A flavorful carrot-nut bread filled with a layer of cream cheese swirl. Grab a slice to enjoy with your morning cup of coffee!
Nutty, creamy and packed with veggies. Today, I am bringing you a fresh Carrot-Nut Cream Cheese Swirl loaf and a sweet surprise for a blogger friend.
Baking vegetables into bread is the perfect way to justify eating your veggies and enjoy a little treat. Carrot-nut cream cheese swirl loaf is the perfect quick bread because it isn’t too sweet. And of course, the cream cheese swirl is the best part. I love baking the bread the night before I plan to serve it. It is perfect served with a cup of tea for breakfast or as an afternoon snack.
Carrot-Nut Cream Cheese Swirl Loaf
Ingredients
For the cream cheese swirl:
- 1 8 ounce package Neufchatel cream cheese, softened
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 egg white
For the bread:
- 1 1/2 cups shredded carrots
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9" x 5" loaf pan.
For the cream cheese swirl:
- In the bowl an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, beat cream cheese, honey and egg white until smooth.
- In a large bowl, whisk carrots, sugars, oil and eggs until smooth. In a separate large bowl, stir together flours, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger until combined. Add sugar-oil mixture to flour mixture; stir to combine. Fold nuts into mixture.
For the bread:
- Pour half of batter into loaf pan. Top with cream cheese mixture; smooth with a spatula. Top with remaining batter; smooth with spatula.
- Bake one hour or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes, then remove and transfer to a rack to cool completely.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Calories: 255, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Cholesterol: 32mg, Sodium: 150mg, Potassium: 235mg, Carbohydrates: 34g, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 18g, Protein: 4g, Vitamin A: 3255%, Vitamin C: 1.2%, Calcium: 61%, Iron: 1.2%*Nutritional information is an estimate. Please consult a doctor or nutritionist for the most accurate nutritional info.
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