Good morning! As I mentioned in my recipe for gluten-free vegan ANZAC biscuits last week, I’ve been experimenting with different types of flours in my kitchen recently… I’m a big sucker for baked goods at breakfast and whilst I love a good croissant or chocolatine, (and even some muffins) they don’t exactly fill you up or keep you satisfied for very long. Enter… experimenting with thing like grains and seeds and different flours (these breakfast cookies are a fave at our house!).
Today’s recipe is a combination of favourite flavours (almond and coconut) and came out of a thought about using both almond AND coconut flour instead of all-purpose or whole wheat. I figured the almond flour would provide some protein (and therefore would be more satisfying and keep me full longer).
I did wonder if this would produce a dense, too heavy loaf and made a few different versions of this to see what worked. I used baking soda + baking powder (ultimately ditching the baking soda, it didn’t need it) and I made a version with blueberries that I will be revisiting soon (stay tuned!). This loaf contains some unsweetened shredded coconut for texture although there are so many add-ins I think would work (again, stay tuned!)
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This is definitely not a sweet loaf (you could use sweetened shredded coconut if you want it a touch sweeter) but it’s perfect with a little fruit and yoghurt. It’s also REALLY good heated up for a few seconds in the microwave with some butter slathered on! Whilst I’m “Team Sweet” in the morning, typically, I’m not “Team TOO Sweet” so this is perfect!
Almond and coconut breakfast loaf (gluten free)
Easy gluten-free breakfast loaf with almond and coconut flour.
Ingredients
- 100g (1 cup) almond flour or almond meal
- 30g ( 1/4 cup) coconut flour
- 1 1/ 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 50g (1/2 cup) unsweetened shredded coconut
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 80ml (1/3 cup) vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 60ml (1/4 cup) maple syrup
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375˚F and line an 8 x 4-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving some overhang that you can use as "handles" to remove the loaf once it's baked.
- In a medium bowl, mix the almond flour, coconut flour, baking powder and coconut.
- In a small bowl, whisk the eggs, vanilla, oil and maple syrup until combined.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and use a rubber spatula to mix until the dry ingredients are just mixed in.
- Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth so it's evenly distributed in the pan.
- Bake at 375˚F for 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centre of the loaf comes out clean.
- Let the loaf cool in the pan for about 10 minutes and then use the parchment overhang to lift the loaf onto a wire cooling rack and leave to cool to room temperature.
- Loaf will keep at room temperature, well wrapped in plastic wrap or in an airtight container for a couple of days. Loaf can be toasted or warmed up in the microwave for about 15 seconds.
Notes
If this is not sweet enough for you, try substituting sweetened shredded coconut (or do half sweetened, half unsweetened).
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Is this the sort of thing you’d eat with a big slab of butter on top? It looks really nice.
Yep! “It’s also REALLY good heated up for a few seconds in the microwave with some butter slathered on!” (I thought of you as I ate it like this!)
Could I add mashed banana to this? If so, should I make any adjustments?
Hi Anjali, I think you could add a mashed banana to this but you might need more “binder”. You’d have to play with it as it’s not a direct substitute for any ingredient and it might affect the texture/ consistency and baking time.
I just made this and it was delicious. The only change I made was swapping out half the maple syrup for honey in the same proportion. And I added a heaping quarter teaspoon of cardamom and a handful of chocolate chunks. Definitely making again and playing around with add ins.
Thanks for letting me know. Looks like you invented your own recipe with all those changes! Curious why you switched half the maple syrup for honey? And extra chocolate chips? I loved this recipe BECAUSE it wasn’t too sweet but I know it would work well with chocolate too! Not a fan of cardamom but glad to hear it works here too!
Because of a health issue, I’m supposed to eat only honey but wanted the flavor of the maple syrup so I fudged a bit 😜. I agree, it didn’t need the chocolate or cardamom but you had mentioned add ins in the recipe so I decided to play around a bit. I adore the base recipe though. It was perfect.
Just made this loaf for the first time and it was SO GOOD!! I added 3 Tbsp of sugar to the dry ingredients – as well as the ZEST of one small LEMON – which I found to be an integral addition for brightening up the flavor making it a perfect loaf for spring and summer. Thank you for sharing!
These sound like great additions!