Healthier Fruitcake Recipe
This healthier fruitcake recipe is features chewy dried fruit and rich nuts all combined in a dense and delightful quick bread with aromatic spices.
Servings 12 slices
Calories 313kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped dried unsweetened apricots
- ⅔ cup chopped dried unsweetened mango
- ⅔ cup golden raisins
- ¼ cup chopped candied ginger
- 1 cup orange juice
- 2 eggs
- ¾ cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup coconut sugar
- ½ cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp orange zest
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- 2 scoops unflavored NOW® Sports Whey Protein Concentrate (or NOW® Sports Pea Protein)
- ⅔ cup whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup chopped pecans
Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine the apricots, mango, raisins, and ginger.
- In a small saucepan, bring the orange juice to a simmer over medium heat. Pour the juice over the dried fruit in the bowl. Let soak for 15 to 30 minutes, then drain off the excess liquid.
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line the bottom of a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper, and grease the pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the egg, applesauce, coconut sugar, olive oil, orange zest, vanilla extract, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg. Add the dried fruit mixture.
- Add the protein powder, whole wheat flour, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir until combined. Fold in the walnuts.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan. Bake at 325 degrees F for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick pulls just-about-clean from the center. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then remove to a cooling rack or plate.
Notes
- Do not overbake the fruitcake or it will come out dry. I recommend starting to check the fruitcake around 35 minutes, just in case your oven runs hot.
- This recipe makes approximately 10 large slices or 12 smaller slices. The nutrition analysis below is based on 12 slices.
Nutrition
Calories: 313kcal