Sweet Spice Carrot Loaf With Honey Peanut Frosting
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Serves 8 · Ready in 75 min
As seen on Season 16, Episode 6 of Good Chef Bad Chef on Network Ten
Recipe
Serves 8 · Total 75m
Ingredients
Ingredients:
- ½ cup coconut (melted) or macadamia oil
- 4 free range eggs
- ⅓ cup honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp bicarbonate soda
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ cup chia seeds
- ¼ cup dates, chopped
- ¼ cup walnuts, chopped
- 1½ cups grated carrot
- ⅓ cup shredded coconut
- ½ cup coconut flour
Honey Peanut Frosting
- ⅓ cup peanut butter
- 2-3 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp almond milk
- Additional crushed nuts and coconut flakes, to garnish
Method
- In a large bowl whisk together oil, eggs, honey, vanilla, bicarb and spices until creamy. Add chia seeds, dates, carrot, walnut, coconut and flour and mix well to combine.
- Pour into the loaf tin and place in the middle of the oven to cook for 1 hour, check with a skewer after an hour and if it comes out clean then remove from oven. If the skewer is still wet after an hour, cook a further 5-10 minutes and check again.
- Allow to cool in the tin for 20 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Whilst cooling, make the honey peanut frosting by whisking all ingredients together in a bowl.
- Once the loaf is cooled drizzle frosting over the top, garnish with additional nuts and shredded coconut, slice and serve. Keep in fridge up to 1 week.