Protein Packed Fruitcake

Protein Packed Holiday Fruitcake With Wine Soaked Fruit

Festive & secretly packed with protein.

If you want a holiday dessert that feels indulgent but won't blow your macros, this high-protein fruitcake is it. It starts by soaking a mix of raisins, dates, pineapple, and cranberries in red wine and apple cider overnight, then folding them into a holiday spiced batter boosted with whey protein, Greek yogurt, and oat flour.

It bakes into a dense, super moist loaf with warm spice, pops of fruit, and zero dryness—you're definitely gonna come back for more with no guilt.

 

Ingredients

Soaked Fruit

• 1 cup red wine
• 1 cup apple cider
• 100g candied pineapple, chopped
• 85g pitted dates, chopped
• 100g raisins
• 85g dried cranberries

Dry Ingredients

• 150g all purpose flour
• 40g oat flour
• 60g whey protein powder
• 60g coconut sugar
• 1 tsp baking powder
• ½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ½ tsp nutmeg
• ¼ tsp ginger
• ¼ tsp allspice

Wet Ingredients

• 2 large eggs
• 150g 0% plain Greek yogurt
• 60g applesauce
• 60 ml milk
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• Zest of 1 orange

 

Instructions

1. Soak the fruit (overnight)

Combine the wine, apple cider, pineapple, dates, raisins, and cranberries in a bowl or container. Cover and refrigerate overnight.

When you’re ready to bake, drain the fruit—you should have about ⅓ of the wine mixture leftover. Set fruit aside.

2. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a loaf pan or 8×8 baking dish with parchment.

3. In a large bowl, whisk together flour, oat flour, whey protein, coconut sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice.

4. In a separate bowl, whisk the eggs, Greek yogurt, applesauce, milk, vanilla, and orange zest until smooth.

5. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and mix until a thick batter forms. Then fold in the soaked fruit.

6. Transfer to your prepared pan and smooth the top. Bake uncovered for 40 minutes, then top with tin foil for an additional 10 to 15 minutes. A toothpick should be able to be pulled out mostly clean (a little moisture is okay because this cake is dense).

7. Let the cake cool before slicing—this helps the texture set and keeps every slice moist.

 

Nutrition Per Slice (12 slices)

• Calories: 220
• Protein: 9g
• Carbs: 43g
• Fat: 2g
• Fiber: 3g
• Added Sugar: 17g