Love cherries? Try these Cherry Vanilla Mini Loaves. They're simple, quick and packed with delicious cherry flavor.These loaves are also vegan and gluten free.
Course Dessert, Snack
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 4mini loaves
Author Melissa
Ingredients
1 cupoat flourgluten free certified
½cuprolled oatsgluten free certified
½ cup fresh or frozen and thawed cherriespitted and diced
¼ cup + 2 tbspapplesauce
2 flax eggs
2tablespoonmaple syrup
1tablespoonvanilla extract
1 teaspoonbaking soda
¼ teaspoonsalt
Optional Glaze:
3 tablespoonconfectioner's sugar
½ teaspoonnon dairy milk
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly oil mini loaf or muffin pan if not non stick.
Prepare flax eggs by whisking together flax meal and water. Set aside to thicken about 5 minutes.
In another bowl combine flour, oats, baking soda, salt and stir to thoroughly combine.
Add maple syrup, applesauce, cherries, vanilla, and flax eggs. Stir to combine.
Spoon batter into loaf pan filling 4 wells. Bake for 25-27 minutes or until loaves are lightly browned and an toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Allow to cool a few minutes before removing from pan. Cool completely on wire cooling rack.
Whisk together confectioner's sugar and non dairy milk and drizzle glaze over loaves, if using.
Notes
You can use a muffin pan instead of a mini loaf pan. Simply reduce the bake time by about 5 minutes.