Low Carb Sweet Bread
Makes 1 loaf (8 slices)
Each slice 107 calories, 2.5 grams of carbs, and 7.5 grams of protein (with golden flaxseed)
With the dark flaxseed: 94 calories
For the higher protein version, each slice is 85 calories, 2.5 carbs, and 14 grams of protein
Ingredients:
- 1 cup ground flaxseed
- 1 cup wheat-bran
- 1/4-1/2 cup pure pumpkin (depending how moist you like your bread- I like mine really moist so I used 1/2 cup)
- 1 cup liquid egg substitute
- 1/2 cup hot water
- 1 tbsp each baking powder and cinnamon
- 2 tsp pure stevia extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a loaf pan with nonstick baking spray.
- Combine all ingredients.
- Pour into baking pan, bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
**For a higher protein version, use 1 cup of soy protein powder instead of flaxseed. You will need to bake this version about 45 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
This is amazing! I can’t wait to make it and see if Mallard realizes it’s healthy!
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Hey April – cool recipe! If I don’t have any flaxseed.. is there anything I can substitute for it?
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April Reply:
January 13th, 2010 at 7:08 am
You could use any type of flour and it’d work I’m sure!
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um, does 2 tsp stevia equals to 2 tsp sugar?…cus i dont have stevia!…tanks
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April Reply:
January 13th, 2010 at 6:49 am
Unfortunetly stevia is about 1000 times sweeter than sugar so you’d need to use more like 1/2 a cup of sugar probably!
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I am totally digging guar and xanthun gum in my shakes….makes them into soft serve ice cream that you can eat with a spoon! YUM!
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I have tried Atkins Diet, South Beach Diet and other forms of Low Carb diet. They are all good for the general health and for maintaining a healthy weight.
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nom nom, sounds great!!
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I HAVE to make this!!! Yum! Thanks for posting! I am also glad you are starting to see a change in your metabolism by increasing your calories. I think it is good to show people (especially women) that eating more does not mean that you will gain weight!
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yes i have to make this! all i need to snag is some wheat bran and sweetener!
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I just made this !! I will post about it soon. Thanks, April!
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I’m going to try to make this!!!
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Hey – I still didn’t hear about a flaxseed sub! I have all the ingredients except for that! Will anything else work?
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April Reply:
January 16th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
Any flour would work! Almond flour, coconut flour, wheat flour, etc!!
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this IS SO GOOD!! love it!!
tastes amazing! ive been eating it all the timeeee!
whats stevia?! i didnt use that! i dont have it!
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OMG! Sooo good! I honestly didn’t think it would be THIS good! It’s so moist and totally curbs my carb craving…w/o really having a ton of carbs-I love it! I did 1/2 flax, 1/2 soy protein powder. Now I want to make your savory version
Thanks!
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this bread looks delicious .I’m soooo making it!!
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hey! Looks good. DO you know how much sugar is in each version?
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April Reply:
January 26th, 2010 at 8:49 am
There’s none I believe! Maybe 1 gram? Stevia has no sugar!
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Hey April,
I found your recipe from Katharina’s blog and I’m SO ready to try my hand at it. Just one quick question though – for your 1 cup of ground flaxseed did you take 1 cup of whole flaxseed and THEN mill it, or is it straight up 1 cup of flaxmeal? (Because if it is 1 cup of whole flaxseed, after it is ground up, it would be a smaller volume…)
Thanks!
Aletheia
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April Reply:
January 27th, 2010 at 6:28 am
Hi Aletheia!
My flaxseed is already ground up!
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Awesome, thank you!!
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hey, I want to make this, but I want to use real eggs. Do you have any idea how many eggs do I need?
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April Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 10:55 am
Probably 4!
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thank you, this was quick
I also realized I don’t have any wheat bran, so I’ll sub that with oats. hopefully it will be ok 
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April Reply:
January 29th, 2010 at 11:13 am
That should work! If not you could use any other type of flour!
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this looks great and super easy- i think im going to try and make it today
can i sub oat bran for wheat bran? or would flour work better? thanks!!
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April Reply:
January 30th, 2010 at 10:20 am
Either one should work fine!
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Could you sub whey protein powder for the flaxseeds? And whole wheat flour for the wheat bran? and egg whites for the egg substitute…and honey/agave for the sweetner?
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April Reply:
January 31st, 2010 at 9:07 am
Haha I’m sure you could! The texture might be a little weird from the why but it doesnt hurt to try!
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What kind of egg substitute do you use?
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April Reply:
February 2nd, 2010 at 6:53 am
liquid egg beaters or liquid egg whites!
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I made this bread the other day and it was sooo good! Thanks for the recipe
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This looks really great…thank you!
Enjoy!
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Me thinks I need this in my life. Sweeeet!
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Help! I am trying to make this right now!, but I’m confused about the stevia.
What brand do you use?
And do you mean liquid stevia or powdered?
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April Reply:
March 2nd, 2010 at 1:13 pm
Powderd Pure stevia! I use the NuNaturals brand. Liquid would work too!
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The one with maltodextrin, or the “no carbs” one? Sorry to ask so many questions!
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April Reply:
March 2nd, 2010 at 3:47 pm
I used the “no carbs” one but either works!
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Seriously? Oh my gosh, this is almost to simple to be true. Thanks for sharing the recipe April!
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Made it. Loved it.
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How much fat does this contain?
Does this mean -zero?
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April Reply:
May 9th, 2010 at 6:29 am
No- I have not calculated the fat yet.
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Hi April,
I just baked your low carb sweet bread despite the 95+ degree weather! It was totally worth my entire place warming up by several more degrees. So delicious. Thank you!
Sue
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April Reply:
July 5th, 2010 at 10:09 am
Hi Sue! I’m so glad you liked it!
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