You can add raisins, use more dates and omit the brown sugar, you can leave the nuts out, you can spread thicker icing instead drizzling like I did here, etc., so many possibilities.
I like that my youngest who is so picky when it comes to fruits and veggies, likes this bread, as I used rather large carrots to make it. This is how I make him consume veggies, by hiding them in baking goods
Let’s see how I made this Carrot Bread With Lemon Icing 🙂
stir 3 tbsp ground flax with 6 tbsp water. Let stand til thicken
meanwhile, skin 2 large carrots, place into food processor and process into puree with 2 tbsp water
add in 1/2 of a small-medium sweet apple and 6 pitted dates, process until smooth with 1/4 c almond milk
pour mixture into a bowl, stir in 3 tbsp brown sugar, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 2 tbsp oil
stir in slimey (thickened) flax
in a separate bowl, mix 2 c of flour, 1/2 tbsp scant BP, and a generous pinch of BSoda
mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients and pour into lined loaf pan
crush a handful of mixed nuts (Brazil, hazelnut, pecan, almond, cashew), and sprinkle on batter
bake in preheated 365 F for 1 H and 15 mins, of until a knife inserted in center comes out clean
cool on rack and drizzle with lemon icing
Lemon Icing
enough lemon juice and icing sugar, mix to combine
Thanks for looking!
Vegan Carrot Bread with Lemon Icing
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp ground flax
- 6 tbsp water
- 2 large carrots
- 1-2 tbsp water
- 1/2 of a small-medium sweet apple
- 6 pitted dates
- 1/4 c almond milk
- 3 tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 2 tbsp oil
- 2 c of flour
- 1/2 tbsp scant BP
- a generous pinch of BSoda and salt
- generous pinches of allspice cinnamon powder, and ginger powder
- a handful of mixed nuts Brazil, hazelnut, pecan, almond, cashew
Lemon icing
- enough lemon juice and icing sugar
Instructions
- stir ground flax with 6 tbsp water. Let stand til thicken
- meanwhile, skin carrots, place into food processor and process into puree with 2 tbsp water
- add in sweet apple and pitted dates, process until smooth with almond milk
- pour mixture into a bowl, stir in brown sugar, lemon juice, oil
- stir in slimey (thickened) flax
- in a separate bowl, mix flour, BP, and a generous pinch of BSoda and salt
- mix dry ingredients and wet ingredients and pour into lined loaf pan
- crush a handful of mixed nuts (Brazil, hazelnut, pecan, almond, cashew), and sprinkle on batter
- bake in preheated 365 F for 1 H and 15 mins, of until a knife inserted in center comes out clean
- cool on rack and drizzle with lemon icing
Icing
- mix to combine