All-Bran Loaf
, Updated Jun 26, 2025
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This All-Bran Fruit Loaf is a great way to switch up your mornings – packed with fibre, easy to make and delicious toasted and spread with butter or simply sliced for a tasty and filling breakfast on-the-go.
In collaboration with Kellogg’s
My love of All-Bran goes all the way back to my childhood – I used to snack on it straight out of the box! This easy bran loaf is a great way to use All-Bran and a delicious quick tea bread in its own right.
This fruit loaf is packed with goodness, plump fruit and nuts – basically a really tasty way to fill up when you are in a hurry. Bake it on the weekend, slice and freeze and you have a delicious breakfast or treat on stand by – simply toast from frozen!
This healthy bran loaf is low in fat and high in fiber. It also contains little in the way of sugar so it makes for a great breakfast or a snack to stave off hunger.
This is my favorite bran loaf recipe and I’ve made it 20+ times over the past couple of years. Turns out perfect every time!
Lindsay ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Bran Loaf Ingredients
You will just need a bowl and a spoon for this easy recipe. A small loaf pan (1lb/450g) is ideal for baking.
- Skimmed milk or any liquid of your choice, such as orange juice, hot tea or simply hot water. Warming the liquid will help rehydrate the dried fruit and break up the bran.
- All-Bran: You can use All-Bran Original, bran buds or bran flakes for this recipe. Just make sure the bran dissolves before you add the flour.
- Dates or any dried fruit, such raisins, apricots, prunes, cranberries etc.
- Brown sugar or you can use a granulated sweetener such as Sukrin Gold.
- One large egg to bind everything together.
- Flour: You can use plain flour (all-purpose) with added baking powder or you can simply use self raising flour without any added raising agents. For even more fibre you can use wholemeal flour or spelt flour.
- Walnuts or any nuts you like such as pecans, almonds and so on.
- A sprinkling of demerara sugar adds a welcome bit of crunch and sweetness to the crust.
How to Make All-Bran Fruit Loaf
Full measurements and instructions can be found on the printable recipe card at the bottom of the page. Please take a look at the steps and video before attempting this recipe!
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Mist a small loaf pan with cake release spray and line with baking paper letting the edges overhang.
- Add the milk to your mixing bowl and heat in the microwave (or a saucepan). Stir in the All Bran, chopped dates and brown sugar.
- Leave to stand for 10 minutes or until the Kellogg’s All-Bran Original has soaked up the milk and has broken up.
- Stir in the egg then sift in the flour and baking powder. Fold the flour into the wet ingredients then add the chopped walnuts.
- Spoon into the prepared tin. Top with the walnut halves and sprinkle with the Demerara sugar. Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- To add shine and a touch of sweetness, brush the warm loaf with a little honey. Lift using the overhanging paper and cool on a wire rack. Slice and serve on its own or toast and spread with butter and a little honey.
Recipe Notes & Tips
- Storing your All-bran Loaf: Wrap the loaf in foil and store in an air-tight container for 3-4 days, slicing as you go. Better yet, slice the loaf, wrap well and freeze in a suitable container for up to two months. Toast the slices from frozen – delicious!
- If you use self-raising flour instead of plain, make sure to leave out the baking powder.
- Replace the walnuts and dates with a pack of trail mix – a great way to use a variety of mixed dried fruit and nuts! Do chop any big nuts and fruit pieces before adding to your loaf.
- A spoonful of ground cinnamon or nutmeg adds a great hint of spice. You can also add orange or lemon zest.
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All-Bran Fruit Loaf
Video
Equipment
- 1lb Loaf Pan
Ingredients
- 80 g (1 cup) Kellogg’s All-Bran Original
- 150 g (1 cup) chopped dates or any dried fruit of your choosing
- 240 ml (1 cup) skimmed milk, hot
- 100 g (½ cup) brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 130 g (1 cup) flour plain / all purpose
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 100 g (1 cup) chopped walnuts or any nuts of your choosing
- 5 walnut halves , to top
- 1 tbsp Demerara sugar , to top
- 1 tbsp honey , to brush on loaf (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Mist a small loaf pan with cake release spray and line with baking paper letting the edges overhang.
- Add the milk to your mixing bowl and heat in the microwave (or a saucepan). Stir in the All Bran, chopped dates and brown sugar. Leave to stand for 10 minutes or until the Kellogg’s All-Bran Original has soaked up the milk and has broken up.80 g (1 cup) Kellogg’s All-Bran Original, 150 g (1 cup) chopped dates, 240 ml (1 cup) skimmed milk, hot, 100 g (½ cup) brown sugar
- Stir in the egg then sift in the flour and baking powder.1 large egg, 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- Fold the flour into the wet ingredients then add the chopped walnuts.130 g (1 cup) flour, 100 g (1 cup) chopped walnuts
- Spoon into the prepared tin. Top with the walnut halves and sprinkle with the Demerara sugar.5 walnut halves, 1 tbsp Demerara sugar
- Bake for 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- To add shine and a touch of sweetness, brush the warm loaf with a little honey.1 tbsp honey
- Lift using the overhanging paper and cool on a wire rack.
- Slice and serve on its own or toast and spread with butter and a little honey.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional information is always approximate, and will depend on quality of ingredients and serving sizes.
This is my favourite date loaf recipe and I’ve made it 20+ times over the past couple of years. I’ve tried so many different fruit combinations – apricot, sultana, fig, date. I love adding the cinnamon, nutmeg and a bit of fresh orange rind. Turns out perfectly every time. I find I don’t even need the sugar and honey on top as it’s the perfect sweetness for me without!
Thanks so much Lindsay 🙂
I love this recipe! Turns out wonderful every time!
Would like more recipes like this one!
Janet
I really like your bran bread recipe. I used wheat bran, not cereal, and honey instead of brown sugar. I also added a little cinnamon and freeze dried blueberries. Very tasty! I look forward to making it again. Thank you!
I’ve made this recipe at least 4 times now because of the high fibre content. I use dry prunes instead of dates. It turned out exactly as shown and make it for my mother who needs extra fibre in her diet. It’s lovely warm with some butter. I also added a touch of cinnamon to the batter. Happy to have found this recipe.
I think there is insufficient raising agent in 130 grams of self raising flour.
I followed the instructions and left out the baking powder but the end result is like a brick.
It should be fine unless it is out of date x
How many calories for 100 grams of cooked loaf please!
Very tasty loaf made 3 this week!
the nutritional info gives the breakdown for 1/15 of the loaf – hope this helps
Wondering if the loaf will be dry the next day as I t doesn’t have butter or oil added?
It will not as it contains bran and fried fruit, just keep it wrapped well
Loved this! I added various dried fruits and nuts and some cinnamon and it was lovely! Made another one for my in-laws today. Also shared on Facebook in a couple of groups as so easy and just so yummy! Thanks for sharing.
Hi can I just use bran that is already ground as I don’t want to go out and by cereal specially? Would I use the same amount in weight?
Thank you
Sascha
I don’t see why not
Very tasty, did not last long. Thank you.