Gluten-free, grain-free fig newton bread recipe using real ingredients.

Happy Wednesday luvs!

I started my morning with a little yoga followed by breakfast and Starbucks coffee. Everything needed for a perfect morning, right? haha. Lori and her boys will be traveling back today and I have a doctors appointment. Hopefully this doctor will have some new insight to what is going in with my legs.

While I sit and wait at the doctor’s, please enjoy today’s recipe! This recipe is perfect for all fig lovers. 

It is funny for us to think about how much we love figs. The obsession started about 6 years ago. We both remember the day when we were first introduced to FIGS. We were selling our baked goods at the farmers’ market and one of our regular customers brought us figs. She asked us if we have had them before and we answered no.

It was love at first bite.

How did we go for so long without eating them? How did we ever survive without figs in our life?

As much as we love figs they are pricey.

But worth every penny!

Gluten free, grain free paleo fig newton bread

Growing up Lori enjoyed fig newton cookies with our second older sister. I, Michelle, could easily say no to a fig newton. I would try them from time to time but just could not get into the taste like Lori did. She loved them.

Anyone else like fig newton cookies growing up?

Today we are returning to our childhood and remaking Fig Newtons the way they always should have been  😉 … as a warm, soft, full of flavor fig bread! Fig newton bread – yes!

Homemade fig newton almond butter bread

Who needs cookies when you can have a whole loaf of bread that is packed with figs!?!?!

Again, why didn’t we think of this years ago? This bread is just too good not to enjoy all the time! Hopefully it becomes your favorite choice when a craving for fig newtons strikes!

Move over fig newton cookies and HELLO fig newton bread 🙂

This bread is soft, light and moist with a hint of almond butter that blends perfectly with the sweet figs! Sweet piece of fig heaven with every bite.

Fig newton bread, a healthy alternative to the classic fig newton cookie.

We could not wait to eat this bread. Well, Lori couldn’t wait. I was good and just smelled it, haha as I am still avoiding eggs.

But the smell alone was heavenly!

If you love figs, you must make this bread!! And warning – you won’t want to share it 😉 It’s delicious!!

Fig newton bread made with almond butter (gluten free, grain free, dairy free, paleo)

A healthy alternative to the classic fig newton cookies. Gluten-free grain-free dairy-free paleo almond butter fig newton bread. A rich delicious nut butter bread that is packed with fresh figs!

• Prep Time: 5 minutes
• Cook Time: 45 minutes
• Total Time: 50 minutes
• Yield: makes one 8.5x4.25 bread loaf 1x

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Ingredients

• 1 recipe of almond butter bread
• 4 – 6 large figs for puree
• 8 figs sliced up
• coconut oil to grease the loaf pan

Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. First blend 4 – 6 figs in blender until smooth.
3. Set aside.
4. Make almond butter bread
5. Pour half the bread batter into bread loaf pan. We used a 8 1/2 x 4 1/4 loaf pan.
6. Spread fig puree over batter.
7. Layer with fresh fig slices.
8. Pour the rest of the almond butter batter over fig puree.
9. Layer with more fresh fig slices.
10. Place bread into oven and bake for 45 -50 minutes.
11. Let bread cool in pan a few minutes.
12. Remove from pan.
13. Slice and enjoy.

This fig newton bread will definitely be on our list to make every time figs are in season!

Our love affair with figs just got a little sweeter!

We hope you relive some childhood memories with this bread! Lori sure did!

Who else is a fig newton lover?

When was the first time you enjoyed a fig?

What is your favorite childhood treat?

Do you like recreating old classics into something new?

Enjoyed this recipe? It would mean so much to us if you would share it! Thank you!

xo