Vegan and Gluten Free Carrot Cake Bread
This carrot cake bread has all the flavor of carrot cake in a healthy quick bread. This bread is sweet and a little spicy just like the traditional recipe. It has all of the great flavor without all of the fat and calories.
The other day I really wanted banana bread, but I didn’t have any ripe bananas. I did however have a lot of carrots that needed to be used. So I had to improvise and I came up with this carrot cake bread recipe. I am so happy that I did too. The bread is amazing. It is lightly sweet and has crunch from pecans.
The bread is made with oat flour and is oil free. To keep it moist I used applesauce, which also adds a nice sweetness without a lot of sugar. I love finding ways to enjoy some of my favorite foods, like carrot cake, in a healthier way. This is definitely a indulgence without any of the guilt!
Here is the recipe for banana bread, which is also delicious.
Oatmeal Carrot Cake Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cup oat flour
- 1 cup gluten free flour blend I used Bob's red mill 1 to 1
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 3 tbsp flax meal
- 6 tbsp water
- 1 cup applesauce
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup grated carrots
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup nondairy milk
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1/4 cup raisins
Instructions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper or coat it with vegan butter or cooking spray.
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Combine the flax meal and water in a small bowl and set aside to thicken.
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In a large bowl combine the flours, baking soda and powder, salt, and cinnamon.
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In another bowl combine the applesauce, vanilla, sugar and milk. Stir the flax mixture in.
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Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until it is just combined. Fold in the carrots, nuts and raisins.
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Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 45-50 minutes. Let cool before slicing.
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