Healthy Date & Walnut Fruit Loaf (No Butter/Oil/Egg)

A wholesome and healthy recipe that does not need butter, oil or eggs! The coffee-soaked dates are a bonus! The dates and apples make this loaf moist, while the nuts add a little crunch at the same time. I like it so much because its moist, delicious and is low fat! I couldn't stop at 1 slice! If you don't like the idea of coffee-flavoured dates, you can soak the dates in 1 cup of hot water with 1 tablespoon of maple syrup. Please try this healthy recipe, enjoy! :)

• Ready In: 1 hr 20 mins
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 12 slices

Ingredients

• Ingredients A

• 1  cup  hot coffee
• 1  cup pitted dates (cut into 1cm size)

• Ingredients B

• 1 1⁄4 cups walnuts (roughly cut)
• 3⁄4 cup rolled oats
• 2  ripened bananas (mashed)
• 1  apple, chopped (without the skin and core)

• Ingredients C

• 1 1⁄4 cups plain flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 cup soft brown sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
2. In a large bowl, combine Ingredients A and soak for 15 minutes.
3. In another bowl, combine Ingredients B and mix well.
4. In a separate bowl, sieve flour and baking soda. Ensure baking soda is not lumpy. Add in soft brown sugar. Mix well and put aside.
5. Add Ingredients B to Ingredients A. Mix well.
6. Then add Ingredients C and mix well.
7. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven for 50 - 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let the loaf cool in the tin for at least 5 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool completely.