This quick and easy to make gluten-free brown sugar pecan loaf is moist, full of flavour and chopped pecans. A wonderful loaf to serve guests for the holidays. If you love quick bread recipes, you will want to make this one. Easy, delicious and ready in an hour.

Gluten-free brown sugar pecan loaf is a delicious quick bread recipe loaded with warm spices like cinnamon, vanilla and cloves. It uses pantry ingredients like gluten-free flour blend, brown sugar, chopped pecans, gluten-free baking powder and buttermilk.

A simple, homemade gluten-free loaf recipe that is packed with taste and flavour. It also stays moist for days, which is something I ABSOLUTELY love in gluten-free baked goods.

INGREDIENTS USED IN THE LOAF:

• Eggs
• Brown Sugar
• Butter
• Chopped Pecans
• Gluten-Free Flour Blend
• Vanilla
• Buttermilk
• Ground Cloves
• Cinnamon
• Gluten-Free Baking Powder

This gluten-free brown sugar pecan loaf would be perfect for a holiday brunch. I have brought this gluten-free loaf as a hostess gift too. Nothing like a thick slice of this gluten-free brown sugar pecan loaf with your morning coffee or tea. So delicious!

Gluten-free brown sugar pecan loaf that is moist and delicious. The hardest part is NOT eating the whole loaf once it is done baking. I love to have this gluten-free pecan loaf for breakfast with my big mug of earl grey tea latte. It fills me up without overstuffing me. Just enough so that I can get my daily 2 hour walk in, Yes-2 hours!

I have been walking 2 hours everyday for over a year now and it has helped me lose 70 pounds! Now, back to the recipe here.

HOW TO MAKE THE LOAF:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Line a loaf pan with parchment paper.
3. In a medium bowl add the softened butter and brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy
4. Add the eggs and beat well. Scraping sides of bowl to incorporate all.
5. In a small bowl, add the gluten-free flour, cinnamon, cloves and baking powder and whisk.
6. Add dry ingredients to wet and mix on low.
7. Add the buttermilk, water and vanilla and beat on medium speed until batter is smooth.
8. Fold in the chopped pecans.
9. Pour batter into the lined pan and top with more chopped pecans.
10. Bake in oven for 60-65 minutes.
11. Remove and cool completely before slicing.

A gluten-free brown sugar pecan loaf that is quite an old recipe on mine. In fact the original recipe and blog post is over 10 years old. I have taken new photos, updated the blog post and also updated the original recipe. This loaf is wonderful for breakfast, snacks or a lighter dessert. You might also like these gluten-free loaf recipes I have on the blog such as gluten-free banana bread, gluten-free cinnamon swirl loaf, dried fruit loaf and poppyseed loaf.

This gluten-free brown sugar pecan loaf is made with simple pantry ingredients and takes just over an hour to bake. Moist and flavourful and easy to make. A gluten-free loaf that can be baked on Sunday and enjoyed all week long for quick breakfasts or snacks in the afternoon.

The ingredients for this gluten-free quick bread are typically found in every kitchen pantry. Ingredients like gluten-free flour blend, brown sugar, chopped pecans and spices. I love to share gluten-free recipes with ingredients I already have in my pantry.

HERE ARE SOME MORE LOAF RECIPES:

• Gluten-Free Poppyseed Loaf
• Gluten-Free Banana Bread
• Gluten-Free Cinnamon Swirl Loaf
• Gluten-Free Dried Fruit Loaf

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Gluten Free Brown Sugar Pecan Loaf

This quick and easy to make gluten-free brown sugar pecan loaf is moist, full of flavour and chopped pecans.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr 5 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Servings 12

Equipment

• 1 loaf pan
• 1 parchment paper
• 1 measuring cups and spoons
• 1 mixing bowl set
• 1 hand mixer
• 1 spatula

Ingredients

  

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• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 1/2 cup chopped pecan
• 1 1/4 cup gluten-free flour blend
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/2 tsp cloves
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 1/2 tsp gluten-free baking powder
• 5 Tbsp finely chopped pecans for topping.

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line the bottom and sides of a loaf pan with parchment paper.
• In a mixing bowl add the butter and brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each egg is added.
• In a small bowl whisk the gluten-free flour, cloves, cinnamon and baking powder.
• Add dry ingredients alternating with the milk, water and vanilla.
• Beat on medium speed for a couple of minutes until mixture is smooth.
• Fold in the pecans.
• Pour the batter into the loaf pan and top with the ground pecans.
• Bake for 60-65 minutes.
• Remove loaf and cool completely before slicing.

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