Cantaloupe Bread with Praline Glaze

Ingredients

2 cups white sugar

2 cups cantaloupe - peeled, seeded and pureed

1 cup vegetable oil

3 large eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

2 teaspoons ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon baking soda

1 teaspoon salt

¾ teaspoon baking powder

½ teaspoon ground ginger

Sauce:

1 ⅔ cups brown sugar

½ cup butter

½ cup chopped pecans

Method

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease and flour two 9x5-inch loaf pans.

Beat together sugar, puréed cantaloupe, oil, eggs, and vanilla in a large bowl until well combined. Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, baking powder, and ginger in a separate bowl. Stir flour mixture into cantaloupe mixture until combined. Divide batter evenly between the prepared pans.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the centers of loaves comes out clean, about 1 hour.

Meanwhile, make sauce: Combine brown sugar and butter in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in the microwave for 3 minutes, stirring at 1-minute intervals. Mix in pecans.

Pour sauce over warm loaves. Let cool for 1 hour before serving.