Healthy Christmas Recipe: Gingerbread Loaf
Healthy Gingerbread Loaf is a delicious holiday treat everyone will love. Made with whole wheat flour & simple ingredients - it's full of holiday flavor!
Servings: 8 slices
Calories: 245kcal
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup molasses
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup applesauce unsweetened
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup coconut oil melted + cooled to room temp
- 1/2 cup almond milk
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 tablespoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prepare a greased 8x4 loaf pan.
- In a bowl, mix molasses, maple syrup, applesauce, egg, almond milk + coconut oil until smooth.
- Add in whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Mix until combined.
- Pour batter into greased 8x4 loaf pan. Bake for 40 -45 minutes until a toothpick or cake tester comes out completely clean when inserted in the center of the bread.
- Allow the bread to cool for 30 minutes before removing from the pan. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator to maintain freshness.
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Notes
Substitutions for this healthy gingerbread recipe:
- Oil: Olive oil or avocado oil can be replaced for the coconut oil.
- Gluten Free / Flour: I also tried this recipe with Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free Oat Flour and it came out great
- Milk: You can use any kind of milk, dairy or non dairy in this recipe
- Sweetener: You can substitute honey for maple syrup
- Glaze: I prefer my gingerbread without a glaze, but you could add one to this! If you want to make a glaze, I recommend the following: 1/4 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 coconut milk powder, 1/4 cup almond milk
- Muffins: I haven't tried turning this bread into muffins, but we do have a Healthy Gingerbread Muffins recipe on our site.
- WW Freestyle Note: Points calculated using blackstrap molasses
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 172mg | Potassium: 366mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 39IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 2mg