The dried fruit is mixed with a secret ingredients that just enhance & enrich & highlights the Christmas loaf . The Secret is the MonaVie Juice !!
Just give the Christmas loaf so much depth & flavour & dark in colour, so in total you have about 24 fruits .
I said this "Christmas Fruit Loaf was special "
Made this recipe for my 2 son's preschool teachers, they could stop thanking me when I pick up my boys...Keep say how nice & yummy, they all eat this big loaf was gone in minutes.
1 cup sultans
1/2 cup dates
1 x 450g can pears & juice
1/2 cup sunflower seeds
1 1/2 cup pumpkin seed
1/4 cup chocolate chip
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup hazelnut meal
2 tablespoon mixed spice
1/4 cup MonaVie Juice
2 tblsp Cocoa powder
2 eggs, whisk
1 1/2 cup water
125g butter
3 cup self-raising flour
Topping:
Dried cranberry's
1 teaspoon mixed spice
1 tablsp castor sugar
Method :
- Preheat oven 180*C (350*F) In a large saucepan add , sultans . dates, sugar, butter, MonaVie Juice & water, juice from the can pears & cocoa powder . Stir using a Silicone Spatula
once or twice until butter has melted & sugar has dissolved ( about 5 to 8 mins ) Allow to cool slightly Whisk eggs , mixture until well combine .
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In a large Mixing Bowl .
together the following ingredients.
Sifted flour mixed spice , hazelnut, pumpkin & sunflower seeds & chocolate chip. - Add the wet mixture to the flour ,mix until mixture is combine .
Cut half of the tin of pear so going into the loaf mixture . Fold the pears into the loaf mixture.
The other half of the pears is to go on top of the loaf ( these pears cut long ways in length.) - Pour into a grease large loaf tin
Arrange the pears on to the loaf sprinkle dried cranberry or sultans , now sprinkle some hazelnut meal & push the hazelnut & cranberry into the mixture. ( so the do not fall off when you turn the loaf out ) Sprinkle with mixed spice sugar.
Or muffin 12 cupWith the muffin sprinkle with mixed spice sugar.
- Bake in moderate oven for 1 1/4 hrs .Stand 5 mins before turning onto wire rack to cool Enjoy!
- TIP: Storage time 3 days Guaranteed the loaf will be eaten be then.
Good for lunch Box for school Yes you can make this recipes into muffins . - Note: This Christmas Fruit Loaf can served warm with custard or brandy custard .


This recipe low -GI Muesli bar , great for school lunch box Or just got the munchies . Fast & easy to make, Custom made to your taste buds, and you know whats going in the muesli bar !!! add what you like more of your favorites dried fruits or nuts & seeds .






