Soft Vegan Pumpkin Bread with Brown Sugar Streusel Crust
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4.7
Soft Vegan Pumpkin Bread with Brown Sugar Streusel Crust
Description
The recipe features a vegan-friendly bread using pumpkin puree, granulated and brown sugars, coconut oil, almond milk, molasses, and a blend of traditional autumn spices like cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and nutmeg. The dry ingredients include all-purpose flour and baking powder to create a leavened, tender bread. The thick batter is transferred to a greased and floured loaf pan or muffin pan. A streusel crust made from butter or vegan buttery spread, brown sugar, and flour is crumbled on top. Baking at 375°F yields a rich, moist bread with a crunchy topping.
The spiced pumpkin bread balances dense softness with streusel crunch. The coconut oil contributes moisture and a mild flavor without dairy. The variety of spices and molasses enhance the pumpkin’s natural sweetness and earthiness. Baking time of about 40 to 44 minutes allows the loaf to set without dryness.
Serve pumpkin bread sliced for breakfast, paired with coffee or tea. It can also be a simple snack or part of dessert spreads during fall.
The bread stores well wrapped airtight at room temperature for a week and freezes well up to six months, supporting make-ahead preparation and extended enjoyment.
Ingredients
Streusel Crust
- ¼ cup unsalted butter or vegan buttery spread, slightly softened
- ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
- all-purpose flour plus 1 to 2 tablespoons additional if needed, about 1/4 cup
Bread
- ¾ cup pumpkin not pumpkin pie filling, puree
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup light brown sugar packed
- ⅓ cup coconut oil
- ¼ cup almond milk other milks may be substituted including coconut, soy, rice, cow, preferably at room temp, unsweetened vanilla
- 2 tablespoons molasses mild or medium
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- ¾ teaspoon cloves ground
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- pinch salt optional and to taste
- 1 cup all-purpose flour plus 2 tablespoons
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F. Spray one 9-by-5-inch loaf pan (or a 12-cup muffin pan) with floured cooking spray, or grease and flour the pan; set aside.
Streusel Crust:
- In a medium bowl, combine butter, brown sugar, 1/4 cup flour, and toss with a fork until mixture combines and crumbs and clumps form. This is a moist streusel, but if yours seems very moist and is paste-like, add another 1 to 2 tablespoons flour, as needed to dry it out. Set aside.
Bread:
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all ingredients through nutmeg, and whisk to combine. Using room temp milk will prevent coconut oil from re-solidifying, but if it does, a few small white clumps are okay.
- Stir in the flour and baking powder until just combined, don’t overmix. Batter is quite thick.
- Turn batter out into prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula.
- Evenly sprinkle the streusel topping over the top, using your fingers to break up large clumps if necessary.
- Bake for about 40 to 44 minutes, or until center is set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter.
- Allow bread to cool in pan, on top of a wire rack, for at least 30 minutes before turning out onto the rack to finish cooling completely.
- Slice bread with a serrated knife in a sawing motion, going over any stubborn patches of the crust a few times, taking care to be gentle to not compress the loaf.
Notes
- Store cooled pumpkin bread wrapped airtight at room temperature for up to one week to maintain freshness.
- Wrap and freeze pumpkin bread in plastic wrap within a freezer bag for up to six months; thaw before serving.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 110 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1 | |
| Calories | 110kcal | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 99mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 22g | 44% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
4.7
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