Gingerbread Loaf - Gluten Free, Eggless

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My gluten free gingerbread loaf is so incredibly rich and flavorful, with just enough spice. It's the perfect treat for the holiday season!

Let the holiday baking commence! I'm so excited to be sharing this gluten free gingerbread loaf recipe because it's such a warm and spicy treat for this time of year. To be completely honest, gingerbread is not something that I grew up with, so it has always just been kind of okay -- not something I'd typically gravitate towards or crave.

That all changed when I tried the Starbucks gingerbread loaf one year. I mean... if you know, you know. This isn't a copycat recipe, mostly because I haven't had that one in a while. And while Starbucks tops their loaf off with vanilla orange icing, I'm keeping it simple with a dusting of powdered sugar.

So if you're a gingerbread lover, then you are definitely going to want to make this eggless gingerbread loaf, stat (and throw in my gluten free gingersnaps and gingerbread bars while you're at it, too). And even if you're not sure if you like gingerbread (like me), you should still try it 🙂

Why You'll Love This Recipe

• Let's talk about that texture first. This is a dense yet moist cake. It's extra soft, which you know I love.
• It's got such a rich and intense flavor. You definitely will want to enjoy this one with a cup of milk, or coffee, or tea... it's that rich.
• It's a very straightforward recipe. I prefer keeping it simple with just a dusting of powdered sugar, so you don't even need to make any type of icing or frosting.

What You'll Need

• The dry ingredients: flour + baking soda + salt.
• The flavor: ginger + cinnamon + molasses (plus hot water, to thin it out) + dark brown sugar + vanilla.
• The fat: unsalted butter.
• For extra moisture and richness: sour cream.

What Is Molasses?

Because this was my first time ever developing a recipe using molasses, I thought I'd do some research. What I learned is that molasses is a thick, sweet syrup that is made during the sugar-making process. There are a few different types of molasses. Darker molasses is more intense and less sweet than light. I used Grandmother's Unsulphured Molasses here (sulphured molasses has been treated with sulphur dioxide).

Because it's so thick and intense, we'll be thinning it out with an equal amount of hot water in this recipe.

How To Make

To make my eggless gingerbread, we'll start by whisking the dry ingredients together in a medium bowl. Then, prepare your molasses mixture by stirring it with hot water in a small bowl or container. Set aside.

Using a mixer, cream the softened butter with the brown sugar. Add in the vanilla and sour cream. Next, we'll be adding the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, but we're doing it in thirds -- alternating with the molasses/water mixture. Make sure to start and end with the dry ingredients. So it'll go:

1. Dry ingredients
2. Molasses mixture
3. Dry ingredients
4. Molasses mixture
5. Dry ingredients

Make sure to pause and beat between each addition so that everything is nice and incorporated. Now you'll just want to pour the batter into a greased loaf pan, and bake on 350ºF for 45 minutes. Let the gingerbread loaf cool in the pan completely before removing and dusting with powdered sugar (if desired).

For More Gluten Free Quick Bread Recipes, Try My

• Easy pumpkin bread
• Dark chocolate raspberry bread

Did you make my gluten free gingerbread loaf? Leave me a comment below or tag me on Instagram @justastastyblog and #justastastyblog!