Apple Cheesecake Bread

Adapted from Leah at Home Empress

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 45-50 minutes

1 cup rolled oats
1/2 cup wholemeal self raising flour
1/2 cup plain self raising flour
2/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup raisins or dried cranberries
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2 apples, cored
2 carrots
1/2 cup oil
2 eggs
150g/5ozs cream cheese
2 tablespoons plain flour
1 egg
2 tablespoons honey or sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla bean extract or paste

Step 1 - Line a loaf tin and preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Place the rolled oats, wholemeal and plain flours in a bowl along with the sugar, dried fruit and spices. Stir to combine.

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Step 2 - In a food processor, process the apples and carrots with the oil until they are finely chopped. Add the eggs in and whiz for a few seconds just to combine. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the wet mix to it and stir to combine. Layer about half of the mix into the baking tin.

Step 3 - Rinse out the processor and then place the cream cheese, flour, egg, honey or sugar and vanilla in it and process until you get a smooth mixture. Spoon on top of the batter in the tin and then add the remaining batter on top.

Step 4 - Bake in oven for 45-50 minutes until a skewer inserted comes out clean.