Air Fried Persimmon Bread

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 cups granulated sugar
• 2 eggs each (well beaten)
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 1/4 tsp Canela (cinnamon sticks) ground (or you can use already ground cinnamon)
• 4 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 cups Sweet Pumpkin Persimmons pulp (about 3-4 ripe. If you don’t have Sweet Pumpkin persimmons on hand, any persimmon will do)
• 1 1/2 cups Flame seedless raisins or Thompson season seedless raisins
• 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans (chopped and toasted)
• Vegetable Spray (non-stick)

Cream Cheese Frosting

• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter (at room temperature)

Instructions

1. Line air fryer with parchment paper
2. Preheat air fryer to 310 degrees*
3. In large bowl of electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until smooth
4. Add eggs and vanilla; mix until well blended
5. Add dry ingredients to butter mixture, mix until blended
6. Add persimmon pulp; mix until blended
7. Add raisins and nuts; mix until blended
8. Spoon the mixture in the air fryer, smooth tops to make even, using the back of a large spoon
9. Add to air fryer, until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, about 30 minutes

*If you do not have an air fryer you can follow the same steps, put Persimmon Bread mixture in a 9 x 5 baking dish, bake at 350 F for 45-55 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean

Cream Cheese Frosting

1. In a food processor fitted with a metal blade, process all ingredients until smooth. Spread on top of cooled loafs

Note

1. If persimmon pulp is chunky, mash with fork