Fruit and Nut Bread

Name: Fruit and Nut Bread
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cup flour; 1 1/2 tsps baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 2 tbsps brown sugar; 1 cup chopped walnuts and/or pecans; 1/2 cup chopped dates; 1/2 cup raisins and/or dried cranberries; 2 tbsps golden syrup; 1 cup milk; 1/4 tsp allspice; 1/4 tsp cinnamon

1 step

Prep:10minCook:45min

Simple, not too sweet and just right for an afternoon pick-me-up. I love it with a smear of butter. Customize with your fave dried fruit and nuts

Updated at: Tue, 26 May 2026 18:15:00 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories299.6 kcal (15%)

Total Fat11.5 g (16%)

Carbs45.5 g (17%)

Sugars20.5 g (23%)

Protein6.7 g (13%)

Sodium182.4 mg (9%)

Fiber2.9 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

8 servings

1 ¾ cupflour

1.5 tspsbaking powder

¼ tspsalt

2 tbspsbrown sugar

1 cupwalnuts

chopped, or pecans

½ cupdates

chopped

½ cupraisins

or dried cranberries

2 tbspsgolden syrup

1 cupmilk

¼ tspallspice

¼ tspcinnamon

Instructions

Step 1

Oil and flour an 8 X 5" loaf pan and set aside. In a large bowl mix the flour, baking powder, salt, brown sugar, allspice and cinnamon together. Add the fruit and nuts tossing to coat. Mix syrup and milk together and stir into the dry ingredients. It will be a relatively stiff batter. Spoon into the prepared pan and bake at 350°F for 45 minutes. Check for doneness with a cake tester.

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