Delicious!! My bf and I adapted the recipe (w/o walnuts) to make it a little bit healthier. Instead of 3 c. sugar, we used 1-1/2 c. sugar and 1-1/2 c. granulated splenda. Instead of 1 c. oil, we used 1 cup no sugar added apple sauce. Because we did not have cloves, we added 1/4 tsp. pumpkin spice. To make the top a bit tastier, we added a light drizzle of frosting made of confectioners' sugar/skim milk/pumpkin spice/cinnamon mix.

I was very surprised at the ingredient list of 3 cups of sugar for a loaf/bread recipe.

Hi Treena,

The sugar is a ratio of the flour and other ingredients in the recipe. This is a double recipe, so the recipe has twice as much sugar.

In fact, if 6 small loaves are made as the recipe suggests, there will be 1/2 cup sugar in each of the loaves. Each loaf is divided into about 6 servings to further minimize the sugar intake per portion to approximately 16g which is a reasonable amount considering this is a dessert or sweet and should be taken in moderation. For the tradeoff, you will also be adding a vegetable and this dessert adds a healthy dose of Vitamin A, potassium, and a small amount of protein which means it's not just the same empty calories as you would get in a soda drink.

You can try cutting out 1/2 cup of the sugar or replacing some of the sugar with honey or molasses if you'd like. Add a tablespoon of oat bran or wheat germ, more chopped nuts or raisins to add even more nutrition.

Hope this helps!

-- CM