This Easy Fruit Loaf is a simple and quick dessert recipe filled with juicy dried fruit and nuts. It's flavorful, healthy and perfect for any occasion.
As for myself, I can't imagine any holiday without a good dessert, that finishes a hearty and delectable meal.
When your festive tables are groaning with food, and holiday drinks are nicely spicing up the party, wouldn't it be great for an easy and healthy dessert to wrap up the memorable night?
For this occasion, I've got an awesome treat idea - Easy Fruit Cake recipe.
What's not to love about this scrumptious dessert? The process of making this awesome holiday treat should not take more than 10 minutes.
Just combine the ingredients and the oven will do the rest of the work.
For my filling, I chose dried fruits with different textures and taste: raising, Turkish apricots, figs, cherries and prunes.
I also used walnuts, but any type of your favorite nuts will do.
This quick tea loaf is definitely a guilt-free pleasure. Something, that we all need during the holiday season.
It's crunchy, sweet and full of appetizing flavors.
📋 Ingredients
This basic tea loaf is made with simple pantry ingredients. Here's a full list:
- dried fruits - you can use any dried fruits that you have: raisins, dried figs, dried apricots will all work here
- nuts - Pecans or walnuts are my top choices
- butter - for moisture
- orange zest - for citrusy flavor
- flour
- baking powder - to help our loaf rise
- sugar - we're using just a bit of brown sugar. Feel free to substitute with coconut sugar
- powdered sugar - for sprinkling
- eggs - for binding
🔪 Instructions
Whatever the occasion is and you decide to make this easy fruit bread, I guarantee, your family and guests would absolutely enjoy this sweet treat after the main meal.
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Recipe
Easy Fruit Loaf
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Ingredients
- 1 cup dried fruits and nuts raisins, apricots, prunes, cherries, figs, walnuts
- 2 eggs beaten
- ¼ c butter melted
- 6 tablespoon flour
- 4 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 orange zested
- 2 teaspoon powdered sugar for sprinkling
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 355 F.
- In a large bowl beat the eggs and add melted butter and orange zest.
- Chop up apricots, prunes and figs into 4-6 pieces each.
- Add dried fruits and nuts to a bowl with eggs. Also add flour, sugar and baking powder. Mix well.
- Spoon the batter into a covered with parchment paper loaf pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 45 min.
- If the top of the cake starts to brown too fast, cover it with a parchment paper.
- Cool in the pan for 15 minutes.
- Remove from loaf pan and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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Linda Carmical says
Not a big fruit cake fan. Don't really know why that is, it was a favorite at my grandma's and aunt's house every Christmas. But I will admit, this one does sound good. Who doesn't like something with the word fruit and cake in the title? :/
Jessica says
This looks so so good! Definitely pinning for later!
Sarah says
Thank you for the recipe..looks so great! Love when it is guilt free cake!
Erin says
I love everything about this recipe - sweet, easy, and guilt-free! Thanks for sharing, definitely keeping this recipe!
Iryna says
Thank you Erin! Yes, it's really good! You will like it!:)