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Vegan Fruitcake recipe Chec cu fructe uscate

Vegan Fruitcake

Feeling festive? The fruitcake is a very popular festive dessert served at weddings or at Christmas. Learn how to make the most delicious and healthy vegan fruitcake at home! Easy peasy!
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Choose Serving Size 8

Ingredients 

  • ½ cup walnuts chopped
  • ½ cup pistachios chopped
  • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
  • ½ cup cranberries dried
  • ½ cup golden raisins
  • ½ cup dates pitted and chopped
  • ½ cup dried pineapple mix cubed
  • 3 Tbsp vegan butter melted; or regular, for vegetarian version
  • ½ cup sugar
  • 2 Tbsp psyllium husks or one egg, for vegetarian version
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp cinnamon
  • ⅓ tsp nutmeg
  • ¾ cup orange juice fresh
  • ½ cup cranberry juice

For the glaze:

  • 4 Tbsp powdered sugar
  • 1 Tbsp orange juice

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 180C
  • Brush a bundt pan with coconut oil. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl add the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt. Mix together.
  • In a large bowl add the orange juice, cranberry juice, cranberries, dates, raisins, pineapple, walnuts, pistachios, pumpkin seeds, vanilla extract, sugar, psyllium husks (or egg), melted butter and mix together.
  • Add the flour mixture to the fruit mixture and combine well.
  • Pour into the prepared bundt pan and bake for about 45 minutes.
  • Let cool.
  • Meanwhile, whisk together the powdered sugar and orange juice.
  • Once the cake has cooled, drizzle it with glaze.