Cream Cheese-Filled Pumpkin Bread
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4.5
Cream Cheese-Filled Pumpkin Bread
Description
The Cream Cheese-Filled Pumpkin Bread features a spiced pumpkin batter made with pumpkin puree, brown and granulated sugars, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and nutmeg, gently folded with flour and leaveners to keep the texture soft. The cream cheese filling, mixed with an egg, sugar, and flour, is spread between layers of pumpkin batter in the loaf pan, creating a central creamy swirl. Baking at 350°F until set yields a loaf with a moist crumb and a slightly sweet, tangy filling that complements the autumnal spices.
This bread serves well sliced for breakfast or snacks, offering a flavorful variation on traditional pumpkin bread. The cream cheese center adds a touch of indulgence, making it suitable for casual gatherings or tea time.
To avoid over-browning, you can tent the bread with foil partway through baking. Baking times may vary based on pumpkin moisture and oven differences, so monitor the bread’s doneness rather than relying strictly on time. Store the bread airtight at room temperature for up to one week or freeze it for up to six months.
Ingredients
Bread
- 1 egg large
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup coconut oil canola or vegetable may be substituted, liquid-state
- ¼ cup sour cream lite is okay; or Greek yogurt may be substituted, cup
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- pinch salt optional and to tast
Cream Cheese Filling
- 1 egg large
- 4 ounces cream cheese lite is okay, softened, brick-style
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray one 9×5-inch loaf pan with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pan; set aside.
- Make the Bread Batter
- In a large bowl, add the the first ten ingredients, through ground nutmeg, and whisk to combine.
- Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, optional salt, and fold with spatula or stir gently with a spoon until just combined; don’t overmix; set aside.
- Turn about two-thirds of the batter out into the prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula and pushing it into corners and sides as necessary; set aside.
- Make the Cream Cheese Filling
- In a large bowl, add all the filling ingredients and whisk to combine. Alternatively, mix with a hand mixer.
- Evenly pour filling mixture over the bread, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula and pushing it into corners and sides as necessary.
- Top filling with remaining pumpkin bread batter, smoothing the top very lightly with a spatula as to not disturb cream cheese layer and pushing batter into corners and sides as necessary.
- Bake for about 48 minutes or until the top is domed, golden, and the center is set, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter. Note this is tricky because the cream cheese never gets totally solid so the toothpick test isn’t the most accurate. *
- Allow bread to cool in pan for about 15 minutes before turning out on a wire rack to cool completely before slicing and serving.
- Optionally, serve with Honey Butter, Cinnamon-Sugar Butter, or Vanilla Browned Butter Glaze.
Notes
- Tent the bread with foil after 35 minutes if it browns too quickly while baking.
- Adjust baking time based on the moisture content of your pumpkin and your oven's behavior.
- Store the bread airtight at room temperature for up to a week, or freeze for up to six months.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 10Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 255 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 255kcal | 13% |
| Carbohydrates | 34g | 11% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 8g | 40% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Cholesterol | 52mg | 17% |
| Sodium | 157mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 20g | 40% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.5
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