--- title: "Wholesome Spiced Pear Loaf" id: "10161" type: "post" slug: "wholesome-spiced-pear-loaf" published_at: "2020-09-03T17:34:01+00:00" modified_at: "2024-06-19T14:05:30+00:00" url: "https://mondaydreams.com/2020/09/03/wholesome-spiced-pear-loaf/" markdown_url: "https://mondaydreams.com/2020/09/03/wholesome-spiced-pear-loaf.md" excerpt: "MOIST, RICH and SO INCREDIBLY TENDER. This pear loaf is the best companion to a hot cup of tea. Little bits of juicy pear, warming spices, a slight hint of walnuts and a beautiful soft texture, what’s not to love?..." taxonomy_category: - "Breakfast" - "Sweet Treats and Desserts" taxonomy_language: - "English" --- # Wholesome Spiced Pear Loaf by [Gaby](https://mondaydreams.com/author/gabysommer/) on [September 3, 2020](https://mondaydreams.com/2020/09/03/wholesome-spiced-pear-loaf/) in [Breakfast](https://mondaydreams.com/category/breakfast/) , [Sweet Treats and Desserts](https://mondaydreams.com/category/sweet-treats-and-desserts/) [Jump to Recipe](#recipe) [Print Recipe](https://mondaydreams.com/wprm_print/wholesome-spiced-pear-loaf) Moist, rich and SO INCREDIBLY TENDER. This pear loaf is the best companion to a hot cup of tea. Little bits of juicy pear, warming spices, a slight hint of walnuts and a beautiful soft texture, what’s not to love? This cake is pretty too, something you can bake to impress your friends. Made with vegan, wholesome ingredients, though nobody will ever guess that. Not too sweet, not overwhelmingly spicy; just the PERFECT BLEND OF FLAVORS. It’s pretty easy to make too, great on-the-go breakfast or snack, and freezer friendly. Did I also mention it is absolutely delicious? If you are out of pears, you can use apples instead. And if you are gluten-free, feel free to use your favorite GF flour blend instead. **Want to give this heavenly loaf a try? If you do, let us know what you think. Tag us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/mondaydreamsblog/) [@mondaydreamsblog](https://www.instagram.com/mondaydreamsblog/) or leave a comment below, we love hearing from you!** ## Wholesome Spiced Pear Loaf Moist, rich, tender and filled with warming spices and juicy pears. This perfectly spiced pear loaf is 100% plant-based, loaded with flavors and high in fiber. A delicious breakfast, dessert or coffee-break ally. Whole-grain, refined sugar-free and can be easily made GF. [Print Recipe](https://mondaydreams.com/wprm_print/wholesome-spiced-pear-loaf) [Pin Recipe](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/create/bookmarklet/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmondaydreams.com%2F2020%2F09%2F03%2Fwholesome-spiced-pear-loaf%2F&media=https%3A%2F%2Fmondaydreams.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F08%2FWholesome-spiced-pear-loaf-0001-web.jpg&description=Wholesome+Spiced+Pear+Loaf&is_video=false) Servings 1 loaf ### Ingredients #### DRY - 1 ½cupswhole wheat pastry flour* - ½cupoats,GF if preferred - ½cupwalnuts - ½cupcoconut sugar - 1tspcinnamon - ½tspground ginger - ¼tspground cardamom - 2tspbaking powder - ½tspbaking soda - ¼tspsea salt #### WET: - 2Tbspground flax - ¾cupunsweetened almond milk,at room temperature - ½tspapple cider vinegar - ¼cupmelted coconut oil - 3Tbspcoconut nectar** - 2medium/big sweet pears ### Instructions - Preheat the oven to 350 °F / 180 °C. - Grease a bread/loaf pan with a little coconut oil. - In a medium bowl, mix the almond milk with the ground flax. Set aside while you prep the rest. - Place walnuts in a food processor (or blender) and blend into a coarse flour, some tiny walnut pieces are ok. - Mix all dry ingredients, including the walnuts, in a large bowl. - Add apple cider vinegar, melted coconut oil and coconut nectar to the wet ingredients. Stir well to combine. - Grate 1 pear (you should end up with 1 ¼ cup of grated pear approx.). Cut the second pear in half; chop one half into small, bite-sized pieces; and thinly slice the remaining half to use as a garnish on top of the cake. - Add the wet mixture to the dry mixture and carefully stir everything together. Add the grated pears and the small chopped pieces. Stir gently until combined. - Spoon the batter into a pan and garnish with the remaining pear slices. Bake for about 45 minutes or until you stick a knife and it comes out clean. If it doesn’t, bake for a couple of more minutes. - Allow the cake to cool before slicing. - Enjoy this delightful treat! ### Notes * Use GF flour, if needed. It will change the texture a bit, but it should end up just as delicious. **I use coconut nectar for two reasons. One, we don´t have maple syrup down here. A real shame, I know! Two, besides being absolutely delicious, it has a low glycemic index. But feel free to use maple syrup instead. ### Search ### Recent Post - [Single-Serve Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/12/04/single-serve-oatmeal-chocolate-chip-cookie/) - [Herbed Quinoa Pea Salad](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/10/21/herbed-quinoa-pea-salad/) - [Greek-Inspired Potato Stew](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/09/30/greek-inspired-potato-stew/) - [No Churn Vegan Chocolate Almond Ice Cream](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/09/23/no-churn-vegan-chocolate-almond-ice-cream/) - [Apple Pecan Cookies](https://mondaydreams.com/2025/08/18/apple-pecan-cookies/) ### Archives Archives Select Month December 2025 October 2025 September 2025 August 2025 June 2025 April 2025 October 2024 September 2024 August 2024 July 2024 June 2024 May 2024 April 2024 March 2024 December 2023 November 2023 October 2023 September 2023 August 2023 July 2023 June 2023 May 2023 April 2023 March 2023 February 2023 January 2023 December 2022 November 2022 October 2022 September 2022 August 2022 July 2022 June 2022 May 2022 April 2022 March 2022 February 2022 January 2022 December 2021 November 2021 October 2021 September 2021 August 2021 July 2021 June 2021 May 2021 April 2021 March 2021 February 2021 January 2021 December 2020 November 2020 October 2020 September 2020 August 2020 June 2020 May 2020 April 2020 January 2017 ### Leave a Reply [Cancel reply](/2020/09/03/wholesome-spiced-pear-loaf/#respond) You must be [logged in](https://mondaydreams.com/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fmondaydreams.com%2F2020%2F09%2F03%2Fwholesome-spiced-pear-loaf%2F) to post a comment.