5 from 3 votes
Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Bread
This Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Bread Recipe results in a sweet and moist pumpkin treat that you will love. It’s made with real pumpkin and a variety of warm spices.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
55 mins
Cooling Time
20 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings:
12
Calories:
273 kcal
Course:
Dessert, Breakfast, Appetizer, Brunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour plus 2 tablespoons divided
- ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cloves ground
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 cup pumpkin puree canned
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ¾ cup dark brown sugar packed
- 2 large egg beaten
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and prep a 9x5 loaf pan with parchment paper.
- In a small bowl add chopped pecans and 2 tablespoons of flour, mix, then set aside until the end.
- Whisk together: 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour, ground cinnamon, baking powder, salt, ground cloves, ground nutmeg and set aside.
- In a large bowl add pumpkin puree, oil and brown sugar and blend together with a spatula (or hand mixer).
- Add in eggs and vanilla and mix again.
- Incorporate dry ingredients into the wet and mix fully.
- Strain lightly to remove excess flour, then fold in pecans, then pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
- Bake 55 minutes or until springy on top when touched.
- Cool for 20 minutes on rack before slicing.
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Notes
- Allow your eggs to come to room temperature so they mix better with the other ingredients.
- Let the pumpkin bread cool in the loaf pan for at least 5-10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to prevent it from falling apart.
- Run the dry ingredients through a sifter before stirring them into the batter to remove any lumps.
- Use room temperature ingredients: Allow your eggs to come to room temperature so they mix better with the other ingredients.
- Cool it in the pan long enough: Let the pumpkin bread cool in the loaf pan for at least 5-10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to prevent it from falling apart.
- Sift the dry ingredients: Run the dry ingredients through a sifter before stirring them into the batter to remove any lumps.
Nutrition Information
Calories
273kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
29g
(10%)
Protein
4g
(8%)
Fat
17g
(26%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
(41%)
Monounsaturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Trans Fat
0.1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
141mg
(6%)
Potassium
129mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
14g
(28%)
Vitamin A
3229IU
(65%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
49mg
(5%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 273
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 273kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 29g | 10% |
| Protein | 4g | 8% |
| Fat | 17g | 26% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Trans Fat | 0.1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 141mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 129mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 14g | 28% |
| Vitamin A | 3229IU | 65% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 49mg | 5% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.