Spiced Pumpkin Bread

This healthier pumpkin bread recipe is just as delicious as the original... but with a third less sugar and half the fat.  And since it makes either three small loaves, or a standard loaf and a dozen muffins, you can freeze the extra for a future pumpkin bread craving.

Ingredients:

Spiced Pumpkin Bread

Spiced Pumpkin Bread

  • 1 (15 ounce) Can Pumpkin Puree
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1/2 Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 1/2 Cup Unsweetened Apple Sauce
  • 1/2 Cup Water
  • 1 Cup Brown Sugar
  • 1 Cup Real Maple Syrup
  • 3 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 Tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 Tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/2 Tsp Ground Cloves
  • 1/4 Tsp Ground Ginger

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans, or one large loaf and one standard dozen muffin tin.
  2. In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, applesauce, water, brown sugar and maple syrup until well blended.
  3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger.
  4. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
  5. Bake muffins for about 20-25 minutes, small loaf pans for 50 minutes, and regular loaf pan for about one hour in the preheated oven.
  6. All are done when a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Original Pumpkin Bread Recipe

If you prefer a sweeter cake-like bread, this recipe is delicious!

Ingredients:

  • 1 (15 ounce) Can Pumpkin Puree
  • 4 Eggs
  • 1 Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 2/3 Cup Water
  • 3 Cups Sugar
  • 3 1/2 Cups All-Purpose Flour
  • 2 Tsp Baking Soda
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Salt
  • 1 Tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • 1 Tsp Ground Nutmeg
  • 1/2 Tsp Ground Cloves
  • 1/4 Tsp Ground Ginger

Follow the same directions above.