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    Published: Dec 12, 2018 · Modified: Dec 23, 2019 by Usha Rao

    Low Calorie, Non Alcoholic Fruit Cake

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    An easy, low calorie, moist, non alcoholic fruit cake with goodness of wholewheat and Greek yogurt.

    Loaf of non alcoholic low calorie classic fruit cake

    Cakes for the Holidays

    This week’s theme is bake them cakes! I love baking and usually try to participate in bake-thon every December that my fellow blogging marathoners do. I could not participate last year and this year as well. This week's theme is my substitute for a bake-thon, though it is just 3 bakes. At least I fired up the oven this year to bake fresh cranberry Christmas cake, applesauce whole wheat cake and today's non alcoholic fruit cake.

    Low Calorie, Non Alcoholic Fruit Cake

    Today’s low calorie non alcoholic fruit cake is a moist, low carb cake with whole wheat flour. Texture of the cake is dense, yet moist and it tastes more like a fruit bread than a cake. Nonetheless a keeper recipe and we finished the loaf in less than 24 hours.

    Non alcoholic low carb low calorie healthy loaf of fruit cake

    How to make a Healthy Fruit Cake ?

    This fruit cake is very easy to prepare and the only time consuming step is soaking dry fruits. Since this is a key and crucial step in preparing a fruit cake, it can not be skipped. Dried fruits are soaked in apple juice or brandy (for alcoholic version) for at least 8 - 24 hours. This results in a moist cake else, the dry fruit will soak up the moisture from the batter, leaving the cake dry.

    Using whole wheat flour and just 1 tablespoon butter cuts down the calorie count significantly when compared to classic fruit cakes that use all purpose flour and butter. Maple syrup is the sweetener for the cake which also gives extra moisture to cake and Greek yogurt replaces butter which gives the soft texture to the cake. Once the dried fruit are soaked in juice or brandy, fruit cake is done in less than one and a hours from start to finish. Cake tasted better the next day and I stored it in a covered container.

    What kind of Dried Fruits to use?

    Use dried fruits of choice and use what is in your pantry. No need to run to the store just for dried fruits. I used dried cranberries, dried blueberries, Turkish apricots and dried pineapple. To be honest, I didn’t really care much for pineapple and next time would use golden raisins. Use colorful variety of dried fruits for a colorful cake.

    Sliced loaf of classic non alcoholic healthy fruit cake

    Non Alcoholic Fruit Cake Recipe

    Source: Amy’s Healthy Baking
    Recipe has gram measures and I used that measure.

    Loaf of non alcoholic low calorie classic fruit cake

    Non Alcoholic Classic Fruit Cake

    A healthier, non alcoholic, whole wheat fruit cake that is soft and delicious
    5 from 6 votes
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    Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
    Cuisine: American
    Prep Time: 20 minutes
    Cook Time: 50 minutes
    Soak Time: 1 day
    Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
    Servings: 15
    Calories: 151kcal

    Ingredients

    • 3 tablespoon (30 grams) Dried Cranberries chopped
    • 3 tablespoon (35 grams) Dried Blueberries chopped
    • 3 tablespoon (40 grams) chopped Dried Apricots
    • 3 tablespoon (30 grams) chopped Dried Pineapple
    • 9 tablespoon (135 ml) Apple Juice or Brandy, check note
    • 2 cups (240 grams) Whole Wheat Flour
    • 1 ½ teaspoon (5 grams) Baking Powder
    • ½ teaspoon (4 grams) Ground Cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon (2 grams) Salt
    • 1 tablespoon (14 grams) Unsalted Butter, melted
    • 1 Large Egg room temperature
    • 2 teaspoon (10 ml) Vanilla Extract
    • ½ cup (125 grams) Plain Nonfat Greek Yogurt
    • 2 tablespoon (30 ml) Molasses
    • ½ cup (120 ml) Maple Syrup or substitute Honey
    • ½ cup (120 ml) Nonfat Milk

