Description
Make a rich, earthy vegan pumpkin bread with pumpkin seeds in a jiffy with this foolproof easy pumpkin bread recipe, which is light in added sugars and oils, and packed with moist, pumpkin-spice flavors.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree, canned or cooked (learn how to make it yourself here)
- ¼ cup plant-based milk, plain, unsweetened
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- 2 tablespoons flax seeds
- ½ cup coconut palm sugar or brown sugar
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- Pinch salt (optional)
- 1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ½ teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ cup chopped pumpkin seeds, shelled
Garnish: (optional)
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Place pumpkin, plant-based milk, oil, chia seeds, and flax seeds in a large mixing bowl and combine with an electric mixer for 2 minutes (or beat by hand with a wooden spoon).
- Add coconut palm sugar (or brown sugar), all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, baking soda, salt (optional), cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg, and combine with electric mixer just until smooth and well blended (do not overmix).
- Stir in pumpkin seeds.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper. Pour batter into parchment-paper lined loaf pan, smoothing to even with a spatula. Sprinkle with 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds, if desired (optional).
- Place in oven and bake for about 55-60 minutes, until fork inserted in center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly. Lift paper with bread out of loaf pan and remove bread. Slice into 12 slices, and serve warm. Store in refrigerator.
- Makes 12 servings
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Bread
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 264
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 168 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 7 g
Can you use applesauce instead of vegetable oil? Thank you,
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I have not tried to use applesauce instead of vegetable oil in this recipe, but I would love to see how it works. If you try it, please let me know!