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4.9 from 39 votes

The Best Pumpkin Bread Ever

This simple pumpkin bread recipe is super moist and is the epitome of fall flavor! Serve it up plain with maple butter, or add in your favorite seasonal ingredients like zucchini or apples, or make it fun and kid friendly with chocolate chips.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Total Time
55 mins
Servings: 24 slices (3 loaves)
Calories: 266 kcal
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 15 ounce can pumpkin puree, not pie filling
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 4 eggs room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 heaping tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 heaping tsp ground ginger

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 2-3 7×3 loaf pans. Set aside.
  2. Beat eggs in a large bowl then add pumpkin puree and whisk them together well. Add brown sugar and granulated sugar into the bowl whisk in well. Stir in oil and vanilla extract afterward.
  3. In a separate large bowl, whisk together all-purpose flour, sea salt, baking soda, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg, ground cloves, and ground ginger.
  4. Sift the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, a cup or so at a time, and mix together until just blended. Continue until all the dry ingredients are just blended, do not over mix. Pour the batter into the prepared pans.
  5. Bake for 50 to 55 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean with a few crumbs at most.
  6. To keep your pumpkin bread fresh, wrap it in plastic wrap and keep on the counter. Stays fresh for 5 days.

Notes

  • Wrap the pumpkin loaves in plastic wrap or put into an airtight container , and keep on your counter for up to 5 days.
  • And pumpkin bread freezes really well! To freeze, wrap individual slices in aluminum foil and then put into a freezer-safe zip top bag and keep frozen for up to 3 months. To thaw, leave on the counter overnight!
  • If your pumpkin bread seems soggy or sank in the middle, it's because you had too much liquid compare to your dry ingredients. If you add a watery ingredient (like applesauce, bananas, zucchini, etc) you need to remove some other watery ingredients (like some of the pumpkin puree). Remember that for any quick bread recipe!

Nutrition Information

Serving 1g Calories 266kcal (13%) Carbohydrates 40g (13%) Protein 3g (6%) Fat 11g (17%) Saturated Fat 1g (5%) Polyunsaturated Fat 9g Cholesterol 31mg (10%) Sodium 278mg (12%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 24g (48%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 24slices (3 loaves)

Amount Per Serving

Calories 266

% Daily Value*

Serving 1g
Calories 266kcal 13%
Carbohydrates 40g 13%
Protein 3g 6%
Fat 11g 17%
Saturated Fat 1g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 9g 53%
Cholesterol 31mg 10%
Sodium 278mg 12%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 24g 48%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.