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Sliced pumpkin bread with chocolate chips and nuts on parchment paper.
Marie Martin

The Ultimate Healthy Pumpkin Bread Recipe

This healthy pumpkin bread recipe is moist, delicious, and easy to make. It is perfect for a healthy breakfast, snack, or dessert!
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Calories: 200
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Wet
  • ⅓ cup melted coconut oil or extra-virgin olive oil *
  • ½ cup honey or maple syrup
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup pumpkin purée
  • ¼ cup milk of choice or water
Spices
  • 1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin spice blend or ½ teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ground ginger, ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg, and ¼ teaspoon allspice or cloves
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda NOT baking powder; they aren’t the same!
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon salt
Dry
  • 1 ¾ cups white whole wheat flour or regular whole wheat flour
Optional
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans, chocolate chips, raisins, chopped dried fruit mix-ins like
Garnish
  • ground cinnamon Pinch, for sprinkling on top

Equipment

  • Oven
  • 9x5-inch loaf pan
  • Large bowl
  • Whisk
  • Big spoon
  • Cooling rack
  • Knife
  • Toothpick

Method
 

Steps
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F and grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the oil and honey, then add the eggs and whisk until blended.
  3. Add the pumpkin purée, milk, pumpkin spice, baking soda, vanilla and salt, and whisk to blend, then stir in the flour until just combined; fold in any additional mix-ins.
  4. Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan and sprinkle lightly with cinnamon; create a swirled effect by running a knife tip across the batter in a zig-zag pattern, if desired.
  5. Bake for 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, then let the bread cool in the loaf pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack to cool completely before slicing.
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    Notes

    For best results, use a kitchen scale to measure your flour. This will help ensure that your bread is not too dry. The bread can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.