Portions:
12
Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup maple syrup (preferably dark syrup, for its robust flavour)
- 1 cup Greek yogourt
- 1/2 cup sweet potato, grated
- 1 tsp orange zest, grated
- 1 cup quick-cooking oatmeal
- 1/2 cup dried fruit of your choice (raisins, cranberries, apricots, dates, etc.)
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, whole wheat or half and half
- 1 tbsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
Method
- Place rack in centre position of oven and preheat to 180° C (350° F).
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper. Butter the ends not covered by the paper.
- Put the egg, vegetable oil, maple syrup, and yogourt into a bowl and whisk. Add the sweet potato, orange zest, oats, and dried fruit. Mix well and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Combine the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and nutmeg in another bowl.
- Stir the flour mixture into the wet ingredients until just moistened. Pour this batter into your pan.
- Bake 50 – 60 minutes or until knife inserted into centre comes out clean.
- Let cool 10 minutes before removing from pan, then leave to fully cool on a rack.
Recipe created by:
Hugo Houle
Athletes
Advice from Maple experts
*YIELD: 1 loaf; 12 slices
RESTING TIME: 20 minutes
KEEPS FOR: 1 week in the fridge. To freeze, cut first and take each slice out, as desired.
