Vegan walnut and pear cake

Photographer: Phil Mundy

First published: Aug 2020

Last updated date: 20 August 2021

Eating walnuts, regularly, offers plenty of health benefits. Make this dairy-free walnut and pear cake to get a tasty fix of these nutrient-dense gems in a treat food.

Serves: 16

Time to make: 50 mins

Hands-on time: 10 mins

Ingredients

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2 cups self-raising flour
1 tablespoon ground chia or flaxseed
½ cup granulated sweetener
2 teaspoon ground sweet cinnamon
½ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
4 tablespoons sunflower oil
⅔ cup unsweetened almond or soya milk
zest 1 orange and 3 tablespoons juice
3 small–medium pears (about 450g), peeled and chopped into 1cm cubes

Instructions

1 Heat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas 4. Line a 20cm square cake tin with non-stick baking paper.

2 In a medium mixing bowl, combine the flour, chia or flaxseed, sweetener, cinnamon and walnuts. In a jug, combine the oil, almond or soya milk, orange zest and juice. Mix the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients with the pears until combined, then spoon into the prepared tin.

3 Bake for 35–40 minutes until golden and springy to the touch. Remove from the oven, allow to cool slightly in the tin, then cut into squares.

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 142cal

Kilojoules 594kJ

Protein 2.8g

Total fat 7.4g

–Saturated fat 0.9g

Carbohydrates 22g

–Sugars 3.5g

Dietary fibre 2.3g

Sodium 39mg

Calcium 69mg

Iron 0.6mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.

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