This festive recipe features sweet and spiced gingerbread flavors in a delicious dessert bread that everyone will love. A gluten free gingerbread loaf topped with a dairy-free sugar glaze. All the classic, beloved flavors, made with healthier ingredients – the best!
What Makes This Recipe Great
This gluten-free gingerbread loaf is like gingerbread cake meets gingerbread cookie dough for a perfectly spiced, festive holiday treat.
This delicious bread has the same soft and chewy texture and amazing flavor as classic gingerbread recipes but is completely gluten-free and dairy-free.
No need to wait until Christmas either, this sweet and spiced gingerbread loaf is the perfect dessert bread for any gathering.
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Ingredients Notes
For the full list of ingredients, please see the recipe card below.
Gluten-Free Gingerbread Loaf
Almond Flour & Coconut Flour: These two flours make an excellent gluten-free flour blend, and no xanthan gum is needed.
Spices: Cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, nutmeg, and salt.
Eggs: I have not tested this recipe for egg-free replacements, however, any 1:1 egg replacement should work. Let me know if you try this in the comments below.
Coconut Oil: You can use refined or unrefined, whichever you have on hand.
Honey: I use this natural sweetener instead of brown sugar. It gives a flavorful sweetness without needing refined sugar.
Molasses: This is what gives gingerbread its deep, delicious flavor. You can find it in the baking aisle at most local grocery stores.
Sugar Glaze
The sugar glaze drizzle is a super easy combination of powdered sugar and water. This way, this dairy free gingerbread also has a dairy-free icing.
Recipe Step by Step
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and line an 8.5×4.5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Grease the sides that aren’t covered.
- In a large bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and sea salt. Stir together.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, coconut oil, honey, water, molasses, and vanilla extract.
- Pour wet ingredients into the dry ingredients, and stir together until just combined.
- Transfer the batter to the prepared loaf pan, and smooth out the top with a spatula.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center, comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven, and cool completely.
- Stir together the sugar glaze ingredients until thick and spreadable.
- Drizzle the glaze over the gingerbread loaf, using a spoon to spread it evenly.
- Slice and serve.
Tips & Tricks
Pan Size: It is better to use an 8.5×4.5 loaf pan than a 9×5. It’ll still work but the loaf will be a little flatter in appearance.
Cooling: Make sure to cool the gingerbread completely before spreading the glaze, or the glaze will melt.
Storage: This gluten-free gingerbread loaf can be stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container for up to 5 days. Let it get to room temperature before serving or warm it up in the microwave if preferred.
Freezing: You can freeze this as a loaf or individual slices. Wrap in plastic wrap and store in a freezer-safe container for up to 2 months.
Recipe FAQs
Yes, regular gingerbread recipes contain gluten. Using a blend of almond flour and coconut flour makes this gingerbread recipe gluten-free.
Gingerbread is a classic English recipe said to be popularized at Christmastime by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert.
Do not swap the flours in this recipe. Coconut flour can be tricky to bake with because of how much moisture it requires. This recipe has been tested so that it does not come out dry. Use the correct pan size and be sure to not overbake.
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Gluten Free Gingerbread Loaf
Ingredients
- 1½ cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- 4 eggs
- 1/3 cup coconut oil or butter, melted
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 tbsp molasses
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Sugar Glaze
- 1½ cups powdered sugar
- 1-2 tbsp water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, and line a 8.5×4.5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper. Grease the sides that aren't covered.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine almond flour, coconut flour, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and sea salt. Stir together.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, coconut oil, honey, water, molasses, vanilla extract.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry, and stir together until just combined.
- Transfer the batter into the prepared loaf pan, and smooth out the top with a spatula.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40-45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove from the oven, and cool completely.
- Stir together the sugar glaze ingredients until thick and spreadable.
- Drizzle the glaze over the gingerbread loaf, using a spoon to spread evenly.
- Slice and enjoy!
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