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.
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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.
Servings 1loaf
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.