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🥕Healthy Carrot Bread Recipe

This easy and healthy carrot bread is quick, simple to make and full of real wholesome ingredients, like whole wheat flour and yogurt! It makes a great lunchbox snack or dessert.
Course Dessert, Snack
Cuisine North American
Keyword carrot bread, carrot loaf, healthy carrot loaf
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings 12 slices
Calories 137kcal
Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup whole wheat flour
  • ¾ cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoon vegetable oil *or canola oil
  • ¾ cup non- fat plain Greek yogurt (0%) ( or regular yogurt)
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¾ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup shredded carrots about 3 medium carrots
  • ½ cup finely chopped pineapple/crushed pineapple Optional: You can add a ½ cup finely chopped pineapple (fresh or canned). Just make sure you squeeze out the liquid. It's a really nice addition and makes for a moist bread. But you'll potentially need to cook the loaf 8-10 minutes longer (I did) or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (176 degrees C).
    Spray a 9X5 loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray. 
  • Combine dry ingredients (flours, spices, baking soda, and baking powder) in a medium bowl. Set aside.
    dry ingredients in bowl
  • In another large bowl, beat egg till fluffy.
    egg beaten in a bowl
  • Then beat in other wet ingredients (oil, yogurt, sugar, and vanilla.) Stir in grated carrots.
    wet ingredients mixed with carrots in a bowl
  • Add dry mixture to wet mixture and stir until combined.
    dry and wet mixture combined in bowl
  • If you are adding pineapple, add it here.
    pineapple added to mixture
  • Pour batter into greased loaf pan.
    batter in a loaf pan
  • Bake at 350F for approximately 50 minutes or until a toothpick or cake tester inserted comes out clean.
    carrot loaf baked in a pan
  • Let cool in pan 5 minutes, then remove from pan and cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes

💭 Top tip
Shredded your carrots with food processor then freeze them in 1 or 2 cup bags (I do both)
📖 Variations
** Optional: You can add a ½ cup finely chopped pineapple (fresh or canned). Just make sure you squeeze out the liquid. It's a really nice addition. But you'll potentially need to cook the loaf 8-10 minutes longer (I did) or until a cake tester comes out clean.
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Nutrition Facts
🥕Healthy Carrot Bread Recipe
Amount Per Serving
Calories 137 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Fat 4g6%
Saturated Fat 2g13%
Cholesterol 14mg5%
Sodium 125mg5%
Potassium 146mg4%
Carbohydrates 22g7%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 3g6%
Vitamin A 1800IU36%
Vitamin C 0.7mg1%
Calcium 52mg5%
Iron 0.8mg4%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition

Calories: 137kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 14mg | Sodium: 125mg | Potassium: 146mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 1800IU | Vitamin C: 0.7mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 0.8mg