Cinnamon Spice Apple Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 3 overripe bananas
• 2 carrots, cut up
• 1/2 cup almonds (optional)
• 3/4 cup almond milk
• 3 cups whole wheat flour (i usually use 1/2 ground oats-just grind them with almonds and bananas)
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup nonfat greek yogurt (optional, up almond milk to make dairy free)
• 3 gala apples, diced into 1/2-inch cubes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 eggs
• 1 -2 tablespoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/4 cup candied walnuts (or cinnamon coated, optional but tasty)
• 1 cup oats
• 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 tablespoon butter (optional)
• 1/2 cup turbinado sugar
• 1/4 cup crushed candied walnuts
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 tablespoons water (use more if not using butter)

Recipe

• 1 microwave apples with a sprinkling of cinnamon until softened (2-3 min) combine apples, almond milk, eggs, almonds, carrots and vanilla in blender and blend until almonds are crushed and carrots blended.
• 2 combine dry ingredients in a large bowl and mix in wet ingredients until just combined.
• 3 mix in apples and crushed walnuts.
• 4 pour into an oiled baking dish and top with oat crumble topping.
• 5 to make crumble topping: melt butter and combine rest of ingredients, stirring well.
• 6 bake at 350 for 1 hour.