18/10/2026
Healthy Apple and Dates loaf cake ๐
(no added sugar, no eggs and no dairy)
Recipe by The Conscious Plant Kitchen ๐งโ๐ณ
Ingredients:
255 g Diced Apples - cored, unpeeled, equivalent to 1 and a half large apples. Use sweet varieties of apples like Gala or Pink Lady
120 ml Water
80 ml light olive oil (neutral taste) or any other unflavoured oil
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
240 g all-purpose flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 ยผ teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
ยผ teaspoon Ground Ginger
ยผ teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
150 g Medjool dates - pitted, finely chopped
60 g Chopped Walnuts
Method:
Preheat the oven to 180ยฐC (350ยฐF).
Line a 9-inch ร 5-inch loaf pan with baking paper and set aside.
Core the apples and cut them into large chunks. Weigh the amount required by the recipe.
Place the apple chunks and water in a high-speed blender. Blend on low to medium speed until the mixture resembles applesauce, with a few tiny pieces of apple remaining. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
Add the apple mixture, oil and vanilla extract to the dry ingredients.
Stir with a rubber spatula until a smooth batter forms.
Gently fold in the finely chopped dates and chopped walnuts. Separate the date pieces as you add them, spreading them evenly throughout the batter. Medjool dates are naturally soft, rich and sticky, so the chopped pieces can easily stick together and form a large clump. To prevent this, you can toss the chopped dates with one tablespoon of flour before adding them to the batter.
Use the rubber spatula to mix everything together, ensuring the dates and walnuts are evenly distributed throughout the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. If desired, sprinkle a few extra pieces of chopped dates or walnuts over the top.
Bake for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the loaf comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool in the pan for 10 minutes before removing it. Transfer it out of the pan and let it cool for at least another hour before serving.
Enjoy! ๐