Drunk & Nutty Pumpkin Amaretto Fruitcake

The recipe Drunk & Nutty Pumpkin Amaretto Fruitcake can be made in around 2 hours and 15 minutes. One portion of this dish contains about 11g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 561 calories. This dairy free and lacto ovo vegetarian recipe serves 6 and costs $1.77 per serving. 684 people were impressed by this recipe. It is perfect for Christmas. This recipe from Sumptuous Spoonfuls requires pumpkin puree, rum, flour, and nuts. Overall, this recipe earns a solid spoonacular score of 75%. Try Nutty As a Fruitcake (Healthy Version), Pumpkin Fruitcake, and Pumpkin Maple Amaretto Trifle for similar recipes.

Servings: 6

Preparation duration: 15 minutes

Cooking duration: 120 minutes

 

Ingredients:

1/4 cup amaretto

1 Tablespoon amaretto

2 teaspoons baking powder

1/4 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups mixed dried fruit, chopped into small pieces as needed (I used 1/2 cup each: dried cranberries, dried apricots, prunes and golden raisins)

2 large eggs

1/4 cup flaxmeal

3/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 cup toasted nuts (I used 1/4 cup walnuts, 1/4 cup pecans)

A couple Tablespoons of nuts

2 Tablespoons powdered sugar

3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 cup pumpkin puree

About 1 Tablespoon raw (turbinado) sugar

1/4 cup rum

1 Tablespoon rum

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup sugar

1 1/2 teaspoons real vanilla extract

1/4 cup vegetable oil

1 cup whole wheat flour

Equipment:

mixing bowl

oven

loaf pan

spatula

knife

baking pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Put the dried fruits in a bowl and pour the rum and amaretto over them and let them set for 30 minutes to an hour to plump up. Stir a few times during this time to make sure all the fruits get a good soaking.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, mix the pumpkin, sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Stir till it's all mixed up well.Add the flours, flaxmeal, baking powder, salt, baking soda, spices, and nuts. Stir until the batter is mixed well and there are no pockets of flour anywhere. Add the drunken fruits with any "juice" that's not soaked up and stir them gently into the batter too.Spray a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray, then pour the batter in and smooth it out with a spatula. Sprinkle the top with a few extra nuts and some Turbinado sugar.Bake at 350 for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until a wooden pick or knife inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. (Mine took about an hour and 25 minutes to cook through.) Remove from oven and allow it to cool off a bit.While the bread is cooling, mix up the glaze by mixing the powdered sugar with the rum and amaretto till smooth. The glaze should be very thin and syrupy. Remove the bread from its baking pan and set it on a serving plate. Drizzle the glaze over the bread and down the sides. Let the syrup soak in for a few minutes, then slice the bread and enjoy!

 

Step by step:


1. Put the dried fruits in a bowl and pour the rum and amaretto over them and let them set for 30 minutes to an hour to plump up. Stir a few times during this time to make sure all the fruits get a good soaking.Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large mixing bowl, mix the pumpkin, sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla. Stir till it's all mixed up well.

2. Add the flours, flaxmeal, baking powder, salt, baking soda, spices, and nuts. Stir until the batter is mixed well and there are no pockets of flour anywhere.

3. Add the drunken fruits with any "juice" that's not soaked up and stir them gently into the batter too.Spray a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with cooking spray, then pour the batter in and smooth it out with a spatula. Sprinkle the top with a few extra nuts and some Turbinado sugar.

4. Bake at 350 for 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes or until a wooden pick or knife inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean. (Mine took about an hour and 25 minutes to cook through.)

5. Remove from oven and allow it to cool off a bit.While the bread is cooling, mix up the glaze by mixing the powdered sugar with the rum and amaretto till smooth. The glaze should be very thin and syrupy.

6. Remove the bread from its baking pan and set it on a serving plate.

7. Drizzle the glaze over the bread and down the sides.

8. Let the syrup soak in for a few minutes, then slice the bread and enjoy!


Nutrition Information:

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558k Calories
11g Protein
22g Total Fat
70g Carbs
15% Health Score
Limit These
Calories
558k
28%

Fat
22g
35%

  Saturated Fat
9g
59%

Carbohydrates
70g
24%

  Sugar
33g
37%

Cholesterol
62mg
21%

Sodium
274mg
12%

Alcohol
7g
43%

Caffeine
3mg
1%

Get Enough Of These
Protein
11g
22%

Vitamin A
6452IU
129%

Manganese
1mg
84%

Selenium
24µg
36%

Phosphorus
348mg
35%

Fiber
8g
34%

Magnesium
114mg
29%

Vitamin B1
0.39mg
26%

Copper
0.49mg
25%

Iron
3mg
21%

Potassium
580mg
17%

Folate
65µg
16%

Vitamin B2
0.27mg
16%

Vitamin B3
3mg
16%

Calcium
143mg
14%

Zinc
1mg
13%

Vitamin B6
0.23mg
12%

Vitamin K
11µg
11%

Vitamin B5
0.92mg
9%

Vitamin E
1mg
8%

Vitamin C
2mg
3%

Vitamin B12
0.15µg
2%

Vitamin D
0.33µg
2%

covered percent of daily need
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Food Joke

I hate aspects of this time of year. Not for its crass commercialism and forced frivolity, but because it`s the season when the food police come out with their wagging fingers and annual tips on how to get through the holidays without gaining 10 pounds.1. About those carrot sticks. Avoid them. Anyone who puts carrots on a holiday buffet table knows nothing of the Christmas spirit. In fact if you see carrots, leave immediately. Go next door, where they`re serving rum balls.2. Drink as much eggnog as you can. And quickly. Like fine single-malt scotch, it`s rare. In fact, it`s even rarer than single-malt scotch. You can`t find it any other time of year but now. So drink up! Who cares that it has 10,000 calories in every sip? It`s not as if you`re going to turn into an eggnogaholic or something. It`s a treat. Enjoy it. Have one for me. Have two. It`s later then you think. It`s Christmas!3. If something comes with gravy, use it. That`s the whole point of gravy. Gravy does not stand alone. Pour it on. Make a volcano out of your mashed potatoes. Fill it with gravy. Eat the volcano. Repeat.4. As for mashed potatoes, always ask if they`re made with skim milk or whole milk. If it`s skim, pass. Why bother? It`s like buying a sports car with an automatic transmission.5. Do not have a snack before going to a party in an effort to control your eating. The whole point of going to a Christmas party is to eat other peoples food for free. Lots of it. Hello? Remember college?6. Under no circumstances should you exercise between now and New Years, You can do that in January when you have nothing else to do. This is the time for long naps, which you`ll need after circling the buffet table while carrying a 10-pound plate of food and that vat of eggnog.7. If you come across something really good at a buffet table, like frosted Christmas cookies in the shape and size of Santa. Position yourself near them, and don`t budge. Have as many as you can before becoming the center of attention. They`re like a beautiful pair of shoes. You can`t leave them behind. You`re not going to see them again.8. Same for pies. Apple. Pumpkin. Mincemeat. Have a slice of each. Or, if you don`t like mincemeat, have two apples and one pumpkin. Always have three. When else do you get to have more than one dessert? Labor Day?9. Did someone mention fruitcake? Granted, it`s loaded with the mandatory celebratory calories, but avoid it at all cost. I mean have some standards, mate.10. And one final tip: If you don`t feel terrible when you leave the party or get up from the table, you haven`t been paying attention. Reread tips. Start over. But hurry! Cookieless January is just around the corner.

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