This simple pumpkin bread recipe is so moist, spiced, tasty and fragrant! It’s a perfect fall recipe and fits nicely with the upcoming holiday season, consisting of easy ingredients that you can find right in your pantry.
Spiced Pumpkin Bread Ingredients : As always, I try to incorporate as much veggies as I can into my family’s diet. I decided to add shredded carrots, which add a touch of texture and sweetness, plus additional health benefits. Optional : add ground flax-seed, high in antioxidant and omega-3 fatty acid.
Banana bread and zucchini bread are more common but I like a quick and easy pumpkin loaf just as much. For my kids I sometimes place some applesauce atop the pumpkin bread and wash it down with a tall glass of milk. I myself think it goes great with tea, likely because of the spices in both. Hope you’d like this easy pumpkin bread recipe! Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin spice powder (I bought this product at Trader's Joe's there are many good brands out there, or you can use ⅓ teaspoon nutmeg).
- ⅓ cup walnuts chopped
- ⅓ cup raisins chopped
- ⅓ cup cranberries chopped
- ⅓ pumpkin seeds unsalted
- ⅓ cup shredded carrots optional
- 2 tablespoons ground flax seed optional
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup water
- ½ cup canola oil
- 1 cup canned pumpkin (puree unsweetened)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Combine all dry ingredients in a mixing bowl.
- In a separate bowl, Whisk in the eggs, oil, water and canned pumpkin then pour the dry mixture and stir
- Pour the mixture into a greased loaf pan
- Bake for about 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Stephanie Jeannot
Sounds delicious. I could totally see myself enjoying it with a cup of black coffee. Yummy!
Heather
I love that you added, flax, cranberries and shredded carrots. It definitely makes it more healthy. It looks as amazing as I’m sure it tastes.
Pam Wattenbarger
That looks so good! My daughter is a huge fan of anything pumpkin. The addition of cranberries would put it over the top!
Jenn Mitchell (@comebackmomma)
I want this right now with a cup of tea. I really need to start cooking more. Thanks for the inspiration.
Dana Peller (@Pellerini)
This looks delicious! The perfect bread for this time of year 🙂
Jacqui S
I’m going to admit a secret. I am a freak of nature. I don’t like pumpkin! Unless it’s overloaded with cinnamon lol. I don’t know why. But, this does look really good!
Donna L. Ward
Oh my gosh – this is a saver – I’ve always enjoyed homemade breads like this – and with shredded carrots for the extra crunch – thank you for sharing!
Tammileetips
I love pumpkin bread!! This looks so good, love that it is the time of year for baking breads!
Jeanine
This looks really delicious. I’ve never tried anything pumpkin before so I would love to give this a try! Looks really incredible!
helenalemon
Yum! I love this time of year, specifically for the above reason! Spiced Pumpkin bread is so delish! These pictures are amazing! Need to pin this!
Krystal
Save me a slice! This is the perfect seasonal treat to pair with a meal.
The Trophy WifeStyle
Omg can we say yum?!?! It’s the season of all things pumpkin, so I will have to give your recipe a try!
Sky Fisher
Oh this looks so yummy! I want to make this right now!
Jennifer
This looks so delicious. I’m not a huge pumpkin fan but that looks GOOD.