Triple Chocolate Pistachio Bread
Moist, soft, sweet pistachio bread, jam-packed with a TON of chocolate! Even chocolate streusel!
Servings 8
Ingredients
For chocolate pistachio bread:
- 1 box white or yellow cake mix
- 3.4 oz. box instant pistachio pudding mix
- 4 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup vegetable or canola oil
- 2 cups mini semi-sweet chocolate chips divided
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 3 tbsp. packed brown sugar
- 2 tbsp. cocoa powder
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
For ganache:
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 3 tbsp. butter
Instructions
For chocolate pistachio bread:
- In a large bowl, stir together cake mix, pudding mix, eggs, sour cream, oil, and 1 1/2 cups chocolate chips. Mixture will be thick!
- Spread half the batter into a well-greased tube pan or bundt pan.
- In a small bowl, whisk together granulated sugar, brown sugar, cocoa powder, and cinnamon.
- Sprinkle half the streusel mixture over the batter in the pan.
- Swirl lightly with a knife.
- Spread remaining batter into the pan.
- Sprinkle with remaining streusel mixture, and swirl lightly with a knife.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes, or until edges are golden, and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool.
- Cool for 10 minutes, then run a knife around the edges to loosen bread, and invert onto a serving plate to cool completely. Do not cool bread completely in pan - it will stick!
- While bread cools, prepare ganache.
For ganache:
- In a small microwave-safe bowl, combine chocolate chips, heavy cream, and butter.
- Microwave on high for 20-second intervals until chocolate is melted and the mixture can be whisked smooth. Do not heat for longer intervals or the chocolate may scorch.
- Drizzle ganache over cooled bread, and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips, for garnish.
- Allow 10-15 minutes for ganache to set. Cut and serve.