Cranberry Pumpkin Spice Loaf
Serves: 8
Happy Monday! I hope you had a great weekend! The football season is in full swing now, which means A) there is an insane amount of traffic near me since I live less than 1 mile from Giant Stadium and B) I will be baking a lot because I am a football widow! ? It also means that fall is here (unofficially of course) and that it’s time to start sharing with you some of those fall recipes! Today’s recipe is packed with the taste of fall! And as an added bonus, your house will smell absolutely divine while this is baking! This loaf will make the perfect dessert to bring to any holiday party!
Fit Ingredients:
- 1c (112g) almond flour (I used Bob’s Red Mill)
- 1/2c (42g) SunWarrior Vanilla Protein Powder
- 1 tbs baking powder
- 3/4c stevia
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1c (244g) canned pure pumpkin (not pie filling)
- 3/4c + 2tbs (230g) egg whites
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1c (130g) frozen cranberries (can sub dried cranberries, but the nutrition information will be different)
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- loaf pan
- non stick spray
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Directions
1) Pre heat your oven to 330 degrees.
2) Spray your pan with non stick spray.
3) In a bowl combine your dry ingredients: almond flour, protein powder, baking powder, stevia and pie spice.
4) Add in your wet ingredients: pumpkin, egg whites and vanilla extract.
5) Mix well.
6) Fold in your cranberries.
7) Pour batter into your loaf pan.
8) Bake for approximately 85-90 minutes.
9) Allow your loaf to cool before serving.
Ok, well all I have to say is…..this was like fall in my mouth! It had an amazing level of spice, with the tartness from the cranberries and the slight sweetness from the stevia. It was absolutely perfect! I ate mine plain, with some sweetened ricotta and topped with some coconut manna. Topping it with the coconut manna was definitely the way to go! I was in heaven! It smelled so good the day I made it, I ate the first piece about 4 hours after it was done baking! I couldn’t even wait until the next day so that I could take all the proper photos, sorry! ? I ate the entire loaf myself in 3 days! I actually found that I liked the flavor the best on the 3rd day. I’m not quite sure why, but it just really spoke to me that day! De-lic-ous!!
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Nutrition: (per 1 out of 8 slices)
Calories: 135.2, Protein: 10.6g, Carbs: 9.0g, Fat: 7.5g (0g Saturated), Sodium: 121mg, Fiber: 4g (Net Carbs: 5.0g)
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