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Chocolate Cherry Biscotti

Dec 13, 2021 · 3 Comments

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This recipe for chocolate cherry biscotti is the perfect pair for your favorite coffee.  Plus, if you’re on the hunt for a food gift, this chocolate biscotti with cherries is a great one to give!

Biscotti with mug of coffee this image

Not only is this biscotti great for enjoying with your morning coffee, but it also makes a wonderful gift (this food gift roundup shares more of my favorites are a few more of my favorites).  Simply package the biscotti in a glass jar (like this), tie with a ribbon and gift it with your favorite coffee and a mug.  Delicious and thoughtful!

Ingredients for chocolate cherry biscotti

What ingredients do you need for this biscotti?

  • Butter, softened
  • Granulated sugar
  • Eggs
  • Almond extract
  • Cocoa powder
  • All-purpose flour
  • Baking powder
  • Dried cherries
  • Mini chocolate chips

Making dough for biscotti

This biscotti is so simple to make, but be sure to read the whole recipe because you will indeed bake this recipe twice – that’s what helps to dry it out enough and give that great crunchy biscotti-texture that is perfect for dipping.

Chocolate cherry biscotti loaves

How do you make chocolate cherry biscotti?

  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking.
  2. In a bowl, mix butter and sugar until well combined.  Add in eggs and beat. Add in almond extract. Add flour, cocoa powder and baking powder.  Stir.  Add in dried cherries and mini chocolate chips.   Combine.
  3. With lightly floured hands, divide dough into 2 log-shapes, about 10 inches each. Pat down to about 3 inches thick.
  4. Bake for 20 minutes, or until set. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes. Then cut diagonally into ½ inch pieces. Place cut side down on baking sheets. 
  5. Lower oven temperature to 300. Bake for 20 minutes, until dry to touch. Rotate baking sheets and cook for another 3-5 minutes if needed.
  6. Remove from oven and drizzle chocolate on top (optional). 
  7. Store in an airtight container for up to one month.

sliced biscotti

I love to dip my biscotti in hot coffee, but a friend suggested dipping it in hot chocolate too.  Chocolate on chocolate – can’t be too bad right?!

Chocolate cherry biscotti on a sheet pan

Alternative options to this recipe:

  • Diced almonds in addition to cherries
  • Try a different dried fruit
  • Add white chocolate chips instead of mini chocolate chips

Chocolate cherry biscotti food gift

If this isn’t quite enough chocolate, you could drizzle some chocolate on top of this biscotti.  As I said above, you can never have enough chocolate, right?!

Biscotti with mug of coffee

Chocolate Cherry Biscotti

This chocolate cherry biscotti is the perfect accompaniment to coffee and it makes a great food gift!
3.17 from 6 votes
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Servings: 13 biscotti

Equipment

  • Glass bowls
  • Baking sheet (Gold Touch)

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 3/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 1/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 2 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup dried cherries chopped
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking.
  • In a bowl, mix butter and sugar until well combined. Add in eggs and beat. Add in almond extract. Add cocoa powder, flour and baking powder. Stir. Add in dried cherries and mini chocolate chips. Combine.
    Making dough for biscotti
  • With lightly floured hands, divide dough into 2 log-shapes, about 10 inches each. Pat down to about 3 inches thick.
    Chocolate cherry biscotti loaves
  • Bake for 20 minutes, or until set. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5-10 minutes. Then cut diagonally into ½ inch pieces. Place cut side down on baking sheets. 
    Cutting biscotti
  • Lower oven temperature to 300. Bake for 20 minutes, until dry to touch. Rotate baking sheets and cook for another 3-5 minutes if needed.
    Biscotti on a sheet pan
  • Remove from oven and drizzle chocolate on top (optional). 
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 1 month.

Nutrition

Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 58mg | Sodium: 149mg | Potassium: 79mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 18g | Vitamin A: 454IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 2mg

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  1. GSB says

    March 27, 2023 at 4:07 pm

    5 stars
    Quite surprised as to why these don’t have a higher rating. Just came back to the site to grab the recipe for the fourth time! 🙂 Absolutely delicious with coffee in the mornings for a decadent breakfast-ran out last week and realized I was literally sad bc I didn’t have my morning biscotti to look forward to! Making some again in a bit here. Thank you Sweet Phi!

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  2. Robin says

    December 3, 2022 at 7:52 am

    I made this last year, it was amazing ! My question is can you freeze the dough nd bake it later?

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    • Sweetphi says

      December 4, 2022 at 3:25 pm

      So glad you loved these! That’s a great question, I’m so sorry but I’ve never made these from the freezer, but I’d assume they’d work ok. Please let me know if you do try it.

      Reply

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