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Healthy Pumpkin Bread

The BEST Healthy Pumpkin Bread recipe that is moist, loaded with pumpkin flavor and made without any butter or refined sugar!  Topped with a delicious maple cream cheese glaze for the perfect fall treat this season!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 15 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Healthy Pumpkin Bread
Servings: 12

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
  • 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 cup 100% pure pumpkin not pumpkin pie filling
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup cane sugar
  • 2 tablespoons applesauce
  • 1/4 cup coconut oil melted and cooled
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

For the maple cream cheese drizzle:

  • 3 oz cream cheese
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 1 to 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together flours, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and salt; set aside.
  • In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, pumpkin, maple syrup, cane sugar, applesauce, coconut oil, and vanilla until all combined.  Add wet ingredients into flour mixture and mix with a spatula until just combined, being careful not to over-mix.
  • Pour pumpkin mixture into a prepared 9×5-inch loaf pan generously coated in oil or lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Remove pumpkin bread from the oven and let it sit for 10 minutes, then remove it from the pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.
  • While the pumpkin bread is cooling, add cream cheese to a small bowl and heat in the microwave for about 30 seconds.  Add in the maple syrup, a tablespoon of milk and 1/4 teaspoon of vanilla and whisk together until smooth.  Feel free to add more milk a teaspoon at a time until you get a good consistency.
  • Drizzle the maple cream cheese glaze over top of the pumpkin bread, slice and enjoy!

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 26.8g | Protein: 3.4g | Fat: 6.6g | Saturated Fat: 4.9g | Sodium: 93.8mg | Fiber: 2.9g | Sugar: 14.3g