Fruit loaf
Baking

Fruit loaf

Try baking one of our readers dairy free fruit loafs for a utterly satisfying afternoon-tea treat
Serves: 10
Time to make: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

  • 1 cup grated carrot
  • ½ cup dried apricots, chopped
  • ½ cup sultanas
  • 1 medium apple, peeled and chopped
  • ¼ cup apple juice
  • ¼ cup orange juice
  • ¾ cup water
  • ¼ cup raw sugar
  • 1 cup self-raising flour
  • ½ cup plain flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 medium bananas, sliced thinly

  • Instructions

    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. Line a loaf pan with baking paper.

    2 Place carrot, apricots, sultanas, apple, juices, water and sugar in a medium saucepan. Bring to the boil then simmer uncovered for 15 minutes. Cool to room temperature.

    3 Stir in the sifted dry ingredients and banana. Spread mixture into a loaf tin and bake for 1 hour.

    Recipe supplied by Healthy Food Guide reader, Caroline Wharry

    Nutrition Info (per serve)

    • Kilojoules 660kJ

    • Calories 158cal

    • Protein 3g

    • Total fat 0.6g

    • Saturated fat 0.1g

    • Carbohydrates 35.7g

    • Sugars 22.5g

    • Dietary fibre 2.7g

    • Sodium 284mg

    • Calcium 29mg

    • Iron 1mg

    HFG tip

    Caroline says: “This is a recipe that is low-fat, dairy-free and yummy. My kids (5 and 3 years) love it and it is a great lunch box filler.”

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    Author: Healthy Food Guide reader recipe
    First published: Jul 2005

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