Vegan Apple Cranberry Quick Bread

No Sugar, No Fat

 

 

 

This recipe started out as my grandmother's Raw Apple Cake.  I always loved this cake, but it has eggs and butter.  I also had a package of granulated xylitol in my pantry that I wanted to try.

Xylitol is a low glycemic sweetener that is made from corn husks, oats, berries, mushrooms and birch trees.  It has a glycemic index of 7 and 40% fewer calories than sugar (glycemic index of 65).

Xylitol has been shown to prevent tooth decay.   It may also strengthen bones and prevent ear infections.

 

Mattila, Pauli (1999). Dietary xylitol in the prevention of experimental osteoporosis : beneficial effects on bone resorption, structure and biomechanics. Oulu: Oulun Yliopisto. ISBN 978-951-42-5150-4.1.      

Uhari, Matti; Kontiokari, Tero; Niemelä, Marjo (October 1998). "A Novel Use of Xylitol Sugar in Preventing Acute Otitis Media". Pediatrics 102 (4 Pt 1): 879–884. doi:10.1542/peds.102.4.879. PMID 9755259

1 cup granulated xylitol 

1 1/2 cups all purpose, unbleached flour

2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg

1/8 teaspoon sea salt

 

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

1/3 cup dried cranberries

 

3/4 cup cold, black coffee

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce

2 tablespoons cider vinegar

 

1 1/4 cups thinly sliced apples

 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

 

Coat a loaf pan with spray oil.  Line the bottom of the pan with parchment paper.  Coat the paper with spray oil.

 

Place all of the dry ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and stir together to blend.

Stir in the cranberries and walnuts

Mix together the coffee, applesauce and vinegar.  Then stir into the dry ingredients.

Mix well and then stir in the apples.

 

Pour into prepared pan.  Bake for 55-60 minutes or until done.

 

Makes 12 servings.  Each serving has 132 calories.

I like this with a little Tofutti cream cheese.