Gluten-Free Strawberry Lemon Loaf with Strawberry Glaze
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr5 minutesmins
Servings: 8Slices
Calories: 366kcal
Ingredients
For the loaf:
2large eggs
⅔cuppure maple syrup
½cupmilk of choice
⅓cupvegan butter or coconut oilmelted
2Tbsplemon juice
zest of 1 large lemon
1tspvanilla extract
2cupsgluten-free flour
1tspxantham gumskip if your flour blend contains it
1tspbaking powder
½tspsea salt
½cupstrawberriesdiced
For the glaze:
⅓cupchopped strawberries
½cupmonk fruit powdered sugar*
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F and grease a loaf tin.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, maple syrup, milk, butter or coconut oil, lemon juice and zest, and vanilla until smooth.
In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, xantham gum, baking powder, and sea salt.
Pour the dry mixture into the wet ingredients and mix until a mostly smooth batter forms. Fold in the diced strawberries.
Pour batter into the greased loaf tin. Bake for 50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
While loaf is baking, prepare the glaze. In a bowl use a potato masher or a fork to mash the strawberries, then stir in the monk fruit powdered sugar until well-combined. Set aside.
Allow loaf to completely cool. Transfer to a large plate. and pour the glaze over the top. Slice and enjoy!
Notes
*If you use regular powdered sugar, you may need to add ½ cup more depending on desired sweetness. Note that this will increase the sugar content of the recipe.Nutrition is based on using unsweetened almond milk, vegan butter sticks, and monk fruit powder.