Description
Carrots give this loaf its wonderful color and texture. You’ll love this easy quick bread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/4 cup Sucanat
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 cup avocado oil
- 1 egg
- 3/4 cup vanilla yogurt (dairy or non-dairy both work)
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
- 3/4 cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9-by-5 inch loaf pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, Sucanat, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together the oil, egg, vanilla yogurt, and honey. Stir in the shredded carrots.
- Add the wet to the dry and mix with a wooden spoon until just combined. Do not overmix.
- Pour the mixture into your loaf pan and top with the pecans.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
Notes
*Melted coconut oil will probably work in place of the avocado oil if you prefer.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 234
- Sugar: 17
- Sodium: 195
- Fat: 10
- Carbohydrates: 34
- Fiber: 4
- Protein: 4