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Date Honey Pound Cake

Easy recipe for grain-free, date honey bread that has the spongy texture of Sara Lee pound cake without all the refined carbs and sugar.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword easy, grain free, healthy, paleo
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 1 medium loaf
Calories 143 kcal

Ingredients

  • 6 eggs preferably pastured or free range
  • 1/2 cup coconut flour sifted
  • 6 Tbsp coconut milk or dairy cream
  • 5 Tbsp butter melted, preferably grassfed
  • 6 Tbsp date honey
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda

Instructions

  1. Whisk together the eggs, butter, coconut milk, date syrup, sea salt, and vanilla.

  2. Mix coconut flour and baking powder in a separate bowl and then sprinkle this dry mixture in with the wet ingredients a bit at a time.    

  3. Once everything is mixed, keep whisking until the batter is very smooth with no lumps. This may take a few minutes. 

  4. Pour into a glass loaf pan and bake at 400 °F/204 °C for 20-25 minutes or until loaf starts to slightly brown on top.

  5. This recipe makes 1 medium honey bread loaf, 12 muffins, or 24 mini muffins. Cover leftovers on the counter and refrigerate what you won't eat in 2 days in a sealed container.

Nutrition Facts
Date Honey Pound Cake
Amount Per Serving (1 slice)
Calories 143 Calories from Fat 77
% Daily Value*
Fat 8.5g13%
Saturated Fat 5.7g29%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.2g
Cholesterol 119mg40%
Potassium 156mg4%
Carbohydrates 11.6g4%
Fiber 2g8%
Protein 4.25g9%
Vitamin A 139IU3%
Calcium 42mg4%
Iron 0.5mg3%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.