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Healthy Carrot Bread

This healthy carrot bread is made with whole wheat flour, but you would never know it! It's moist, tender and bursting with carrots! A must try!
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12 Slices
Calories 227.6kcal
Author FoodFaithFitness

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 Cups White whole wheat flour (210g)
  • 1 Tbsp Cinnamon
  • 1 Tbsp Baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp Ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Cup Coconut sugar
  • 2/3 Cup Crushed pineapple, drained
  • 1/2 Cup Kalona Supernatural Vanilla Kefir
  • 1/4 Cup Coconut oil, melted
  • 2 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 Cup Carrot, Peeled, Grated and tightly packed
  • 1/2 Cup Pecans, Roughly chopped + more for topping (optional)

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and line the bottom of an 8 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder and salt.
  • In a separate large bowl, whisk together the remaining ingredients, except the carrot and pecans.
  • Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and whisk until just combined, being careful not to overmix. Fold in the carrots and pecans.
  • Pour into the pan, topping with more pecans, if desired.
  • Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean and the top is brown, 47-55 minutes.
  • Let cool in the pan COMPLETELY.
  • Run a sharp knife around the edges of the cooled pan, turn out onto a cutting board and slice and DEVOUR!

Nutrition

Calories: 227.6kcal | Carbohydrates: 31.9g | Protein: 4.3g | Fat: 9.4g | Saturated Fat: 4.5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.6g | Cholesterol: 31.6mg | Sodium: 242.9mg | Potassium: 84.9mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 18.3g | Vitamin A: 26.8IU | Vitamin C: 3.6mg | Calcium: 9.7mg | Iron: 8.4mg