    Instructions

    • Take dried fruits; cranberries, blueberries, apricots, pineapple and apple juice in a glass container with a tight lid. Fill apple juice until dried fruit submerge in juice for even soaking.  Pineapple pieces were very dried and had more volume, hence i used almost 12 tablespoon of apple juice. 
    • Cover the container with lid and refrigerate for at least 8 hours or up to 24 hours. When ready to bake, before starting the prep work, drain and discard apple juice. If required, gently squeeze or press dried fruits in strainer to extract excess apple juice.
    • Preheat the oven to 350 F.
    • Grease a 9x5” loaf pan with butter or spray a nonstick cooking spray. My pan was slightly smaller, 8 ½ x 4 ¾” pan.
    • In a bowl whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and keep aside.
    • In a larger bowl, beat together butter and egg until well mixed.
    • Beat in vanilla extract, followed by yogurt until no yogurt lumps remain.
    • Stir in molasses and maple syrup.
    • Fold in flour and milk, starting & ending with flour in 3 parts. Fold or stir until just incorporated.
    • Fold in drained dried fruits.
    • Pour the batter into a greased loaf pan, spread evenly and bake in a preheated oven for 40-50 minutes or until toothpick or cake tester inserted in the center comes out clean. Mine was done in 55 minutes.
    • Cool the loaf in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn it out onto a cooling rack to completely cool.
    • Slice and serve.
    • Store in an airtight container for upto 5 days.

    Notes

    • Apple juice/brandy - Soak dried fruit in apple juice or in brandy for alcoholic version. It is essential to soak in some liquid for a moist cake, else dried fruits will soak up the moisture from the batter. Dried pineapples I used were very dry and I had to use almost 11-12 tablespoon of apple juice.
    • Bake time -I had to bake for 55 minutes. The crust was crusty and center was moist. My theory for longer bake time of the cake is, since I used more juice, batter had more moisture, hence longer bake time.
    • Maple syrup - Good substitute is honey or agave.
    • Nutrition -  Values mentioned below are approximate. 

    Nutrition

    Serving: 0g | Calories: 151kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 216mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 164IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 72mg | Iron: 1mg
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    Comments

    1. Renu Gupta says

      April 28, 2022 at 1:36 am

      Can we replace the maple syrup with molasses

      Reply
      • Usha Rao says

        April 28, 2022 at 9:16 am

        Hi Renu, I have not substituted maple syrup with molasses in this cake but it should work. Since the recipe already has molasses in it, cake will have a darker color.. You can use honey as a substitute for maple syrup. Answer to your question is, yes.

        Reply
    2. Sandhya Ramakrishnan says

      January 21, 2019 at 11:56 pm

      5 stars
      This fruit cake looks so delicious and I am definitely going to try this for my husband. He loves a good fruit cake and this looks just like what he would like.

      Reply
    3. Code2cook says

      January 21, 2019 at 4:11 pm

      5 stars
      you stole my heart with this whole wheat fruit cake. bookmarking right away, loving the texture and look. perfect holiday cake for snacks. Loved your cake series in this theme.

      Reply
    4. Veena Krishnakumar says

      January 16, 2019 at 7:02 am

      5 stars
      This looks so good. Love all fruit cake variations. Non alcoholic make sit all the more enticing

      Reply
    5. Srivalli Jetti says

      January 09, 2019 at 3:39 am

      Excellent Usha, I am so crazy about fruit cakes that I have a huge list to still try, this one is surely book marked!

      Reply
    6. preeti garg says

      December 28, 2018 at 9:02 am

      This cake look so sinful and tasty... love the outlook so rustic and inside so moist.

      Reply
    7. Srividhya Gopalakrishnan says

      December 21, 2018 at 4:51 pm

      5 stars
      Can't imagine the holiday season without fruit cakes. This is very nice. Love that texture.

      Reply
    8. Gayathri Kumar says

      December 21, 2018 at 9:02 am

      That is such a beautiful colourful loaf. I love this season as my feed is filled with so many amazing fruit cakes and similar names. One more cake added to the list.

      Reply
    9. Suma Gandlur says

      December 19, 2018 at 10:47 pm

      The fruit cake has been on my to do list for too long now. Your fruit cake looks very inviting and it must have been really good if you could finish it in a day.

      Reply
    10. Swati says

      December 15, 2018 at 11:00 am

      5 stars
      It looks so good and delicious!! without eggs and alcohol, it's a treat for everyone!! Very nice share!!

      Reply
    11. harini says

      December 15, 2018 at 9:26 am

      5 stars
      Wow! Looks so tempting and rich. I am sure my kids will love this. Bookmarking it.

      Reply
    12. Priya Suresh says

      December 14, 2018 at 7:15 am

      Such a rich looking fruit loaded cake, prefect to grab few slices to have rite now with my cup of coffee.. Love these kind of simple, fruits loaded non alcoholic cakes for evening snacks. Gorgeous cake there.

      Reply
    13. Chitz says

      December 13, 2018 at 6:37 am

      Nice pics.. And the cake too looks spot on 🙂

      Reply

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