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Featured Recipe: Paleo Fruit Cake

  • Author: Kristen Barkley
  • Prep Time: 15 mins
  • Cook Time: 40 mins
  • Total Time: 55 mins
  • Yield: 12 1x
  • Category: Desserts

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Ingredients

  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 2 c almond meal
  • 1/8 c hazelnut meal
  • 1/2 t baking powder
  • 3 eggs
  • 5 T melted butter
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 c dried fruit (I used dried mango, cherries, cranberries, dates, figs, apricots)
  • 1 c mixed nuts (I used pecans, walnuts and pistachios)

Instructions

  1. Preheat to 350F.
  2. In a large bowl mash and smooth bananas.
  3. Add eggs and melted butter and blend smooth.
  4. In a separate bowl mix all dry ingredients (almond meal, hazlenut meal, baking powder and cinnamon.)
  5. Slowly add dry ingredients to wet and combine well.
  6. In a food processor add dried fruits and give a rough chop. Repeat process for nuts.
  7. Fold in chopped fruit into batter and then nuts.
  8. In a loaf pan lay a piece of parchment paper.
  9. Spoon batter into pan. Trim excess of parchment paper.
  10. Place in oven for 35-40 minutes.
  11. Remove from oven and cool at least 20 minutes. Serve with butter warm or chilled

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