Yule Slice

Perfect for health-conscious people who still like a Christmas treat, this is dairy-free and full of fruit and nuts

• Cooking Time Prep 15 mins
  Cook 1 hr - 1 hr, 45 mins
• Skill Level Moderately easy
• Servings Cuts into 16 thin slices

Nutrition per serving

• Kcalories

  322

• Protein

  7g

• Carbs

  41g

• Fat

  16g

• Saturates

  2g

• Fibre

  3g

• Sugar

  36g

• Salt

  0.15g

Ingredients

• 200g walnuts halves
• 100g hazelnuts
• 50g blanched almonds
• 200g raisins
• 100g pitted dates, chopped
• 200g dried apricots, chopped
• 140g glacé cherries or pineapple
• 100g plain flour
• 2 tsp mixed spice
• ½ tsp baking powder
• 175g dark muscovado sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• icing sugar, for dusting

Directions

1. Heat oven to 150C/fan 130C/gas 2. Line the base and sides of a 1.5-litre loaf tin (a long thin one is best) with baking parchment. Mix the nuts and dried fruit thoroughly in a large bowl using your hands. Sift in the flour, spice and baking powder, then add the sugar and mix everything well. Beat the eggs with the vanilla, then add to the dry mix, turning everything together well until there is no dry mix visible.
2. Turn into the prepared tin and smooth the top. Bake for 1½-1¾ hrs, then cool in the tin for 15 mins. Turn out, peel off the paper and cool on a wire rack. Dust the top thickly with icing sugar, to serve.

Categories: All Christmas, Healthy, Special Diets