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    Fruit Cake Recipe

    Last Modified: Jan 18, 2023 by Paleo Leaper · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Some grain-based desserts you don’t even miss after going Paleo: stale grocery-store cookies, tasteless “snack cakes” out of the vending machine, and the Styrofoam sheet cakes that seem to spring fully formed from break room tables for office birthday parties.

    But other old favorite treats are harder to let go of, even if they’re not ultimately worth the pain of eating them. Fond memories of enjoying an old family recipe during the holidays can easily put fruitcake into this latter category, making every heavy, sticky-sweet slice a wrench to pass up.

    Fruit Cake

    If you’d rather have multiple smaller cakes, you can pour the batter into several smaller loaf pans; just lower the cooking time accordingly.

    Ribbon-wrapped mini-fruitcakes make great healthy gifts for a party host or visiting relatives, or just freeze them to pull out later on when you want a Paleo-friendly treat to brighten up your day.

    Fruit Cake Recipe

    PREP: 15 min COOK: 1 h

    Ingredients

    • 1 ½ cups almond flour;
    • ½ cup tapioca flour;
    • ½ tsp. baking powder;
    • 5 eggs;
    • 1 cup raw honey;
    • 1 cup clarified butter or ghee;
    • 1 tsp. ground cloves;
    • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon;
    • 1 tsp. ground nutmeg;
    • 1 tsp. vanilla extract ;
    • 1 cup dates, chopped;
    • 2 cups raisins;
    • 1 cup dried cherries;
    • 1 cup assorted dry fruits of your choice; (mango, apricots, cranberry)
    • ½ tsp. sea salt;
    Fruit Cake Recipe Preparation

    Preparation

    1. Preheat your oven to 350 F.
    2. In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, tapioca flour, salt, and baking powder.
    3. Add the ground cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the almond flour and mix again.
    4. In another bowl, mix the eggs, butter, honey, and vanilla.
    5. Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine until smooth.
    6. Add the dried fruits to the mixture and stir again.
    7. Empty the mixture into a greased loaf pan and bake for 45 min. to 1 hour.

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    Fruit Cake Recipe

    Fruit Cake Recipe

    A grain-free, alcohol-free recipe for the fruitcake lovers who want to stay Paleo but still get a taste of their favorite dessert.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 1449 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 ½ cups almond flour
    • ½ cup tapioca flour
    • ½ tsp. baking powder
    • 5 eggs
    • 1 cup raw honey
    • 1 cup clarified butter or ghee
    • 1 tsp. ground cloves
    • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
    • 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
    • 1 tsp. vanilla extract
    • 1 cup dates chopped
    • 2 cups raisins
    • 1 cup dried cherries
    • 1 cup assorted dry fruits of your choice mango, apricots, cranberry
    • ½ tsp. sea salt

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat your oven to 350 F.
    • In a large bowl, combine the almond flour, tapioca flour, salt, and baking powder.
      1 ½ cups almond flour, ½ cup tapioca flour, ½ tsp. sea salt, ½ tsp. baking powder
    • Add the ground cloves, cinnamon, and nutmeg to the almond flour and mix again.
      1 tsp. ground cloves, 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
    • In another bowl, mix the eggs, butter, honey, and vanilla.
      5 eggs, 1 cup clarified butter or ghee, 1 tsp. vanilla extract, 1 cup raw honey
    • Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and combine until smooth.
    • Add the dried fruits to the mixture and stir again.
      2 cups raisins, 1 cup dried cherries, 1 cup assorted dry fruits of your choice, 1 cup dates
    • Empty the mixture into a greased loaf pan and bake for 45 min. to 1 hour.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1449kcalCarbohydrates: 201gProtein: 21gFat: 72gSaturated Fat: 32gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 15gTrans Fat: 0.02gCholesterol: 320mgSodium: 416mgPotassium: 986mgFiber: 17gSugar: 111gVitamin A: 1383IUVitamin C: 5mgCalcium: 245mgIron: 6mg
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    Filed Under: Paleo Desserts, Sweets and Snacks, Paleo Recipes Tagged With: cooking: fast prep, cooking: oven, diet: low-fodmap, diet: shellfish-free, diet: vegetarian, good for leftovers, Paleo Kid-Friendly Recipes

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