Rapadura and organic sucanat are the exact same thing (learned that after lots of research). BUT sucanat is cheaper. Rapadura is actually just a name brand for sucanat (like Kleenex is a name brand for facial tissues).
What a good and creative idea! It sounds heavenly (just like your blog name, lol). I’m so happy you shared. Thank you.
Ok, I would totally leave in the cinnamon AND add the chocolate. I love those flavors together. Sound yummy!
I agree with the cinnamon and the chocolate together. I found out recently how good they are together. Thanks.
Make two loaves (or six) and use the leftovers for chocolate bread pudding or chocolate overnight french toast.
oh my goodness; what a wonderful idea!!!!!!
I never thought of this! Now I’m going to have to try it. The kids will love this! oh, yeah….I will too!
This sounds absolutely, positively yummy! I think Nutella would also be good in this recipe.
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This sounds delicious, I always buy cinnamon swirl bread, but I’ve never tried chocolate swirl bread. I can’t wait to make this.
Does it need to rise a 2nd time like in the honey wheat recipe?
Yes, it does need to rise the second time! :)
Oops… I’m new to making bread & the principles behind the steps…. Just finished baking cinnamon rolls & chocolate swirl bread, to realize, huh! Maybe I was supposed to let them rise. Not just once, mind you… TWICE! Lesson learned! lol.
We’re trying again… this time, with both risings. So far, they look very promising! Can’t wait to take them out of the oven. Thank you for sharing your tips & recipes! My boys have been thrilled to make their own bread… but SWIRL bread make life so much more sweeter! :)
TASTEEEEEEEE. Can’t wait for hubby to come home & try a piece! Definitely will be repeating this one. Thanks again! (Wish you could’ve seen my 8 yr old’s face when I suggested we make it more often instead of salivating over Pepperidge Farm’s Cinnamon Swirl at the store… Priceless anticipation!
I was thinking the same thing today!! And I can’t wait to use this to make french toast!! I used cinnamon swirl bread all the time to make toast, and was thinking how good this would taste that way!!!!!!!!!!
I made this today. It’s gonna be so hard to save it for tomorrow morning’s breakfast. (We do bus, So I always make a “made ahead” recipie for Sunday Morning.) At any rate, I can’t WAIT to try it!!!!!!!!!!!!
yum!!! that’s it, this will be ONE of the loaves I make!
I’m making this for the first time….and using my organic cocoa powder from Tropical Traditions!! :) Yayness!