Healthy Vegan Lemon Loaf

This vegan lemon loaf is moist, fluffy, and lemony with no dairy or eggs!

5 from 1 vote

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 20

Course Dessert

Cuisine Universal

Servings 8

Ingredients

1 cup white whole wheat flour
1 ½ cup + 2 tablespoons all purpose flour
2 tablespoons flaxseed meal completely optional; see notes!
½ teaspoon salt
1 ½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon baking soda
9 tablespoons cane or coconut sugar add more if using coconut
½ cup avocado oil or other neutral oil
1 ⅓ cup nondairy milk I used oat
⅓ cup lemon juice about 2 lemons
3 tablespoons lemon zest about 1 lemon
1 ½ tablespoon apple cider vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

In a medium bowl, combine the milk with apple cider vinegar and lemon juice. Mix and set aside to thicken for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit and line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: white flour, white whole wheat flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flaxseed meal if using. Then whisk in all the wet ingredients: sugar, avocado oil, milk mixture, and vanilla.
Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-65 minutes until it springs back when lightly pressed and a toothpick comes out clean. Let it cool in the oven and don't slice until cooled. Enjoy!

Notes

FLAXSEED MEAL: this is completely optional!! The only reason I put it there is to add nutritional value, like fiber and protein. The texture does not change with or without it.

SUGAR: I used unrefined cane sugar, but pretty much any 1:1 granulated sugar will work! The only other one I have experience with is coconut sugar; in which case you will need to add 1-2 tablespoons to get the same amount of sweetness.

AVOCADO OIL: avocado oil is my favorite because of it’s unsaturated fats and omega-3s, but any neutral oil will work! I have tried reducing 3 tbsp of oil with more milk, which worked, but wasn’t as good. Choose which you’d rather have; less oil or a more moist cake (I’ll keep making it with ½ cup)!