"Pistachio Carrot Bread is a wholesome and healthful bread, layered with rich with natural flavors and sweetened with grated carrots, ripe bananas, honey and dates. There’s chocolate of course, too."
Pistachio Carrot Bread
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Prep time: 20mins
Cook time: 50mins
Serves or Makes: 8-10
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ingredients
- 2 cups Rolled Oats
- 1 cups pistachios, divided
- 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoons each: cinnamon, all spice and cardamom
- 1 tablespoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 1/4 cups of carrots (5-7 large carrots), grated
- 2 large overripe bananas, pureed
- 1/4 cups canola oil
- 1/4 cups honey
- 1/4 cups milk, at room temperature
- 1/2 cups firmly packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs, at room temperature
- 1 tablespoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 almond extract
- 1 teaspoons orange zest, optional
- 1 cups heaping cup dark (or semi-sweet, based on preference) chocolate chips
- 1/2 cups dried dates, diced
Method
Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper.
Step 2
Pulse oats in a small personal blender until finely ground. Place in a large mixing bowl. Next, grind ¼ cup of pistachios in the blender just until finely ground (the consistency should be like the ground oats).
Step 3
In a big bowl, whisk together ground oats, ground pistachios, flour, spices, baking powder, baking soda and salt until combined. Set aside.
Step 4
In a medium bowl, stir together carrots, banana puree, oil, honey, milk and sugar. Add the eggs, one at a time, extracts and optional zest to the wet ingredients.
Step 5
Gently stir the wet ingredients into the dry until moistened (do not over mix).
Step 6
Fold in the chocolate chips and dates.
Step 7
Pour batter into prepared pan and let the flavors marry for 10-15 minutes.
Step 8
Bake for approximately 50-55 minutes, rotating the pan in the oven halfway through the baking time. Cover the loaf with parchment paper for the last 10 minutes.
Step 9
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