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It's always good to share a good and tasty recipe with friends. I love successful baking so I will share this recipe with you. Its a delicious and healthy snack and I have enjoyed every single bite. Its a date and carrot loaf. Super healthy and so easy - could it get any better than that.

Enjoy!

Carrot and Date Loaf

PREP TIME: 10 mins COOKING TIME: 40 mins SERVINGS: 10 slices Nutritional Information: Good source of fibre, vitamin A. Source of magnesium, folate, niacin, thiamin, iron. Per serve (when serves 10): 812 kJ (194 cals) 4g protein 5g fat 34g carbohydrate Ingredients: 1 cup of dates, chopped 1 cup water 1/2 cup brown sugar 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda 1 cup grated carrot 1/2 cup walnuts * 1-1/2 cups wholemeal self - raising flour (I got a good consistency with just over 1 cup) 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg
Instructions: Place dates, water, sugar and bicarbonate of soda in a saucepan, bring to the boil, simmer 5 minutes. Cool Preheat oven to 180 C. Add carrot, walnuts and flour and spices stirring well. Spoon into a greased, paper-lined loaf tin and bake for 40 minutes. Turn out, cool thoroughly before slicing. * I didn't have walnuts so just added some almonds and chia seeds which tasted great! Recipe used from here