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Better than Starbucks Gingerbread Loaf Recipe

Better than Starbucks Gingerbread Loaf is a moist, light, and fluffy quick bread recipe that is perfect for the holiday season! Made gluten-free and with a decadent cream cheese frosting!
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 10 slices
Calories 309kcal
Author Lyndsey

Equipment

  • 1 bread pan

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 2 cups gluten free flour
  • ¾ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice

Wet Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ¼ cup coconut oil softened
  • 2 tablespoon molasses
  • ½ cup Greek yogurt
  • ½ cup applesauce

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients

  • 4 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 1-2 tablespoon milk
  • 2 tablespoon powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350F.  Prepare a bread pan with a piece of parchment paper fitted like a sling.  Spray with cooking spray.
  • To a medium bowl add flour, baking soda, pumpkin spice, and salt. Stir with a whisk and set aside.
    2 cups gluten free flour, ¾ teaspoon baking soda, ½ teaspoon salt, 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice
  • Add brown sugar and coconut oil to a large bowl and whisk until well blended. Add eggs one at a time and whisk well.  Add in the applesauce, yogurt, and molasses and whisk until blended.
    1 cup brown sugar, 2 large eggs, ¼ cup coconut oil, 2 tablespoon molasses, ½ cup applesauce, ½ cup Greek yogurt
  • Add the dry ingredients in three parts, until just blended.  Spoon the batter into the prepared bread pan.
  • Bake at 350F for 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.  Cool for 5 minutes in the pan then lift the parchment sling out to fully cool on a cooling rack.
  • Combine cream cheese frosting ingredients in a small bowl and evenly spread over the cooled loaf.
    4 oz. cream cheese, 1-2 tablespoon milk, 2 tablespoon powdered sugar

Notes

If you decide to use the cream cheese frosting for this loaf, you must refrigerate it.
If not, this healthy gingerbread is best stored on the countertop in an airtight container for up to four days.
You may consider keeping the frosting in a container in the refrigerator and using it per slice as you cut it.
If stored in the refrigerator, microwave it for 30 seconds to soften it.
To freeze gingerbread you can either freeze the entire loaf or cut the bread into slices and freeze by the slice.  Either way, you will want to wrap the bread securely in foil and then place it in a freezer-proof container.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 46.4g | Protein: 5.9g | Fat: 11.3g