This Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread is a recipe that’s been in my family for years and is delicious and healthy.
Do you have a recipe that immediately brings you back to your childhood? This is mine.
It’s Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread, but in my family it’s known simply as “Grandma Bread.”
Anytime my brothers or I make it, we text each other with a picture:
Grandma Bread straight from the oven!
Grandma Pike’s famous bread. It’s the one recipe that everyone in my family continues to talk about and make, 15 years after her death. I have a whole blog full of recipes, but I know this is one that I’ll pass down to my kids, also.
Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread Ingredients
Grandma made her bread with whole wheat flour and all-purpose flour. The whole wheat flour gives it a nutty flavor, while the all-purpose flour keeps it from being too dense.
Although it seems wrong to change a recipe I already adored, I have tweaked her recipe just a tad. I rarely have cow’s milk in my fridge, so I use whatever non-dairy milk I have on hand and add vinegar to make it a dairy-free buttermilk substitute.
The other change is to use Sucunat (an unrefined sugar) instead of regular white sugar. Again, this is mostly because that’s what I usually have on hand.
You can use buttermilk and regular sugar if you want.
Grandma always served her bread warm with a smear of apple butter. It’s HEAVEN. Keep your eyes open for a healthier apple butter recipe coming soon. 👀🍎
How to Make Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread
PrintWhole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread
Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread that’s a family favorite. This is a vegan quick bread recipe that is super easy–one bowl–and totally delicious!! Your family will gobble this up and won’t even realize it’s healthy.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
- Yield: 10 slices 1x
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup Sucunat or regular white sugar
- 1/2 cup molasses
- 1 1/2 cup unsweetened non-dairy milk + 1 1/2 teaspoons apple cider vinegar OR Buttermilk
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease a standard loaf pan.
- Combine the non-dairy milk and apple cider vinegar and allow to sit while you continue with the instructions.
- In a large bowl, mix the first six (dry) ingredients well.
- Stir in molasses and milk and mix well. Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for one hour at 350 degrees.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 197
- Sugar: 17 grams
- Fat: 1.2 grams
- Carbohydrates: 45 grams
- Fiber: 3 grams
- Protein: 4.7 grams
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Try this Blueberry Lemon Spelt Quick Bread! YUM.
This recipe was first published in 2015 and was updated in 2019. Links to products are affiliate links.
annie says
November 11, 2015 at 10:47 amGrandma’s passed-down recipes are the best! Especially if you can healthy them up a little. You could even make mini-loaves to give as gifts, since it’s such an easy recipe.
Maryea says
November 11, 2015 at 6:11 pmGreat idea!
Julia says
November 20, 2015 at 7:36 pmIn the oven! I had a hard time not adding any cinnamon or ginger since I always do with molasses baked goods, but I cannot wait to try it! Love how quick and easy it is, with pantry staples and no eggs (migraine trigger)… Might need to become a favorite of our family too!
Maryea says
November 23, 2015 at 6:15 amI hope you love it as much as we do!
Cassie says
July 4, 2017 at 12:52 pmThis is the best bread! Can’t believe how easy and delicious it is… just pulled it out of the oven and am eating a hot slice right now. I didn’t have enough molasses, so it was about 1/4 cup molasses. I also used all white whole wheat flour (no pastry flour). The texture may be a little dense, but the flavor is absolutely delicious.
Maryea says
July 5, 2017 at 12:56 pmYay! So glad you enjoyed this, Cassie. It’s definitely one of my all-time favorites.