This gluten free Pumpkin Bread is soft, moist and the best healthy fall dessert. So good with cream cheese frosting!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time45 minutesmins
Total Time1 hourhr
Course: Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Breads, loaves and muffins
Servings: 8slices
Ingredients
For the pumpkin bread:
1+ ¾ cups pumpkin puree
2eggs
½cupmaple syrup
3tablespoonmilk
2teaspoonvanilla extract
2.5cupsgluten free oats
1teaspoonpumpkin pie spice
1teaspooncinnamon
1teaspoonbaking soda
½teaspoonbaking powder
¼teaspoonsalt
For the frosting:
½cuplight cream cheesesoftened
2-3tablespoontbsp plain yogurt
2tablespoonhoney
½teaspoonvanilla extract
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 F and grease a 8-½ x 4-½ x 2-½ inch pan.
In a high powered blender combine pumpkin, eggs, maple syrup, milk, vanilla extract, oats, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon baking soda, baking powder and salt.Blend until smooth. You may need to use a spoon or spatula to gently stir periodically to ensure everything gets blended.
Once smooth, pour batter into the loaf pan. Bake for 10 minutes at 400F, reduce the temperature to 350F (do not open the oven in between- this helps the bread rise) and bake for an additional 40- 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Allow to cool before topping with frosting and slicing.
To make frosting, beat together cream cheese, yogurt, honey, and vanilla extract
Notes
Oats can be replaced with 2 cups of pre-blended oat flour.To make pumpkin banana bread: ¾ cup of canned pumpkin and ¼ cup of maple syrup can be replaced with 1 medium ripe mashed bananaPumpkin pie filling can replace the canned pumpkin however please note this will result in much sweeter bread.For best results when blending, add the wet ingredients FIRST before adding the oats.*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
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