Whole Wheat Applesauce Bread

Applesauce is such a versatile ingredient in baking — it reduces fat and refined sugar, adds flavor and increases moisture.  Here, the California Walnuts board has created a Whole Wheat Applesauce Bread recipe which takes advantage of low-fat low-sugar applesauce, whole wheat, Greek yogurt, and walnuts.  The primary sweetener is maple syrup, and ground flaxseed adds a nutrition boost by adding healthy fat, antioxidants, and fiber.

This quick bread is delicious toasted or at room temperature.  Try it with ricotta peanut butter spread for an interesting brown-bag lunch!

Whole Wheat Applesauce Bread

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Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes

Course: Baked Goods

Cuisine: Healthy Spa Cuisine

Keyword: Walnuts

Servings: 16 Slices

Calories: 209kcal

Courtesy Of: California Walnuts Board

A low fat tangy quick bread perfect for breakfast, lunch, or an afternoon tea. This recipe makes two loaves, so you can easily half it for a smaller batch.

Ingredients

• ▢ 3 large eggs
• ▢ 1-3/4 cups applesauce - natural, unsweetened
• ▢ ½ cup pure maple syrup
• ▢ ½ cup Greek yogurt - fat free, plain
• ▢ 2 tablespoons canola oil
• ▢ 2 cups whole wheat flour
• ▢ 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ ¼ cup ground flaxseed
• ▢ 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ▢ 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
• ▢ ½ teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 cup California walnuts - chopped

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Spray two 8×4 inch loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, whisk together eggs, applesauce, maple syrup, Greek yogurt and canola oil.
• In a separate medium bowl, combine whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, ground flaxseed, ground cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg and salt. Add mixture of dry ingredients to wet ingredients and stir them together. Fold in walnuts.
• Pour evenly into prepared pans and bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the loaves comes out clean or with a few crumbs.
• Garnish with whole walnut halves, slice and serve.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 209 kcal (10%) | Carbohydrates: 29 g (10%) | Protein: 6 g (12%) | Fat: 9 g (14%) | Saturated Fat: 1 g (6%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g | Cholesterol: 35 mg (12%) | Sodium: 200 mg (9%) | Fiber: 3 g (13%) | Sugar: 9 g (10%) | Calcium: 64 mg (6%) | Iron: 2 mg (11%)