Vegan Earl Grey tea loaf with sultanas

Name: Vegan Earl Grey tea loaf with sultanas
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 300g mixed dried fruit; 250ml strong Earl Grey tea, hot; 150g light brown soft sugar; 1 orange, zest only; 250g plain flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 1 tsp mixed spice; 2 tbsp dairy free spread, melted

Fruit soaked in Earl Grey tea overnight makes a moist loaf you can slice and butter.

Time1 hr 20 plus soaking
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.30 a head
Oven160°C (140°C fan)

Cost is worked out from Aldi and Tesco shelf prices in October 2026. Your shop and brands will differ.

10 slices

Ingredients

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300 gmixed dried fruit
250 mlstrong Earl Grey teahot
150 glight brown soft sugar
1orangezest only
250 gplain flour
2 tspbaking powder
1 tspmixed spice
2 tbspdairy free spreadmelted

Method

1
Put the dried fruit, hot tea, sugar and orange zest in a bowl. Cover and leave to soak for at least 4 hours, or overnight.
2
Heat the oven to 160°C (140°C fan). Line a 900 g loaf tin.
3
Stir the flour, baking powder and mixed spice into the fruit with the melted spread. Mix to a thick, spoonable batter.
4
Spoon into the tin and level the top.
5
Bake for 1 hour, until firm and a skewer comes out clean. Cover with foil if it browns too fast.
60 min
6
Cool in the tin, then slice and serve with dairy free spread.

Double check before you cook. Recipes can contain mistakes. Any diet labels come from the ingredients as written in this recipe and are a guide, not a guarantee. Always check every ingredient and the packet label for allergens and cross contamination, and ask your doctor or dietitian what is right for you, especially with coeliac disease, diabetes or a serious allergy. This is not medical advice.