Healthy Pumpkin Bread with Fresh Pumpkin Purée
Recipe for Healthy Pumpkin Bread The perfect treat for fall is here with my healthy pumpkin bread! Made with fresh pumpkin puree, it is as nutritious as it is delicious. It’s one of those things you can feel good about gobbling up with family and friends for breakfast, dessert, or even as a snack! This…
Recipe for Healthy Pumpkin Bread
The perfect treat for fall is here with my healthy pumpkin bread! Made with fresh pumpkin puree, it is as nutritious as it is delicious. It’s one of those things you can feel good about gobbling up with family and friends for breakfast, dessert, or even as a snack!
This recipe takes healthy ingredients and turns them into a quick bread that’s got all that pumpkin-spiced flavor for fall. Plus, pumpkin is great for good heart health and loaded with vitamins and minerals that your body needs. With a wonderful texture and flavor, it will be your favorite way to eat for better health.
Is Pumpkin Bread Healthy?
Pumpkin has vitamins A, B1, B6, and C. It also has fiber, copper, manganese, and folate. All of these things are wonderful for your health. Plus, my recipe uses whole wheat flour and coconut sugar, healthier alternatives that still help you churn out a pumpkin bread that tastes naughty all while being good for you.
Why You Will Love This Healthy Pumpkin Bread Recipe:
- As a quick bread recipe, it really takes little time to prep and make.
- It includes fresh pumpkin puree, a healthy choice.
- It only requires 11 easy ingredients.
- You can enjoy it for breakfast or for dessert. It also makes an excellent snack or treat to serve guests when they stop by.
- It tastes amazing yet is full of fiber to keep you feeling satiated and full.
Recommended Tools to Make this Recipe
While you could manage without them, this recipe will be much easier if you have the following kitchen items:
- Bread Loaf pans
- Measuring cups
- Spoons
- Parchment paper (makes it so much easier to remove from the pan)
- Mixing Bowls
- Whisk
- Toothpicks for checking doneness
Ingredients for Healthy Pumpkin Bread Recipe
- Homemade fresh pumpkin purée (make to use my recipe). Alternatively, use canned pumpkin purée
- Whole-wheat flour
- All-purpose flour
- Coconut sugar
- Coconut oil or light olive oil (I used coconut oil)
- Eggs
- Baking soda (NOT baking powder)
- Vanilla extract
- Freshly ground nutmeg
- Ground cinnamon
- Salt
How to Make Healthy Pumpkin Bread with Fresh Pumpkin (Step-by-Step)
It couldn’t be easier to whip up this healthy pumpkin bread today! Follow these steps, and you’ll soon have a healthy and flavorful fall treat for the family!
- Grease
You’ll start by greasing your loaf pans and then adding parchment paper to them. The parchment makes it much easier to get out of the pan later on.
- Mix
You’ll add all the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix, and set them aside. In a separate bowl, add all the wet ingredients. First, put in the fresh pumpkin puree, and then add the eggs, oil and vanilla. Use a whisk to combine those.
- Combine
Now that you have the dry ingredients combined in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another, it’s time to combine them. You’ll pour the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients and mix them with your spatula.
- Pour batter into bread pans
When the batter is ready, you’ll pour it into your awaiting loaf pans.
- Bake
Now you’ll bake up this deliciousness, which should take 40 to 50 minutes. Insert a toothpick into the center, and if it comes out clean, your pumpkin bread is ready.
- Cool
It’s hard to be patient with heavenly smells like these, but wait at least 10 minutes for your healthy pumpkin bread to cool before you cut into it.
What Goes with Pumpkin Bread?
This healthy pumpkin bread is amazing with a cup of coffee, tea or hot cocoa! My kids love it with hot cocoa. I like smashing pumpkin butter on a slice of this bread. YUM!!!
Storage Tips
You don’t have to refrigerate pumpkin bread, but before you wrap it up, make sure it has completely cooled. You’ll want to wrap it tightly and keep it in a cool, dry place. It will last up to 4 days this way…if you have any leftovers, that is!
If you make a bounty of it and want to freeze it, that’s a great idea too. You’ll always have it ready for guests that drop by during the holidays. Wrap it well, and you can keep it in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Recipe Notes/Tips for Making Healthy Pumpkin Bread
- I chose coconut sugar instead of brown sugar to keep this healthier, but you can use brown sugar if that’s what you have.
- If you don’t have time to make fresh homemade pumpkin puree yourself, you can use the canned pumpkin. However, DO NOT use pumpkin pie filling. That stuff is seasoned and will alter the taste.
- Make sure you bake this pumpkin bread thoroughly. Check with the toothpicks to make sure it has completely cooked through.
- If you want to sub out the coconut sugar, do not use any liquid sweeteners like honey or maple syrup because it will affect the outcome. I suggest brown sugar instead!
Healthy Pumpkin Bread FAQs
Questions about pumpkin bread? These should help!
Pumpkin bread is good for you because it contains a ton of vitamins, minerals, and nutrients. This recipe uses healthier flour and sugars to make it a good-for-you treat.
