Time
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Prep: 15 minutes
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Bake: 55–65 minutes
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Total: ~1 hour 20 minutes
🍽 Serves
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8–10 slices
📝 INGREDIENTS
🍑 Peach Batter
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1½ cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking powder
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½ teaspoon baking soda
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¼ teaspoon salt
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½ cup granulated sugar
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¼ cup brown sugar
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2 large eggs, room temperature
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⅓ cup vegetable oil (or melted butter)
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⅓ cup milk (or yogurt)
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1½ cups fresh or canned peaches, diced
(If canned, drain very well)
🧀 Cream Cheese Swirl
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8 oz cream cheese, softened
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¼ cup sugar
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1 large egg
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
👩🍳 STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
1️⃣ Preheat & prep
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
Grease and line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment.
2️⃣ Make peach batter
In a bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
In another bowl, whisk sugars, eggs, oil, milk, and vanilla.
Add dry ingredients to wet; mix just until combined.
Fold in peaches gently.
3️⃣ Make cream cheese mixture
Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
4️⃣ Assemble loaf
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Pour ½ of peach batter into pan
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Spoon cream cheese mixture evenly over it
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Top with remaining peach batter
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Swirl gently with a knife (don’t overmix)
5️⃣ Bake
Bake 55–65 minutes, tent loosely with foil after 40 minutes if browning too fast.
Loaf is done when a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
6️⃣ Cool
Cool in pan 15 minutes, then transfer to rack to cool completely before slicing.
🍰 SERVING IDEAS
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Dust with powdered sugar
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Drizzle vanilla glaze
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Serve slightly warm or chilled
❓ Q & A SECTION
❓ Can I use canned peaches?
Yes ✅
Drain extremely well and pat dry to avoid soggy loaf.
❓ Can I use frozen peaches?
Yes 👍
Thaw, drain, and chop before using.
❓ Why is my loaf dense?
Possible reasons:
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Overmixing batter
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Too much moisture in peaches
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Oven temperature too low
❓ Can I make it healthier?
Yes:
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Use half whole-wheat flour
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Reduce sugar slightly
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Use Greek yogurt instead of milk
❓ How do I store it?
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Room temp: 2 days
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Fridge: 5 days (best chilled)
❓ Can I freeze it?
Yes ❄️
Wrap tightly; freeze up to 2 months.
Thaw overnight in fridge.
❓ Can I add spices?
Absolutely:
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Cinnamon
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Nutmeg
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Cardamom
❓ Is this kid-friendly?
Yes 😊
Soft, lightly sweet, and fruity.
🔥 PRO TIPS
✔ Use room-temp ingredients
✔ Don’t over-swirl
✔ Fully cool before slicing
✔ Flavor improves next day