Healthy Pumpkin Cranberry Bread
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 C. whole-wheat pastry flour
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 1/2 C. dried cranberries
- 1 C. unsweetened canned pumpkin
- 1 C. unsweetened applesauce
- 3/4 C. Splenda
- 2 large eggs
- 1 Tbs. melted butter
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Directions
Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly coat an 8x4-inch loaf pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl, mix the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, cloves and nutmeg. Toss in the cranberries. In a separate bowl, combing the pumpkin, Splenda, eggs, applesauce, butter and vanilla. Stir into the flour mixture and using a wooden spoon, mix enough to moisten. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 1 hour or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan slightly, remove and continue cooling on a wire cake rack.
Yield: 1 loafÂ




