Plum Bread
This plum bread is sweet and tart, filled with fresh plums and chopped pecans. It's delicious for dessert, a healthy snack, or for breakfast!
Servings: 10
Calories: 285kcal
Equipment
- Large Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
Plum Bread
- 1 1/2 cups plums (chopped, about 3 or 4 plums)
- 3/4 cup pecans (chopped)
- 1 eggs
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2/3 cup white sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 cup applesauce*
- 1/2 cup Greek vanilla or plain yogurt*
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp cardamom
- 2 TBS coarse sugar
Instructions
Plum Bread
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Farenheit.
- Grease a 9x5inch loaf pan.
- Chop or dice the plums. Set aside.
- Chop the pecans. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the egg, honey, sugar and vanilla extract.
- Mix in the applesauce and Greek yogurt until all combined.
- Stir in the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cardamom.
- Gently fold in pecans and plums, reserving a few plums for the top.
- Scoop the batter into greased loaf pan, gently place remaining plums on top of the batter.
- Sprinkle the top with coarse sugar if desired.
- Bake for 50 to 65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean
- Cool in pan on a cooling rack for 15 minutes, then remove from pan to cool completely.
- Store any leftover in plastic wrap for a 2 to 3 days on the counter.
Notes
*you can use all applesauce or all yogurt if preferred
Nutrition
Calories: 285kcal | Carbohydrates: 55g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 134mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 34g | Vitamin A: 109IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 2mg