Healthy Maple Gingerbread Loaf

• Vegetarian

• Produce

  • 1 tsp Ginger, ground

• Refrigerated

  • 2 Eggs, large

• Canned Goods

  • 1 cup Applesauce, unsweetened

• Condiments

  • 5/8 cup Maple syrup, pure
  • 1 Maple syrup or honey
  • 1/4 cup Unsulfured molasses

• Baking & Spices

  • 3/4 cup All-purpose flour
  • 3/4 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon, ground
  • 1/4 tsp Cloves, ground
  • 1/4 tsp Nutmeg, ground
  • 1/2 tsp Sea salt, fine
  • 1 Sparkling or turbinado sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups Whole wheat flour, white

• Oils & Vinegars

  • 1/4 cup Coconut oil or grapeseed oil

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Description

Ingredients

• 1 ¼ cups white whole wheat flour
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• ¾ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 2 large eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• ¼ cup melted coconut oil OR grapeseed oil*
• ½ cup plus 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
• ¼ cup unsulfured molasses (not blackstrap)
• sparkling or turbinado sugar, for sprinkling
• additional maple syrup or honey, for serving

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF. Spray a 9×5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.In a large bowl, whisk together the white whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda and sea salt. In a medium bowl, whisk together the applesauce, eggs, vanilla, oil, maple syrup and molasses until well combined. Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Transfer the batter to the prepared pan and spread evenly with a spatula. Sprinkle the top with the sparkling sugar.Bake for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean. Remove from the oven and let cool for at least 15 minutes before slicing and serving.We love drizzling a touch more maple syrup (or honey!) over each slice right before enjoying.