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Easy Pumpkin Bread
Deliciously tender, easy pumpkin bread is topped with cinnamon and sugar for a family-favorite fall treat.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 10 mins
Total Time
1 hr 25 mins
Servings: 2 loaves
Calories: 2161 kcal
Course:
Bread
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ⅔ cup water
- 3 cups sugar
- 3½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1½ teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
Topping:
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease and flour two 5x9-inch loaf pans and set aside.
- To make bread, mix pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water, and sugar in a large bowl until well blended.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. Combine dry ingredients with the pumpkin mixture and stir until just blended. Pour evenly into the prepared pans.
- To make the topping, combine sugar and cinnamon and mix well. Sprinkle topping evenly over the top of both loaves.
- Tent with foil and bake for 75–80 minutes, or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Serve warm, or let cool before serving.
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Notes
- Turn this recipe into muffins: Line the muffin tin with cupcake liners. Fill to 2/3 full and bake at 350 for 18-20 minutes. Makes 24-30 muffins.
- Add a layer of cream cheese! Mix 8 ounces of softened cream cheese with ⅓ cup of sugar, 1 egg, and 1 tablespoon of flour. Pour half the batter into the pan, then add the cream cheese mixture in an even layer and top with the remaining batter. Bake as directed above.
- Flavor variations.
- STORE. Remove the pumpkin loaf from the pan and let cool completely. Wrap in plastic wrap and store in a Ziploc bag on the counter for up to 2 days or 1 week in the refrigerator.
- FREEZE. Let the pumpkin bread cool and then wrap it in plastic wrap and place it in a freezer bag or wrap it again with aluminum foil. Freeze for up to 2 months.
- add 1 cup of chocolate chips, cinnamon chips, white chocolate chips, or butterscotch chips
- mix in chopped pecans or walnuts
- slice it up and drizzle it with maple syrup or slather on Cinnamon Butter or Honey Butter
Nutrition Information
Serving
1loaf
Calories
2161kcal
(108%)
Carbohydrates
488g
(163%)
Protein
34g
(68%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
3g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.04g
Cholesterol
327mg
(109%)
Sodium
2977mg
(124%)
Potassium
388mg
(11%)
Fiber
8g
(32%)
Sugar
319g
(638%)
Vitamin A
564IU
(11%)
Vitamin C
0.2mg
(0%)
Calcium
124mg
(12%)
Iron
12mg
(67%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2loaves
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2161
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1loaf | |
| Calories | 2161kcal | 108% |
| Carbohydrates | 488g | 163% |
| Protein | 34g | 68% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.04g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 327mg | 109% |
| Sodium | 2977mg | 124% |
| Potassium | 388mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 319g | 638% |
| Vitamin A | 564IU | 11% |
| Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 124mg | 12% |
| Iron | 12mg | 67% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.