Healthy Pumpkin Bread with Maple Glaze
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4.9
Healthy Pumpkin Bread with Maple Glaze
Description
This pumpkin bread recipe starts with browning butter to deepen its flavor and adding it to a mix of pumpkin puree, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla. The wet ingredients combine with whole wheat pastry flour and a blend of warming spices including cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice. Baking soda and salt provide leavening and seasoning.
The resulting bread has a tender crumb with subtle nuttiness from the browned butter and the modest sweetness from maple syrup highlighted by aromatic spices. The topping glaze made from powdered sugar, maple syrup, and almond milk adds a thin, sweet finish, complementing the pumpkin flavor.
This loaf is suitable for morning meals or an afternoon treat. It can be customized by swapping spices for pumpkin pie spice and can be portioned into muffins for a quicker bake. The recipe's use of whole wheat pastry flour gives it a slightly wholesome texture without being heavy.
Care is taken not to overmix batter for texture, and the loaf pan is prepared with parchment and nonstick spray to ensure easy removal. The glaze is optional but adds an enjoyable touch of sweetness.
Ingredients
- For the wet ingredients:
- ⅓ cup butter
- 1 (15 ounce) pumpkin puree canned
- ½ cup pure maple syrup 156g
- 2 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- For the dry ingredients:
- 1 ¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour or white whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon allspice
- FOR THE GLAZE:
- ½ cup powdered sugar 57 g
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon almond milk unsweetened, any milk will work, if necessary to thin glaze
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Line an 8 ½ x 4 ½ inch loaf pan with parchment paper and spray with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside.
- Add butter to a saucepan and place over medium heat. The butter will begin to crackle and then foam. Make sure you whisk constantly during this process. After a couple of minutes, the butter will begin to brown and turn a nice golden amber color on the bottom of the saucepan. Continue to whisk and remove from heat as soon as the butter begins to brown and give off a nutty aroma. Immediately transfer the butter to a medium bowl to prevent burning. Set aside to cool for 5-10 minutes or until cool enough to touch.
- Add pumpkin puree, pure maple syrup, eggs and vanilla to a large bowl. Whisk together until smooth. Whisk in browned butter.
- In a separate large bowl, stir together whole wheat pastry flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and allspice until well combined. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan and smooth top with a spatula. Bake for 50-65 minutes until a tester comes out clean or with just a few crumbs attached. Allow bread to cool in pan for 10 minutes, then remove bread from pan and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once bread is completely cool, make the maple glaze: In a small bowl, mix together the powdered sugar, pure maple syrup and almond milk (only if necessary to thin the glaze). Pour over the pumpkin bread, then cut into slices and serve!
Notes
- You can substitute 1 tablespoon of pumpkin pie spice instead of the separate cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice.
- To make muffins instead of a loaf, divide batter evenly into 12 greased muffin cups and bake for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- The maple glaze can be thinned with additional almond milk or other milk to reach desired consistency.
- Use parchment paper and spray in the loaf pan to ensure easy removal of the bread.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12slices
Amount Per Serving
Calories 202 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1slice (with glaze) | |
| Calories | 202cal | 10% |
| Carbohydrates | 31.7g | 11% |
| Protein | 3.1g | 6% |
| Fat | 7.2g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Fiber | 3.4g | 14% |
| Sugar | 16.4g | 33% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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