This isn’t your grandmother’s fruitcake! I have to admit; I never liked fruitcake growing up. I remember being gifted it from neighbors and friends—it was overly sweet and full of artificially-dyed fruit. This healthy fruitcake recipe is slightly sweet and full of flavor from the brandy-soaked dried fruit, orange zest, and almond extract. The flavors are truly exquisite.
Ingredients
Dried Fruit and Nuts
¼ cups
dried cranberries
¼ cups
chopped
dried apricots
¼ cups
chopped
raw hazelnuts
2 tablespoons
brandy
(I use local apple brandy)
Dry Ingredients
½ cups
coconut flour
½ cups
arrowroot powder
1½ teaspoons
baking powder
¼ teaspoons
sea salt
Wet Ingredients
2 large
persimmons
puréed
4 large
eggs
⅓ cups
maple syrup
⅓ cups
melted
coconut oil
2 teaspoons
orange zest
½ teaspoons
almond extract