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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 sultanasgolden raisinsX
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 flourall purpose flourX
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

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.