This naturally sweetened loaf is a wonderfully moist and satisfying treat that utilises nutrient-rich ingredients of almonds, eggs and whole orange. In fact, this recipe is waste free! By using the whole orange in this recipe you add bonus nutrients into your loaf as well as minimal waste.

This gluten free and dairy free orange and almond loaf would have to be one of the simplest recipes to bake.

Nourish 101:

  • Almonds are rich in healthy fats and vitamin E and are known to help lower LDL (bad) cholesterol. Lowering your LDL cholesterol lowers your risk of heart disease.
  • Oranges are rich in vitamins C and potassium and copper providing nutrition for optimum health and vitality.
  • Eggs are a great source of complete protein and contain many different vitamins and minerals increasing your overall nutrient intake.
  • By adding a source of healthy fat and protein from using almond meal and eggs the effects of the fruit sugar on your blood sugar levels is minimised.
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Whole Orange and Almond Loaf

This naturally sweetened loaf is a wonderfully moist and satisfying treat that utilises nutrient-rich ingredients of almonds, eggs and whole orange. In fact, this recipe is waste free! By using the whole orange in this recipe you add bonus nutrients into your loaf as well as minimal waste.
Keyword Dairy Free, Gluten Free, Grain Free, Preservative Free, Refined Sugar Free, Soy Free, Vegetarian
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Pre-heat fan-forced oven to 180C. 
  • In a high powered blender or food processor combine chopped whole orange, eggs and dates and blend at high speed until pureed. 
  • In a mixing bowl, combine orange puree with almond meal, flaked almonds, baking powder, cinnamon and vanilla powder. 
  • Pour mixture into a lined small loaf tin or cake tin. 
  • Sprinkle extra flaked almonds on top. Cover loosely with baking paper to prevent almonds from burning. Remove after 1/2 way of cooking time. 
  • Bake in oven for 40 - 45 minutes or until cooked through and lightly golden on top. Test with a skewer; the skewer will come out clean when cooked through. 

9 Comments

  1. Mrs W

    Hi. Do you use the peel in this recipe too?

    Reply
    • Casey-Lee Lyons

      The whole boiled orange with peel 🙂

      Reply
      • Inkah Fischer

        Hi Casey, I note the recipe says to use a whole orange peeled, but does not give instruction on boiling it as per your comments, can you please clarify?
        With thanks 🙂

        Reply
        • Casey-Lee Lyons

          You can actually use the peel but I would normally boil the orange first to soften the peel and make the peel less better hence for ease this loaf uses a peeled orange 🙂 Hope this helps!

          Reply
          • Mrs W

            Lovely – thanks so much x

          • Casey-Lee Lyons

            No problem 🙂 Enjoy!

          • Ms B

            3 stars
            I have grated the zest of the orange in. Can I double check that this recipe isn’t supposed to have any oil in it? Mine came out a bit dry and crumbled when I was serving. Not sure if I might have cooked it too much or cut before it cooled down. The taste is very good, Thank you for the recipe.

          • Casey-Lee Lyons

            Great idea to add orange zest. Yum! It’s possible it may be a little over cooked or oven too hight as their should be enough oil/fats from the almond meal however the moisture content in almond meal can vary so adding 1 tbsp oil of choice would work well also. Glad you enjoyed the recipe 🙂

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