This great carrot cake bread recipe is easy to bake and delicious. It used both coconut and almond flour and even works well when substituting other “whole food” flours. I used oats one time and it still tasted great.

Delicious Carrot Cake Bread

The first thing you should do is preheat the oven to 325-350 degrees. Now I bake this at sea level and it takes about 25-38 minutes. Other altitudes may need additional time.

Next gather the necessary ingredients there is a bit more than most breads I bake. The carrots need to be whole not baby ones. Also nuts are optional, I have used walnuts, almonds, and pecans. By far pecans are my favorite.

Here is a list of the ingredients you will need:

1/2 Cup of Shredded Carrot about 1 medium sized carrot
3 Large Eggs
1/3 Cup of Honey
1/3 Cup of Coconut Oil
2 Cups of Almond Flour
2 Tbsp of Coconut Flour
1 tsp of Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Salt
1 tsp of Baking Soda
1 tsp of Baking Powder
optional – 1/3 cup of nuts of your choice
optional – 1/3 cup of raisins

I have come to like the almond flour from Costco, it is reasonably priced for a large bag and tastes great. Almonds are the only ingredient. High quality ingredients will lead to a better tasting bread in the end.

Wash and peel a medium sized carrot and use a shredder to shred 1/2 cup, and add to the mixing bowl.

Add all the dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl, except for the nuts and raisins. Make sure the bowl is large enough to mix the ingredients in without them flying all over. Give all the dry ingredients a good mix.

Next add in the wet ingredients with a spatula and then prepare to mix it with a mixer of your choice.

I use a hand mixer but a stand mixer would work just as fine. I like the ability to move around the bowl and get the mix to a better consistency. Mix it until very smooth.

OPTIONAL STEP:

Next if you like, finely chop some nuts of choice and add them to the mix.

Use a spatula to mix them in. I use pecans as they taste the best to me in baked goods. You can also add the raisins in at this time.

Next liberally spray a bread pan with non-stick spray,

and spoon the mixture in with the spatula (I use a spatula because it allows me to get all the mixture into the pan).

And now just pop it into the oven which should be heated to a nice 325 degrees, and bake it for 35 to 38 minutes. Use the toothpick method to check if it is done. When finished remove and put on a cooling rack to cool.

Once cooled I usually put it into tin foil and refrigerate it. I slice off a piece each night for a great end of the day treat. I can get 10-12 slices per loaf. Or if you prefer, once cooled, slice it up and put in a zipper bag for a great grab and go snack.

CONCLUSION

This is an easy to bake recipe and it really does taste great. It will be high in calories but as you can see it has very mainly whole food ingredients and will be paleo friendly.