Hey Friends, I hope you enjoyed Halloween yesterday!
I am loving the cool fall weather for baking up some yummy goodies. Low FODMAP recipe tasting has become pretty natural to me and it is so fun experimenting in the kitchen. Plus, the scent of sweet and spicy goodness wafting through the warm kitchen is particularly cozy during the cool months. Don’t get me wrong, I bake all year round…but the cold temperatures outside make me want to spend more time inside….baking. Are you with me?
This week, I purchased some buckwheat flour with the goal to make a low FODMAP carrot cake style bread made with freshly grated carrots, shredded coconut and chopped pecans. I decided to top the bread with a layer of cream cheese frosting and then decorate the icing with the same trio. The shredded carrots on top of the frosting offer such a fun punch of color and make the bread more visually appealing. The amount of cream cheese per serving is low enough in lactose for the low FODMAP diet but if you are particularly sensitive to lactose, use a lactose free cream cheese to make the frosting. I provide details how to make both frostings in the recipe.
Whole grain buckwheat flour is high in fiber and creates a rich color. For a more traditional style carrot cake texture (and color), you can opt to use a 1/2 cup of gluten free flour blend and 1/2 cup of buckwheat flour which yields a lighter texture and color.
The chopped pecans and shredded coconut add a flavor boost and texture to the final product.
I am a big carrot cake fan. How about you?
After I sampled the bread, I wrapped it up in plastic wrap and put it in the refrigerator. I have to say, Russ and I really liked it cold too! To keep the bread moist be sure to wrap it up in plastic wrap or store in an air tight container.
Russ and I may have sat on our couch and split 3 pieces of it. 🙂
Well, here is the recipe. Tell me what you think about using buckwheat flour in a baked product. Did you like it? Yay or nay.
I’m a fan.
Ingredients
- Makes about 8-10 slices, serving 1 slice
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup grated carrots
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buckwheat flour (for a lighter texture use 1/2 cup buckwheat flour and 1/2 cup suitable gluten free flour blend)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder (use gluten free, if following gluten free diet)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut (can sub in unsweetened coconut)
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- Cream cheese frosting and toppings
- 4 ounces cream cheese (use lactose free cream cheese if particularly sensitive to lactose)
- 2/3 cup confectioner's sugar (may need to up the confectioner's sugar if using lactose free cream cheese as it blends into a more liquid end product, I recommend 4 ounces lactose free cream cheese to about 1 1/4 cup confectioner's sugar)
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- Garnish frosting with 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans, 2 tablespoons shredded coconut and 2 tablespoons grated carrot.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In medium bowl, whisk together oil, sugar, eggs, carrots and vanilla.
- Blend in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and cinnamon.
- Fold in shredded coconut and pecans.
- Spread batter into prepared loaf pan and place in oven.
- Bake for 45-50 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
- Prepare cream cheese frosting:
- Beat together cream cheese, confectioner's sugar and vanilla until creamy.
- When bread is cooled, layer icing over the top and garnish with shredded carrot, shredded coconut and chopped pecans.
Linda Bryan
I leave cream cheese alone if there are other FODMAPs in the meal.
Heather
Your carrot cake and pumpkin recipes make me drool every time! Thanks for all of the great recipes that make IBS less painful 🙂
katescarlata
you are most welcome, Heather!
Marcia Coakley
Made this for my birthday treat. Yum.
I used 1/2 buckwheat / 1/2 GF mix
Frosting made with Daiya ND Cream Cheese.
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Audrey
Two questions for you Kate! (#1) On the Monash app, kefir is marked high-FODMAP, and goat milk yogurt is marked low-FODMAP. What do you think about the safety of goat milk kefir in the elimination phase? (#2) According to the Monash app, a 1/2 cup serving of canned lentils weighs 1.62 ounces. But according to the Westbrae cans, a 1/2 cup serving weighs 130 grams (about 4.5 ounces). Which is right? Do those cans contain 3 servings of lentils, or 9? Thanks in advance for your help!
katescarlata
I can reply from patient experience. 1/2 cup of canned lentils (Westbrae) has been well tolerated on elimination phase. So, I feel confident with that serving size. I tell my clients to drain and rinse, then use the lentils.
Not sure what to say about kefir. I have my clients use Green Valley Kefir–its lactose free–and well tolerated. Some kefir could have higher amounts of lactose.
Audrey
Got it, thanks so much Kate!
Delores Mann
I have a number of symptoms in my body and I am trying the low fodmap. I have been too 7 doctors and none of them know what is going on. They guess it could be this or that. They never test to see what it is. That is very frustrating when your outside of the home and have loose stools all over your clothes and yourself. Your not sure what food caused it or did something cause it. I have tried just about every diet out there and not sure which one really does the trick. If you don’t know what is the problem then you can’t solve it. My question is I can do grains and the fodmap recipes are gluten free. How do I do grain free instead of gluten free in my baking?
katescarlata
Almond flour is often used as a grain free ‘flour’ option. The amount per low FODMAP serving is 1/4 cup.
Susan
Can I use gf flour in this recipe only?