Blueberry Oat Loaf 2.0
Enjoy this classic loaf for breakfast or as a sweet afternoon treat. Although it takes an hour to cook and several to cool, it’s quick and easy to prepare. The good-for-you recipe includes oats, ground almonds and fresh blueberries, but can be flavoured in a variety of ways: add lemon zest for extra zing; or try blackberries and orange zest; or fresh raspberries and replace the vanilla with almond extract.
- Prep time
- 23 min
- Cook time
- 1 hr 15 min
- Yield
- 10 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 5.6 oz oats
- 5.6 oz ground almonds
- 5.6 oz plain white flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 0.125 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 12.3 fl oz soya milk
- 2.8 oz coconut oil
- 3.5 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3.5 oz coconut sugar
- 5.2 oz blueberries
Instructions
- 1
Grease and line a 10cm x 20cm x 6cm / 4″ x 8″ x 3” loaf tin.
- 2
Preheat oven to 180°C / 160°C fan / 350°F.
- 3
Place the oats into a blender or NutriBullet and blitz until fine.
- 4
Place the ground oats into a large bowl with the ground almonds, flour, baking powder, bicarbonate of soda and fine sea salt. Whisk until no lumps remain.
- 5
Place the soy milk, melted coconut oil, maple syrup, vanilla (if using) and coconut sugar into another bowl or jug. Whisk to combine.
- 6
Place most of the blueberries (reserving a very small handful for the top of the loaf) into a medium bowl; dust with a little flour and toss to coat. This ensures that the berries don’t sink to the bottom of the loaf during baking; the blueberries reserved for the topping don’t need it.
- 7
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Then stir through the flour-dusted blueberries and gently mix until incorporated.
- 8
Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin. Top with the reserved blueberries, plus a sprinkle of oats.
- 9
Place into the preheated oven for 55–60 minutes until risen and golden brown.
- 10
Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely before serving (this takes 2–3 hours).