Fat Free Fruit Loaf

Fat Free Fruit Loaf is such a simple recipe that works every time. I often have this as a snack or for breakfast. Served with a sliced up banana or other fruit turns a simple dish into a breakfast, brunch or snack.

Fat Free Fruit Loaf

This fruit Tea Loaf is not just for tea time, for busy mums it’s the perfect on the go breakfast snack.

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Course: Breakfast, Brunch, Picnic, Snacks

Cuisine: British

Keyword: Bake, Children, Dairy, Fat Free, Fruit, Healthy

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes

Cooling Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 10 Portions

Calories: 114kcal

Equipment

• Loaf Tin

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Ingredients

 

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• 1 tea bag Darjeeling tea
• 300 g dried fruit apricots, prunes, apples etc soft
• 175 g brown sugar soft
• 2 medium eggs free range
• 225 g wholemeal flour
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp mixed spice
• 2 large bananas ripe

Instructions

• Grease and base line a 1kg loaf tin
• Soak the tea bag in 300ml boiling water for 5 minutes
  1 tea bag Darjeeling tea
• Roughly chop the fruit and add to the tea, discarding the tea bag and soak for 2 to 3 hours
  300 g dried fruit, 2 large bananas
• Preheat the oven to 180C, gas mark 4
• Mix in the sugar and eggs
  175 g brown sugar, 2 medium eggs
• Mix together the flour, baking powder and mixed spice and fold into the fruit mixture
  225 g wholemeal flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 1 tsp mixed spice
• Pour into the prepared tin and bake for 45 minutes or until firm to touch and a skewer comes out clean
• Allow to cool slightly before slicing

Notes

Try serving it with a sliced banana 

Nutrition

Calories: 114kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 33mg | Sodium: 56mg | Potassium: 191mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 39mg | Iron: 1mg