Bread with dried fruits (fruit bread)

Dried fruit bread (Früchtebrot)

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A German Christmas cake that is almost entirely fruit-based: dried fruits, figs, grapes, almonds, hazelnuts, and walnuts, all bound together with beaten e…

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Here is the detailed recipe for making a delicious and colorful fruit tart.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time1 hr
  • Cook time1 hr
  • Total2 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodfour
  • Estimated cost$9.47 $0.79 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian

Ingredients

12 people
  • $0.10
  • $1.20
  • $0.73
  • $1.76
  • $2.39
  • $1.10
  • $1.92
  • $0.22
  • $0.05

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 9 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Chop the dried fruits into 1/2 cm cubes, the almonds in half, the hazelnuts in quarters, and the figs into small pieces; coarsely crush the walnuts. ≈ 8 min
  2. Mix the flour, yeast, and cinnamon together. ≈ 4 min
  3. Beat the sugar and eggs together until light and fluffy, then add all the dried fruits. ≈ 4 min
  4. Finally, incorporate the flour mixture. ≈ 4 min
  5. Preheat the oven to 160 °C.
  6. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and spread the dough evenly inside. ≈ 3 min
  7. Cook for 60 minutes.

The bill

Dried fruit bread (Früchtebrot)

  • 125 grams of sugar$0.10
  • 3 eggs$1.20
  • 80 g of unpeeled almonds$0.73
  • 100 g of hazelnuts$1.76
  • 125 g of dried figs$2.39
  • 50 g of walnut kernels$1.10
  • 250 g of grapes$1.92
  • 140 g of flour$0.22
  • Half a packet of baking powder$0.05

Total$9.47

that's $0.79 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 125 grams of sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 175 g of a mix of dried fruits (apricot, prune, pear, apple)
  • 80 g of unpeeled almonds
  • 100 g of hazelnuts
  • 125 g of dried figs
  • 50 g of walnut kernels
  • 250 g of grapes
  • 140 g of flour
  • Half a packet of baking powder
  • One cinnamon stick

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