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Sweet Potato Quick Bread Recipe

Kate Donahue
Sweet Potato Quick Bread is full of fall flavors everyone loves. Cranberries add a wonderful texture.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 10 1 slice
Calories 485 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 cup All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  • 3/4 teaspoon Nutmeg freshly grated
  • 1/4 teaspoon Ground Cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoon Baking Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon Salt
  • 3/4 cup Pure Maple Syrup high quality
  • 1 cup Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
  • 1/2 cup Vegetable Oil
  • 3 Egg room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 3 cups Sweet Potato peeled and grated
  • 1/2 cup Dried Cranberries
  • 1 cup Pecans coarsely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with nonstick baking spray containing flour. Cut a piece of parchment to a 9x5-inch rectangle and lay in the bottom of the pan.
  • In a large bowl, add both flours, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk together to combine. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, add the maple syrup, brown sugar, applesauce, oil, eggs and vanilla. Whisk well until completely combined.
  • Stir in the sweet potatoes then the flour mixture, just until combined and evenly moistened preferably using a dough whisk to avoid over mixing. Gently fold in the cranberries and pecans.
  • Scrape batter into prepared pan and bake in center of preheated oven for approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes or until a tester inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Remove loaf from oven and cool in loaf pan for 15 minutes on a wire rack. Invert and turn bread out onto wire rack to cool completely.

Nutrition

Calories: 485kcalCarbohydrates: 71gProtein: 6gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 196mgFiber: 4gSugar: 42g
Keyword Baked, Bread, Breakfasts, Cranberries, Fall, Quick Bread, Snacks, Sweet Potatoes
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