When I was little my mom used to make holiday loaves for all our neighbors and have my brother and I adorably deliver them. It’s a really cute gesture that I think I’m going to start doing. A holiday loaf? Everyone wants a homemade holiday loaf, am I right?!
Making a loaf is the best thing you can do for meal prep. I make a loaf with my kids during the weekend and then we have a good few days of easy breakfasts or snacks. They love this double chocolate banana bread or this easy coconut almond banana bread! If you want another fun fall bread, you have to try this apple cinnamon loaf! I love using almond flour in my breads because it creates a hearty loaf that keeps you full but still maintaining a fluffy texture.
If you love using almond flour in your recipes check out my Ultimate List of Almond Flour Recipes and my tutorial for How to Make Almond Flour!
I love cranberry loaves because they’re something about those tangy cranberry bursts that are perfectly seasonal. When you’re surrounded with the green and red of the season, how perfect are those little red balls throughout your bread to add to the holiday vibe? If you’re looking for a gift for someone that you don’t quite know what to get – think teacher and crossing guard and bus driver and hostess gifts! Make a loaf! It never disappoints!
This bread is so light and fluffy! It’s a gorgeous bright and cheery color with juicy holiday bursts of cranberry red. This is perfect to enjoy with your morning coffee or afternoon tea. It’s one of those loaves you can eat straight away in the morning and is totally appropriate to eat every hour thereafter – one day you can have it for breakfast, then have it for an afternoon snack or late night dessert. No matter when you slice off a piece, you’ll be met with a delicious fluffy treat.
So let’s jump into the recipe and make this Paleo Almond Flour Cranberry Bread! Whisk together the mashed banana, eggs, almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla.
Fold in the almond flour, baking powder, cinnamon, sea salt, and cranberries until everything is well combined. Pour the batter into a greased and lined loaf pan and bake for about 35 minutes, or until the top of the bread is golden brown. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes, slice and serve!
Paleo Almond Flour Cranberry Bread
This Paleo Almond Flour Cranberry Bread is a perfectly fluffy and delicious treat this holiday season! It’s paleo, gluten free, and a crowd pleaser!
Ingredients
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 3 room temperature eggs, whisked
- 1/4 cup natural almond butter
- 3 Tbsp. maple syrup (or agave, honey, or coconut nectar work)
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups blanched almond flour
- 3 tsp. baking powder
- 1 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. sea salt
- 1 cup fresh cranberries
Instructions
- Preheat to oven to 350F.
- Whisk together the mashed banana, eggs, almond butter, maple syrup, and vanilla.
- Fold in the almond flour, baking powder, cinnamon, sea salt, and cranberries until everything is well combined.
- Pour the batter into a greased and lined loaf pan and bake for about 35 minutes, or until the top of the bread is golden brown.
- Cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 10 minutes, slice and serve!
Enjoy!! xo
BIG thank you to my friend Allie from Miss Allie’s Kitchen for creating this delicious recipe and taking these gorgeous images for us!! I love her work and couldn’t be more excited she’s creating some tasty dishes to share here too!
Julie says
Do you have a favorite brand of almond flour brand?
Lindsay says
I usually buy a big bag off amazon: https://amzn.to/2r3NqY8
Jean says
What can be used as a substitute for the almond butter, please?
Lindsay says
Any nut or seed butter that you like would work: peanut butter, tahini, etc 🙂 Enjoy!! xo
Precillia A says
Would you happen to know how many calories this is per serving?
Lindsay Grimes Freedman says
Hi!! I don’t know offhand, but my favorite place to calculate nutrition facts is this website if you want to plug the ingredients in yourself! Hope you love it! xo
Stella Josic says
Unfortunately, the recipe does not include nutritional value…it would be great to have access to that information.
Lindsay Grimes Freedman says
Sorry about that! I’ll try to add them in soon 🙂
Christine B says
Not sure if this will work, plugged it in to verywellfit.com:
Mojo Garripoli says
Can this be cooked without the banana?
Lindsay Grimes says
You could try to sub in applesauce! I haven’t tried it but could be a good option. Let me know how it goes!