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Healthy Yogurt Fruit Cake

Published: Jan 1, 2021 · Modified: Jun 4, 2021 by Dora · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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A mouth-watering healthy yogurt fruit cake that's perfect for kids, adults and a great calorie booster while you're breastfeeding.

Yogurt fruit cake is one of the easiest and simplest cakes I make. It's a great summer dessert, but you can make it pretty much any time of year and just include whatever seasonal fruit you have. But the "traditional" version is pretty unhealthy and filled with sugar and white flour.

So I make my own with simple, healthier ingredients. And judging by the speed it vanished from the serving platter in my house, I'd say it works.

As an added bonus, it's a perfect breastfeeding snack too – full of nutrient-dense calories.

Interested? Check out the recipe below.

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Healthy Yogurt Fruit Cake Ingredients

To make this Healthy Yogurt Fruit Cake, you will need the following ingredients:

Wholegrain flour. Although you can substitute the wholegrain flour with white flour, using half and half contributes to the overall nutritional benefits of the cake.

Semi-white flour. At least part of the flour should be white/semi-white as it will help the cake rise.

Eggs. Choose free-range or organic if possible.

Agave syrup. Our sweetener of choice in pretty much all of our healthy desserts or sweet snacks.

Coconut sugar. We use coconut sugar alongside agave syrup as a sweetener for this cake since it is in solid form (as opposed to the agave syrup) so it will contribute to the firmness of the batter.

Yogurt. We almost always use plain yogurt but if you're out you can use a fruit one also. Just make sure it doesn't have much added sugar.

Olive oil. We find olive oil being the best vegetable oil but any other of choice will also work here.

Vanilla essence. You can really do without but it does give that extra aroma.

Baking powder. Helps the cake rise in the oven.

Fruit. We like to add some forest fruits on top but usually leave half the cake plain to accommodate pickier eaters!

Healthy Yogurt Fruit Cake Nutritional Benefits

Wholegrain flour. Great source of complex carbs and fiber as well as iron

Semi-white flour. Contains a little more nutrients than regular, white flour used in most baking recipes.

Eggs. A great protein source as well as certain B vitamins and choline.

Agave syrup. Doesn’t spike the blood sugar like table sugar.

Coconut sugar. Contains more nutrients than normal sugar and 25% less actual sugar.

Yogurt. A protein, fat, calorie and calcium source.

Olive oil. Great source of healthy fats (and calories).

Fruit. Depending on the fruit you choose, a great source of additional micronutrients.

How To Make

raw batter for the yoghurt cake, placed in a glass dish and topped with blueberries and raspberries

Prepare the oven. Preheat the oven to 180°C / 360°F.

Prepare the batter. In a bowl, first mix the eggs with the agave syrup and coconut sugar. Once they have combined, add the olive oil and continue mixing. When combined, gradually add the flour(s), baking powder and yogurt and mix until a smooth batter is formed.

Prepare for baking. Line a baking tin with parchment paper. Pour the batter into the baking tin. Put the fruit of choice on top evenly throughout the tin. For picky eaters you can leave half of the cake without the fruit.

Bake. Bake for about half an hour. The cake is baked when you can insert a knife in the middle and it comes out clean.

Possible Variations

Mix up the fruit. I find that the best thing about this recipe is that you can literally use any seasonal (or frozen) fruit of choice that you have at home to put on top of the cake before baking. I love the combination with berries because it gives a perfect sweet and sour balance. Just make sure you defrost any fruit fully before putting them on the cake.

Make it vegan. Instead of plain yogurt you can choose a non-dairy yogurt. You can also substitute the eggs for flax or chia based alternatives.

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  • Banana Oat Sheet Pan Pancakes
  • Hazelnut Cookies
8 pieces of yoghurt cake cut up in equal squares

Recipe

1 piece of yoghurt cake with icing sugar

Healthy Yogurt Fruit Cake

A mouth-watering healthy yogurt fruit cake that's perfect for kids, adults and a great calorie booster while you're breastfeeding.
5 from 1 vote
Author: Dora
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Servings 25
Fridge Life? 3 days
Freezable? 3 months

Ingredients

  • ½ cup agave syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • ½ cup coconut sugar
  • 1 cup semi-white flour
  • 1 cup wholegrain flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp vanilla essence
  • 1 cup plain yogurt
  • ½ cup olive oil
  • fruit of choice

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 180°C / 360°F.
  • In a bowl, mix the eggs with the agave syrup and coconut sugar.
  • Add the oil and mix.
  • Add the flour(s), baking powder and yogurt and mix until a smooth batter is formed.
  • Line a baking tin with parchment paper.
  • Pour the batter into the baking tin.
  • Put the fruit of choice on top evenly throughout the tin (or leave half plain).
  • Bake for about half an hour.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gCalories: 109kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 2gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 14mgSodium: 33mgPotassium: 25mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 29IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
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