Chocolate Chip Cranberry Pecan Bread (grain free)

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Chocolate Chip Cranberry Pecan Bread is my gluten-free, low-carb replacement for holiday fruitcake or Bishop's bread.

Chocolate Cranberry Pecan Bread (grain free) is my gluten-free, low carb replacement for fruitcake.

A low carb & paleo version of Bishop's bread.

I really never liked fruit cake and in my family, we always made fruit and nut loaves instead.

We were always suspicious of the oddly colored “fruit” in the fruitcake.

My mother always made a chocolate chip cherry nut loaf that she called Bishop's bread.

We loved that bread and best of all there were no green mystery fruit chunks, lol.

This is my grain-free version of that with cranberries. I love cranberries and they are everywhere this time of year.

Also, they are lower in carbs than cherries. I made a paleo version and a lower carb version depending on the sweetener of choice you use.

Can also omit the nuts for a nut-free option.

Chocolate Chip Cranberry Pecan Bread - Paleo, low carb

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Common Questions About the Recipe:

Can I use dried cranberries instead of fresh cranberries in the recipe?

Dried cranberries, especially the sweetened ones, can be much higher in carbs than fresh ones. To keep the carbs lower, I recommend using fresh or frozen whole cranberries.

Can I use chopped walnuts instead of pecans in the recipe?

Yes, you can use walnuts in the recipe in place of pecans.

Can I use sugar free white chocolate chips in the recipe.

You can swap out the dark chocolate chips for sugar-free white chocolate chips if you prefer.

How do I store the bread?

Store the bread covered in the fridge for up to a week.

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Chocolate Chip Cranberry Pecan Bread (grain free)

Stacey

A paleo fruit and nut bread that is healthier and so much better tasting than fruit cake.

4.67 from 6 votes

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Prep Time 8

Cook Time 30

Total Time 38

Course bread, Side Dish

Cuisine American, English

Servings

Calories

Ingredients

3 eggs beaten.
⅓ cup Sweetener or choice: ⅓ cup organic maple syrup or ⅓ cup erythritol granular sweetener for low carb
3 tablespoon butter melted or coconut oil, melted
¼ cup unsweetened apple sauce.
⅓ cup milk of choice: unsweetened coconut milk or almond milk.
1 teaspoon organic GF orange extract *optional.
2 teaspoon orange zest . use a micro plane or a fine grater
½ teaspoon baking soda + 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar mixed in a separate pinch bowl . will be very fizzy
¾ cup fresh cranberries minced (I chop mine in the processor or blender for a few seconds).
½ cup coconut flour sifted,
2 tablespoon golden flax meal *optional
⅓ cup paleo friendly chocolate chips or sugar free chocolate chips for low carb
¼ cup pecans chopped *optional, can omit for nut free.
1 teaspoon Xanthan Gum *can omit for paleo

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 F, and grease a 9x5x2 inch loaf pan.
In a large mixing bowl combine: 3 eggs, maple syrup, milk of choice, melted butter or coconut oil, vanilla extract, lemon or orange zest, apple sauce, minced cranberries, and baking soda-apple cider vinegar mixture. Stir together thoroughly.
Add to mixture in bowl: coconut flour, golden flax meal & xanthan gum. Stir in thoroughly.
Add to batter the optional pecans and chocolate chips. Mix in well.
Spoon batter into loaf pan and spread evenly in pan.
Bake at 375 F for about 28 to 32 minutes, or until tooth pick comes out of center clean.
Cool, slice and serve. Store any left-over portions in fridge.

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Notes

Nutritional Data for Low Carb Version: Servings: 8, Serving size: 1 slice, Cal: 176, Carbs: 10.8 g / Net Carbs: 6.6 g, Fiber: 4.2 g, Fat: 13 g, Protein: 5 g, Sugar: 2 g

Nutritional Data for Paleo Version: Servings: 8, Serving size: 1 slice, Cal: 225, Carbs: 23 g / Net Carbs: 19.8, Fiber: 4.2, Protein: 5 g, Sugar: 14 g

*All nutritional data are estimates based on the products I used*

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