Gingered Orange Carrot Spelt Loaf Sweetened with Mashed Banana and Honey

Ingredients:

• ⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil 

• 1/3 cup honey 

• 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

• 2 eggs

• ¼ cup milk of choice 

• 1 mashed ripe banana 

• 1/4 cup coconut sugar (if needed - I didn’t use)

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 

• ½ teaspoon salt

• 1 tsp ground ginger root 

• 1-2 shredded organic carrots 

• Zest from one orange 

• 1 ¾ cups flour (white, spelt or gluten free) 

Directions:

Mix wet ingredients into a 2 cup measuring cup. Add shredded carrot and orange zest into flour. Mix dry with wet but do not over-mix. I added candied ginger on top followed by my orange pansies. You can add chopped pecans into this recipe as well. Bake @ 350 for 30-40 min.