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Vegan Gingerbread Loaf

December 8, 2022

Printed: Dec 7, 2022 Up to date: Dec 7, 2022 by Alison Andrews This publish might include affiliate hyperlinks

The perfect vegan gingerbread loaf is tender and moist and gorgeously flavored with molasses, cinnamon and ginger. Good for the vacations!

Sliced vegan gingerbread loaf on a white plate.

This vegan gingerbread loaf is a fantastically spiced vacation dessert that you’re going to love.

It’s very easy to make in 1-bowl with easy components and the result’s a tender, moist and wealthy molasses and ginger spiced loaf that actually delivers when it comes to taste and texture.

It’s additionally topped with an optionally available orange frosting that enhances the flavors completely.

You’ll additionally love our vegan gingerbread cookies, vegan gingersnap cookies and vegan gingerbread cake.

Recipe Substances:

Ingredients to make vegan gingerbread loaf.

Ingredient Notes

Applesauce – provides moisture with out being too heavy. In case you’re searching for an alternative choice to this you should use 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon floor flaxseed combined with 3 tablespoons of scorching water) rather than the applesauce.
Molasses – unsulphured molasses tends to be milder and sweeter than sulphured. Many of the industrial manufacturers bought will probably be unsulpured, nevertheless, keep away from blackstrap molasses because it tends to be too bitter. Grandma’s Molasses is an effective model of unsulpured molasses in the event you’re within the USA.
Soy milk – may be switched for a distinct non-dairy milk.
Canola oil – may be switched for vegetable oil.
Powdered sugar and orange juice – create the optionally available orange frosting/glaze.

Sliced gingerbread loaf on a white plate.

Step By Step Directions

You’ll discover full directions and measurements within the recipe card on the backside of the publish. This can be a abstract of the method to go together with the method photographs.

Sift all goal flour right into a mixing bowl and add gentle brown sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, floor ginger and allspice. Combine collectively.

Dry ingredients added to mixing bowl and mixed.

Add soy milk, molasses, canola oil, applesauce, vanilla extract and apple cider vinegar. Combine right into a batter. Don’t overmix.

Wet ingredients added to mixing bowl and mixed into a batter.

Switch to a 9×5 loaf pan (sprayed with non-stick spray and lined with parchment paper that overhangs on both aspect) and clean down.
Bake at 350°F for 50-55 minutes, till a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clear.

Batter in a loaf pan before and after baking.

Switch the loaf to a wire cooling rack to chill utterly earlier than frosting.
Sift powdered sugar right into a bowl, add orange juice and blend right into a thick glaze.
Spoon the glaze excessive of the loaf and unfold it out, then place the entire loaf into the fridge for 10 minutes in order that the glaze can set.

Baked loaf on a wire cooling rack and then frosted on a plate.

Slices of gingerbread loaf on a white plate.

Baker’s Ideas

Measure your flour correctly. Ideally weigh it out on a meals scale, however in the event you don’t have a meals scale, then be sure to spoon and stage the flour, don’t scoop it. Merely spoon it into your measuring cup (don’t pack it down) after which stage off the highest with a knife.

Don’t overmix the batter. Combine till simply mixed. Overmixing can have an effect on your texture and rise.

Gluten free. For a gluten free model you’ll be able to strive utilizing a gluten free all goal baking mix in an identical quantity because the common flour. Now we have not examined it for this recipe, however that is what often works effectively.

Slices of gingerbread cut in half and stacked.

Storing and Freezing

Hold it saved in an hermetic container at room temperature for 2-3 days or within the fridge (lined) for as much as 5 days. Let it come to room temperature earlier than serving.

It’s freezer pleasant for as much as 2 months and may be frozen both frosted or unfrosted. Thaw in a single day within the fridge.

Slice of gingerbread loaf on a black plate with a cake fork.

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Sliced vegan gingerbread loaf on a white plate.