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Last updated on October 29, 2019. Originally posted on October 28, 2019 By Maryea / 10 Comments

Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread

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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.

 

100% Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread. 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.

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.

Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread

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

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Whole Wheat Molasses Quick Bread

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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.

  • Author: Healthy Happy Mama
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 60 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
  • Yield: 10 slices 1x

Ingredients

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  • 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

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Lightly grease a standard loaf pan.
  3. Combine the non-dairy milk and apple cider vinegar and allow to sit while you continue with the instructions.
  4. In a large bowl, mix the first six (dry) ingredients well.
  5. 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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This recipe was first published in 2015 and was updated in 2019. Links to products are affiliate links. 

 

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  1. R W says

    November 4, 2020 at 7:14 am

    Wow, I really wanted to make this bread but I •literally • cannot read the ingredients or instructions because of pop up videos.

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    • Maryea says

      November 4, 2020 at 10:52 am

      I’m so sorry that happened to you. I will let my ad company know that it needs to be fixed.

      Reply
    • Haileigh says

      January 2, 2021 at 12:50 pm

      Seriously! These recipe creators are honestly getting ridiculous with the number of ads on their recipes. I can barely see any recipes through the ads and pop-up videos anymore, and the “x” or “close” buttons on them never work!

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      • Maryea says

        January 3, 2021 at 10:14 pm

        I’m sorry you had trouble accessing the recipe. Ads are my only source of revenue from this blog and the only way I can continue to provide free content for my readers. I know they can be a pain, but it seems to be a fair trade off for the work put in to create and share recipes for free to you.

  2. Cassie says

    July 4, 2017 at 12:52 pm

    This 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.

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    • Maryea says

      July 5, 2017 at 12:56 pm

      Yay! So glad you enjoyed this, Cassie. It’s definitely one of my all-time favorites.

      Reply
  3. Julia says

    November 20, 2015 at 7:36 pm

    In 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!

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    • Maryea says

      November 23, 2015 at 6:15 am

      I hope you love it as much as we do!

      Reply
  4. annie says

    November 11, 2015 at 10:47 am

    Grandma’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.

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    • Maryea says

      November 11, 2015 at 6:11 pm

      Great idea!

      Reply

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