Thursday, January 9, 2020
Carrot Cake Banana Bread with Thick Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Healthier Carrot Cake Banana Bread — a cross between moist carrot cake and banana bread. Topped with a cream cheese frosting! This recipe is sponsored by Almond Breeze almondmilk.
Ingredients
- Dry Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour (or white whole wheat flour)
- 1/2 cup quick oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Wet ingredients
- 2 medium very ripe banana, mashed (¾ cup mashed banana)
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons melted and cooled coconut oil
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 cup shredded carrots (about 2 large carrots)
- 1/3 cup Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans or walnuts, plus 2 tablespoons for topping
- Optional add-ins:
- 1/2 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup unsweetened shredded coconut
- For the frosting:
- 4 oz whipped or reduced fat cream cheese, softened
- 1/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 8x4 or 9x5 inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- 2. In a large bowl, whisk together whole wheat pastry flour, quick oats, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt; set aside.