Grain-Free Date Nut Bread
This delicious Date Nut Bread is made grain-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free. It’s a healthy version of your favorite dessert bread.
I am so excited to share this grain-free Date Nut Bread with you! It has a lovely texture with walnuts and chewy dates, and is so satisfying served with coffee or as a simple dessert.
Ingredients
This recipe uses grain-free flours, including both cassava flour and almond flour. It is sweetened with real food sweeteners, including coconut sugar, a ripe banana, and dates. Dates are high in fiber and minerals and are so versatile and delicious.
Please see the recipe card at the end of this post for exact measurements and baking time.
Recipe Steps
Step One
Preheat your oven to 350°F. Spray a loaf pan with non-stick spray.
Step Two
Combine the almond flour, cassava flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, and ground cinnamon. Use a whisk to stir together. Then, add the chopped dates and walnuts and use a spatula to stir together.
Step Three
Place the eggs, vanilla extract, applesauce, and almond milk in a small bowl and whisk together until smooth.
Step Four
Combine the wet ingredients with the dry ingredients. Add the melted coconut oil or ghee and stir to combine. Pour the batter into the baking dish and place in the oven for one hour, or until the bread turns golden brown.
Step Five
Remove the bread carefully from the dish and place onto a cooling rack. Serve warm or at room temperature. Refrigerate any leftovers and serve within 5 days.
FAQs
I would not recommend that substitution, because coconut flour acts a lot different from almond flour and I have not tested that.
The applesauce does a great job of keeping this Date Nut Bread recipe moist, along with the coconut oil, eggs, and almond milk.
I like to keep mine tightly sealed in the fridge, and it lasts up to a week.
Yes, absolutely! Just let it cool completely after baking and freeze in a tightly-sealed container for up to 3 months.
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Date Nut Bread
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
- Yield: 10 1x
- Diet: Gluten Free
Description
This delicious Date Nut Bread is made grain-free, gluten-free, and dairy-free. It’s a healthier version of your favorite dessert bread.
Ingredients
- ½ cup almond flour
- ½ cup cassava flour
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup pitted and chopped medjool dates (about 5 large dates)
- 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts or sunflower seeds
- 2 eggs
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1/3 cup almond milk
- 2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Spray a 1.5-quart loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine almond flour, cassava flour, coconut sugar, baking powder, and ground cinnamon. Use a whisk to stir together. Then, add the chopped dates and walnuts and use a spatula to stir together. Set the bowl aside
- In a small bowl, combine the eggs, vanilla extract, applesauce, and almond milk. Whisk together until smooth.
- Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients. Add the melted coconut oil and stir to combine.
- Pour the batter into the baking dish and place in the oven for one hour, or until the bread turns golden brown. Remove the bread carefully from the dish and place onto a cooling rack.
- Serve warm or at room temperature. Refrigerate any leftovers and serve within 7 days.
Notes
You can freeze the cooked and cooled bread in a tightly sealed container for up to 2 months.
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Grain-Free, Paleo
Keywords: how to make grain-free date nut bread using cassava flour, healthy date nut bread, paleo dessert bread
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Can date loaf be made without sugar, am dealing with Candida
I would search for a paleo bread without sugar. There are some great ones on the web!
Oh this looks really good! I just need to do a market run and get all the ingredients to give it a try. Thank you!
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This was delicious! I made a few adjustments: I soaked the dates in hot water for 10 minutes and then drained them before adding to the flour. I also did not have cassava, so I substituted with 2/3 part coconut flour and 1/3 part arrow root flour.
My non paleo husband ate half the loaf in the first sitting! SO good!
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Those sound like great adjustments. So glad the bread turned out well, Stephanie! P.S. I could see my husband eating half a loaf too! 🙂
This was very good! Thank you for the recipe!
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You’re so welcome, I’m thrilled you liked it! 🙂
I’ve already commented and rated this bread. But, wanted to mention that I usually make it with pear sauce because we have pear trees and I can it every year. But, I ran out and didn’t have applesauce. So, I just mushed up 1/2 cup of very ripe banana and it worked great! I make this bread, at least, once a week. Excellent every time!
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Thanks, Amy! I think using a banana is a great substitution and I’m glad it worked out well for you!
I make this recipe almost everyday. Instead of bread I make muffins using this recipe and cook them for 22 minutes. They are delicious and very healthy. Love it.
I’m so glad you like this recipe, Meryl!!! XO.