This is not your typical Date Walnut Bread, this is Paleo Date Walnut Bread. This bread is purely fruit sweetened, and has no honey, maple syrup, agave or other processed sweeteners. Because of this, the bread is not as sweet, or dessert-like as other breads of mine such as my Paleo Chocolate Zucchini Bread.
During the last year, I’ve worked on lowering the amount of sweeteners in my recipes, and this bread is a prime example of that.
This gluten-free, grain-free bread is heavier and more bread-like than my dessert breads which are light, fluffy, and cake-like. Paleo Date Walnut Bread is perfect with a side of eggs for a paleo breakfast. With super food ingredients including almond flour and walnuts, this naturally sweetened paleo bread is the perfect paleo treat.
Paleo Date Walnut Bread
Ingredients
- ½ cup blanched almond flour (not almond meal)
- 2 tablespoons coconut flour
- ⅛ teaspoon celtic sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon baking soda
- 3 large dates (remove pits)
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ cup walnuts, chopped
Instructions
- In a food processor, pulse together almond flour and coconut flour
- Pulse in salt and baking soda
- Pulse in dates until mixture is the texture of coarse sand
- Pulse in eggs and apple cider vinegar
- Very briefly pulse in walnuts
- Transfer batter to a mini loaf pan
- Bake at 350°F for 28-32 minutes
- Cool bread in pan for 2 hours before removing
- Serve
To store this bread, wrap in a paper towel, seal in a plastic bag, and refrigerate for up to 1 week.
Here are some of my other easy Paleo bread recipes:
Ashley says
Just tried this recipe, in the oven atm .. looks good.. can’t wait to try it out !!!
Erina says
I just made this bread and just made one quick change- separated egg whites from yolks and beat them until nice and fluffy, and then add both to the processor. I also don’t like coconut so I added 2 more tbs of almond flour. Came out unbelievably moist and fluffy. Can’t tell its gluten free!
Thank you!
Elana says
Erina, thanks! So glad you are enjoying this bread :-)
Helen says
Date and walnuts are my favorites, I want to try it, but I do not have a food processor ,will work by mixing by hand??
Elana says
Hi Helen, I haven’t tried that so not sure, if you do please let us know how it goes :-)
Pat says
Tried this recipe this morning after reading the comments and found several of them very helpful. First, I was concerned that my almond flour would be rancid since it was in my cupboard for a year and found that it was fine. Whew. Second, I was 1 egg short, so I added 1 Tbl. chia seeds with 3 Tbl. water – worked great! Also, I don’t own a mini-pan, so used the 6 inner muffin holders and it worked great! Third, I added 2 Tbl water at the end in the food processor simply because it looked like it needed a tad bit more moisture. Worked great! The result… delicious with my home made ghee!
Elana says
So glad you enjoyed the bread Pat!
Mariane says
Oh my ! The delicious recipes don’t stop coming, do they ?? Another one on the list !
Me says
Can I do these bread recipes in a bread maker? I hate baking but Love eating! I can’t do sugar, wheat or dairy any more so need some yummy stuff I can make easily to stuff in my face.
Thanks.
Elana says
Hi Me, I haven’t tried that so not sure. If you do please let us know if it works :-)
Veronique says
I just made your date bread and it is incredibly delicious, husband loved it, thank you for creating such a great treat. Anyone who wants to remove gluten or grains from their diet can learn so much from you. Quite a while back I made your pumpkin bread too and it was the same experience; a wonderful tasty treat. You are inspirational to other home cooks. Thank you!!!
Elana says
Veronique, thanks for your lovely comment. I’m glad you found this bread “incredibly delicious,” and also thrilled to hear that you are enjoying my other recipes!
Andrea says
Perfect texture, great taste, BF loved it! Had it with goat cheese for dinner with salad, then with apple butter for breakfast.
Elana says
Andrea, thanks for letting us know that the bread is “perfect,” wow that’s great feedback :-)
Jackie says
Hi Elana,
I have Hashimoto disease and Fybromyalgia. I would like to know which diet is best to follow: Paleo diet or Gluten Free diet?
Elana says
Hi Jackie, I too have Hashimoto’s and I follow a grain-free, gluten-free diet which = a Paleo diet :-)
Suzanne says
Hi, Elana! I am from Boulder originally and now live in Denver. I also have MS and I am navigating the AIP diet and lifestyle modifications. I would like to thank you for all the work you do to support the community. Simply amazing! I love all of your bread recipes, however, I recently discovered that I have an extreme egg allergy. Do you have a AIP-compliant recommendation for egg replacements, especially for cooking at altitudes?
Elana says
Hi Suzanne, thanks for your comment! That is one area of baking I have not tackled. I do have one egg-free cupcake recipe in my second book, Gluten-Free Cupcakes, but that’s about it. Sorry I can’t be of more help!
Janna K Conrad says
Try looking into avocados for replacing egg in recipes. Found information with Jazzy Vegetarian (facebook)
Gosia says
Hi, in vegan diet they use flax seeds or chia seeds. 1 egg= 1 tbsp of those covered with 3 tbsp of hot water. Wait few minutes. I used that several times in my baking and it worked great. I used the flax seeds whole and ground depending on what I was doing and the desired texture. Hope it helps. Happy experimenting
Gosia says
Btw – Elana, I’ve never commented before but my life has so changed since I discovered your website. Thank you so much for all the recipes and inspiration! You are awesome!
Elana says
Thanks for your incredible comment Gosia! I’m so glad that you are enjoying my recipes :-)
Elana says
Hi guys, I haven’t had success with this type of substitution in my recipes. If you do experiment with this one, please stop back by and let us know if it worked :-)
susane says
Healthy Family Eats has a good recipe for egg gelatine that she uses as an egg replacement. Kate (the blogger behind HFE) is another great recipe source for AIP recipes.
Elana says
Susane, thanks for your comment! Just a quick note to let y’all know I haven’t had success with that type of egg substitute in my recipes :-)
JH says
Is there really only 1/2 c. almond flour in the Paleo Date Walnut Bread recipe?
Andrea says
I followed the recipe exactly and it turned out perfectly. It makes a mini loaf. Perfect amount for slicing up and serving with fruit and cheeses as an appetizer- you won’t have leftovers! Mini-loaves are awesome for baking a variety of fresh batches more often rather than having one big loaf for the whole week.