Fat Sparrow Date & Apricot Loaf

There’s nothing quite like a freshly baked loaf straight from the oven with a cuppa on a cool morning. This lovely recipe for a vegan fruit loaf is from Fat Sparrow, a super cute vegan porch takeaway coffee stop on Albany Highway in Auckland.

Grab a blessed coffee and yummy fresh bagel to takeaway, or take a moment for yourself and enjoy them while sitting on the bench seat in their lovely little garden.

Check out Fat Sparrow on Instagram here. 

Fat Sparrow, 450 Albany Highway, Albany, Auckland

Fat Sparrow Date & Apricot Loaf

Ingredients:

3/4 cup sugar

1 cup water

1 cup dates

1/2 cup apricots

1 big tablespoon of golden syrup

2 oz butter or 3 tablespoons vegan butter of your choice – I use nuttlex

Boil to soften these ingredients, then add:

1 tsp baking soda

I tsp vanilla essence

2 cups self raising flour or plain flour with a tsp of baking powder added

pinch of salt.

Mix quickly and put into a loaf tin and bake at 180 for approx. 30-40 mins, I use the knitting needle test to see if its cooked properly.