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These 20 easy pumpkin bread recipes fit the Fall season perfectly! Anything pumpkin is welcome in autumn, and these bread recipes are over-the-top delicious. Let’s find your favorite!
Why should you be tied to a bland recipe when you can add nuts, chocolate chips, or even applesauce? I’ve gathered 20 of the best delicious and easy pumpkin bread recipes for you.
They are perfect for Fall gatherings like Thanksgiving or just as a treat for breakfast or an after-school snack. You’ll find these recipes irresistible no matter how you choose to serve them.
Delicious Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipes You’ll Want to Try!
Every Fall season, in September and October, I dream of anything pumpkin flavored as soon as the weather turns chilly. Pumpkin cakes, warm-from-scratch pumpkin muffins for breakfast, and pumpkin pies are limitless! Pumpkin is so delicious it can be used in many different decadent recipes.
But today, we will focus on Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipes. I’ve gathered up 20 recipes and found my favorites in them. I’m sure you will too.
What Makes Pumpkin Bread Moist?
The choice of liquid, sugar, and oils used in pumpkin bread recipes helps to determine the moisture levels. Oils, eggs, and pumpkin all work together to create a deliciously moist pumpkin bread. Here are a few more suggestions too.
- Use oil instead of butter. Since butter is solid at room temperature, the oil will make your loaves moister.
- Replace white sugar with brown sugar or even honey. Both of these will draw moisture, making the loaf moister.
- Over-baking or leaving a pumpkin loaf in the oven too long will dry it and make it less moist.
How Do You Know When Fresh Baked Bread is Done?
To easily know when pumpkin bread is done. Once the top cracks down the center or almost cracks, stick a toothpick in the middle. The loaf is ready to come out of the oven if it comes out clean.
My granny used to use a broom straw from her kitchen broom.
How Do You Keep Pumpkin Bread Fresh?
Homemade pumpkin bread doesn’t contain all the preservatives loaves of bread purchased from the store have. But keeping it fresh is simple.
- At room temperature: Place the loaf in an airtight container, such as a resealable plastic bag. It will keep fresh in the bag for about three (3) days.
- In the refrigerator: It will keep in a plastic bag for about 4-6 days.
Can You Freeze Pumpkin Bread?
Yes! This is a great way to store and keep pumpkin bread fresh.
First, allow the loaf to cool completely at room temperature. Then, wrap the loaf in heavy-duty aluminum foil, and place it tightly sealed inside a resealable bag. Your loaf will keep fresh for up to 4 months.
When ready to serve, take it out of the freezer, open the ziplock bag, and lay it on the counter at room temperature overnight.
Now that we’ve got all that out of the way, let’s move into the 20 delicious and easy pumpkin bread recipes.
Of course, you will have difficulty choosing your favorite since their ingredients vary. But that was my goal, to give you options.
A few are made with cream cheese, while others include nuts, cinnamon & streusel, and even chocolate chips.
Others are healthy, gluten-free, dairy-free, and even sugar-free. These recipes can be made with canned pumpkin or homemade pumpkin puree.
I use my homemade pumpkin puree. But canned pumpkin will work too. Just make sure it is just pumpkin and not a pumpkin pie mix.
Related: From Scratch Homemade Pumpkin Pie Recipe
I’ve sorted these 20 pumpkin bread recipes into 2 delicious categories: Old Fashioned, made with butter and oils, and then Healthier Recipes that are gluten-free, dairy-free, etc. So you can easily find your favorites based on your diet needs.
20 Easy Pumpkin Bread Recipes You'll Love!
You're sure to find a favorite pumpkin bread recipe in this list. Filled with autumn spices, cream cheese, and other pure goodness. You'll find gluten free, healthy and moist delicious recipes. Which will be your favorite?
Chocolate Chips, Streusels, Cream Cheese, Maple Glazes and More
Included in this category are easy pumpkin bread recipes that are made with chocolate chips, cream cheese, streusel icing, nuts, sour cream and more.
This pumpkin bread with chocolate chips makes for a perfect fall treat.
Pumpkin spice bread is swirled with a pecan cinnamon sugar streusel and topped with more streusel.
A delicious fall quick bread, this pumpkin beer bread is easy, tasty, and has an incredibly decadent pumpkin flavor!
Fluffy Pumpkin Loaf infused with aromatic Fall spices with a 3 ingredients cream cheese icing.
Simple pumpkin bread has a cheesecake swirl running through it and it only takes 10 minutes to prepare.
Delicious pumpkin bread baked to freshness with dried cranberries. Simple goodness.
Pumpkin Soda Bread is moist, tender, and full of pumpkin and dried cranberries. It's an easy Fall treat!
Take a classic favorite to the next level with a hint of cardamom. This cardamom pumpkin bread is sure to be your new favorite!
This pumpkin chocolate chip bread is flavorful, moist, and loaded with chocolate chips. It is incredibly easy to make.
Rich delicious pumpkin bread that is the perfect Fall treat.
A moist and delicious pumpkin bread recipe sprinkled with a crumbly streusel topping, then drizzled with a rich maple glaze.
Pumpkin Gingerbread Loaf loaded with molasses, ginger, and cinnamon and then topped with a Maple Pecan Icing.
7 Healthy Pumpkin Bread Recipes
Looking for a healthier pumpkin bread recipe to fit your special diet? You'll want to choose from these seven! You'll find gluten-free, low-carb, vegan and more!
This nutrient-dense pumpkin bread is sweet, moist, and spiced just right. It’s gluten free, dairy free, and refined sugar free.
This vegan chocolate chip pumpkin bread has a perfect contrast between the crust exterior and super moist center. The flavor has an earthy, yet gentle, and cozy spice that creates a wonderful Autumn scent.
This extra soft easy keto pumpkin bread is made with almond and coconut flour & orange! The citrus brightens up the flavor, while all the warm spices smell like Fall.
This healthy Almond Flour Pumpkin Bread is moist & fluffy, packed with warm pumpkin pie spices and topped with crunchy pumpkin seeds. Naturally gluten free, refined sugar-free, oil-free, keto/paleo optional.
Enjoy this perfectly spiced Healthier, Low Sugar Pumpkin Bread as a celebration of fall! Made with Greek yogurt, it's so incredibly moist and rich with a little extra protein, too.
Best ever gluten-free pumpkin chocolate chip bread that is dairy free, too! It's made with oat flour & almond flour and naturally sweetened.
Delicious easy gluten free pumpkin bread baked fresh with chocolate.
If you love pumpkin bread, then I’m sure you’ll also love these 25 Pumpkin Cake Recipes, but you can’t stop at pumpkin cakes. Why not bake some fresh pumpkin muffins for breakfast or as an after-school snack?
And if you make your own homemade pumpkin puree, be sure to save the seeds.
Roasted Pumpkin Seeds are not only easy to make and delicious but they are also chocked full of nutrition. They are also delicious for baking into pumpkin desserts or serving as a snack in a bowl.
So is your mouth watering? I’m sure you’ve already taken notes and chosen recipes you plan to try. Tell me, which are your favorites?
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On another note, while we are discussing pumpkins. Do you love fall pumpkin crafting? If so, why not decorate for Fall with these…
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Dianne Hadorn is the owner of Hidden Springs Homestead, nestled in the hills of East Tennessee. A Master Gardener and lifelong homesteader, she teaches families how to grow real food, preserve it with confidence, and depend less on the grocery store. Through her practical, down-to-earth approach, Dianne has become a trusted source for beginners who want to build a sustainable lifestyle and fill their pantries with food they’ve grown themselves.