Healthy Gingerbread
This is a variation of our whole wheat quick bread recipe. This healthy gingerbread is made with whole wheat flour and is lower in sugar than traditional store bought sweet breads or boxed mixes. This bread is moist, delicious, and hard to mess up!
Servings: 12 squares
Calories: 157kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups white whole wheat flour*
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- ½ cup buttermilk
- ¼ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup canola oil
- ¼ cup molasses
- 2 large eggs
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare an 8x8 baking pan with nonstick spray or parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, gently whisk flour, ginger, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In a separate medium bowl, whisk together applesauce, buttermilk, brown sugar, canola oil, molasses, and eggs.
- Add buttermilk mixture to flour mixture. Using a spatula, fold ingredients until just moistened. Do not overmix.
- Pour batter into the prepared baking pan. Cook 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Enjoy!
Notes
*Substitute 1 cup whole wheat flour + ½ cup all purpose flour or 1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour.
Feel free to add ½-1 cup optional mix-ins such as dried fruit, toasted chopped or sliced nuts, unsweetened coconut, or chocolate chips.
Nutrition
Serving: 1square | Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.02g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 250mg | Potassium: 170mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 68IU | Vitamin C: 0.2mg | Calcium: 66mg | Iron: 1mg