Carrot Bread Recipe

Name: Carrot Bread Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled (see note 1); 2 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 3 eggs, room temperature; 3/4 cup vegetable oil, canola oil, avocado oil or olive oil; 1 medium or 2 small apples, cored and grated (see note 2); 2 cups grated carrots (from 5-6 peeled carrots); 3/4 cup of packed light brown sugar; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1/2 - 3/4 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts; 1/2 cup of raisins (optional); 1/4 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes (optional)

by Lynn @ Nourish and Nestle

1 loaf

1 hr 15 min

This simple carrot bread recipe is similar to carrot cake but a little healthier with less sugar. But you’ll never miss the sugar in this moist and flavorful quick bread.

Don’t misunderstand me; I love dense, rich, and moist carrot bread with thick cream cheese frosting. In fact, this Carrot Cake recipe has long been a family favorite. If you want to spend a little time making a decadent carrot cake, look no further than this recipe.

But, if you’re looking for a simpler carrot bread recipe that will be ready for the oven in twenty minutes and is delicious as is, without any added frosting or glaze, then you’ll enjoy this carrot bread. While the lower sugar makes this a great breakfast treat, this bread also makes a nice after-dinner treat without all the extra guilt and calories.

Sliced Carrot Bread on a colling rack with fresh carrots in the background.

ingredients in this moist carrot bread

I’m one of those that like all the extras in my carrot bread. A little shredded coconut, a few raisins, and some chopped nuts make any carrot bread just that much better. That being said, feel free to leave them out! I may not understand, but I’ll accept your decision.

Grated carrot and grated apple in the bowl of a food processor.

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to bake mini-loaves for easy giving or muffins for easy noshing

One of the great things about any quick bread, including this carrot quick bread, is that it is easily adaptable to being baked in mini-loaf pans. I use 2 1/2″ by 5 1/2″ mini loaf pans for easy gifts and reduce the baking time to 35-40 minutes.

For muffins, bake in tins for 18 -20 minutes.

Cut loaf of carrot bread.

Carrot Bread Recipe

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Recipe details

Yield 1 loaf
Time spent: Prep time: 20 Minutes Cook time: 55 Minutes Total time: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

1 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled (see note 1)
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup vegetable oil, canola oil, avocado oil or olive oil
1 medium or 2 small apples, cored and grated (see note 2)
2 cups grated carrots (from 5-6 peeled carrots)
3/4 cup of packed light brown sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 - 3/4 cup of chopped pecans or walnuts
1/2 cup of raisins (optional)
1/4 cup of unsweetened coconut flakes (optional)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°
Grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan
Whisk dry ingredients (flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, and salt) in a medium-sized bowl.
In a large bowl, mix the remaining ingredients (eggs, oil, grated apple and carrot, brown sugar, vanilla extract, nuts, coconut flakes, and raisins).
Gently fold the dry flour mixture into the wet ingredients until just combined. Don't overmix.
Pour into prepared loaf pan and to with extra nuts, if desired.
Bake for 50-60 minutes until a toothpick or cake tester inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
Let your carrot bread cool in the pan on a wire rack for 5-7 minutes, then gently remove it from the pan to cool for 2-3 hours before slicing.

Tips

Note 1 - Spoon and Level Your Flour
Incorrectly measuring your flour can result in a dense and dry baked treat. The correct way to measure your flour is to:
Stir the flour in its container so that it is not packed
Using a spoon, scoop out the flour and place it in a measuring cup of the designated volume. Continue to add until your flour mounds above the scoop.
Scrape the flat edge of a butter knife along the edge of your measuring cup, pushing off the excess flour back into the flour container (not your mixing bowl).
Note 2 - Grate your carrots and apples.
Use the shredder blade on your food processor to grate your carrot and apple. Avoid store-purchased grated carrot, it is much drier than fresh, and you want the moisture from the fresh.

Comments

DeaDea on Mar 22, 2023

Can't wait to try this carrot bread and your carrot cake recipe. Both sound delicious and I'm making the carrot cake for this Easter dessert

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