Carrot and walnut allspice loaf

Serves: 8 (makes 8 slices)

Time to make: 1 hr

Hands-on time: 15 mins

Total cost: $6.16 / $0.77 per serve

(at time of publication)

Ingredients

oil spray, to grease
100g reduced-fat spread
80g (½ cup) brown sugarlight brown cane sugarX
2 eggs
125g (1 cup) wholemeal flour
35g (¼ cup) flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground allspice
⅓ cup trim milk
½ cup apple sauce
¾ cup finely grated carrot, excess water removed
¼ cup raisins
½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped

Instructions

1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Spray a 21cm x 8.5cm loaf tin with oil spray.

2 In a bowl beat spread and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually add eggs, beating well. In a separate bowl sift dry ingredients. Add to egg mixture and gently stir in milk, apple sauce, carrot, raisins and walnuts. Do not over-mix.

3 Pour into tin and bake in oven for 40-50 minutes until springy to touch. Cool on a wire rack.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Kilojoules 1120kJ

Calories 268cal

Protein 6g

Total fat 15g

–Saturated fat 2g

Carbohydrates 30g

–Sugars 15g

Dietary fibre 3g

Sodium 130mg

Calcium 60mg

Iron 1.5mg

Note: Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. For a guide to purchasing healthier packaged goods and general grocery items see here.