You might have dry pumpkin bread if you didn’t measure your ingredients just right. Use the measuring cups and spoons to ensure you get it precise.
If you mismeasure the flour, you may not use enough of it. This will result in a gummy texture for your pumpkin bread.
It will last up to 4 days wrapped well on your kitchen counter, or you can keep it in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Pumpkin bread doesn’t need to be refrigerated, but you can put it in there if you’d like.
Variations/Substitutions:
- This recipe can become vegan by using flax eggs instead.
- You can also use white whole wheat flour or whole wheat pastry flour instead of regular flour.
- No loaf pans? Bake these as muffins instead!
- Feel free to add more of those warming spices like ginger, allspice, and cloves.
- Use canned pumpkin puree instead of fresh if you don’t have time to make it yourself.
- Swap monk fruit in place of coconut sugar to cut down more calories.
HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY PUMPKIN BREAD WITH FRESH PUMPKIN (STEP-BY-STEP)
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Healthy Pumpkin Bread with Fresh Pumpkin Purée
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 10 – 12 servings 1x
- Category: Bread
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Description
The perfect treat for fall is here with my healthy pumpkin bread! Made with fresh pumpkin puree, it is as nutritious as it is delicious. It’s ideal for breakfast, dessert, or even as a snack! This recipe takes healthy ingredients and turns them into a quick bread that’s got all that pumpkin-spiced flavor for fall. Plus, pumpkin is great for good heart health and is loaded with vitamins and minerals that your body needs.
Ingredients
- 2 cups of homemade fresh pumpkin purée (make sure to use my recipe)
- 1 cup of whole-wheat flour
- 1 cup of All-purpose flour
- ¾ cup of coconut sugar
- ½ cup coconut oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ –1 teaspoon freshly ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Grease. You’ll start by greasing your loaf pans and then adding parchment paper to them. The parchment makes it much easier to get out of the pan later on. Then preheat the oven to 325F.
- Mix. You’ll add all the dry ingredients into a bowl and mix, and set them aside. In a separate bowl, add all the wet ingredients. First, put in the fresh pumpkin puree, and then add the eggs, oil and vanilla. Use a whisk to combine those.
- Combine. Now that you have the dry ingredients combined in one bowl and the wet ingredients in another, it’s time to combine them. You’ll pour the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients and mix them with your spatula.
- Pour batter into bread pans. When the batter is ready, you’ll pour it into your awaiting loaf pans.
- Bake. Now you’ll bake up this deliciousness, which should take 40 to 50 minutes at 325F. Insert a toothpick into the center, and if it comes out clean, your pumpkin bread is ready.
- Cool. It’s hard to be patient with heavenly smells like these, but wait at least 10 minutes for your healthy pumpkin bread to cool before you cut into it.
Notes
I chose coconut sugar instead of brown sugar to keep this healthier, but you can use brown sugar if that’s what you have.
If you don’t have time to make fresh pumpkin puree yourself, you can use the canned stuff. However, DO NOT use pumpkin pie filling. That stuff is seasoned and will alter the taste.
Make sure you bake this pumpkin bread fully. Check with the toothpicks to make sure it has completely cooked through.
If you want to sub out the coconut sugar, do not use any liquid sweeteners like honey or maple syrup because it will affect the outcome.
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Whole Wheat Banana Bread. Moist, tasty, easy to make, and exquisite are some of the words that perfectly capture the deliciousness of this healthy whole wheat banana bread.
Air Fryer Irish Soda Bread. This soda bread recipe is delicious and hearty; crusty/rustic outside and a little dense inside.
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This healthy pumpkin bread recipe takes simple ingredients and turns them into a quick bread that’s got all that pumpkin-spiced flavor for the fall season. I hope you can give it a try!
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Im not sure if I just missed it, but I don’t see an oven temperature in the recipe.
The oven temperature is 325F. Am checking the post right now to make sure it is there. Thanks for bringing this to my notice, and I hope you enjoy the recipe!
This pumpkin bread is so tasty! I tried it with flax eggs and it turned out perfectly! I can’t wait to make it again this weekend!
I just made this amazing healthy pumpkin bread. It was super moist and flavorful. Definitely a must-try for pumpkin lovers!
Glad to hear this, Gianne!!!
Love baking with coconut sugar. Really adds a wonderful flavor to this!
Yes, it does!!!
Wow! this is my new favorite recipe!
Glad to hear, Suja!!
This had the perfect texture and was a great way to kick off pumpkin season.
Thank you so much for your feedback, Dannii!
This was so light and fluffy. The perfect pumpkin bread.
Thank you, Dannii!
Thus pumpkin bread looks moist and delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Glad you like this recipe, Kushigalu!
I love that you used fresh pumpkin puree! This is amazing!
Thank you, Toni!
I love pumpkin and this bread was so delicious, so moist! YUM!
Thanks for your feedback!
Better than store-bought and so much more wholesome! Loving these!
I definitely agree!!!