Best 4 Healthy Pumpkin Bread Recipes

APRICOT-PUMPKIN BREAD PUDDING, DIABETIC/HEART HEALTHY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
• Coat a 2-quart square baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• In the prepared baking dish, combine bread cubes and dried apricots; set aside.
• In a large bowl, combine milk, pumpkin, egg, sugar, and cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice.
• Slowly pour pumpkin mixture over bread mixture in baking dish.
• Gently press bread mixture down into liquid to moisten.
• Let stand for 15 minutes.
• Bake, uncovered, for 45 to 50 minutes or until a knife inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool slightly; serve warm.
• If desired, serve with dessert topping. Makes 9 servings.

HEALTHY CRANBERRY PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the raisins, cranberries and orange juice. Bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; cover and let stand for 5 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and nutmeg. In a small bowl, combine the pumpkin, cranberry sauce and molasses. Beat in the eggs, oil and vanilla until blended. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in the pecans, orange zest and raisin mixture. , Transfer to two 8x4-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

HEALTHY PUMPKIN BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
• Combine flour, wheat germ, chocolate chips, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, and ginger in a large bowl.
• Mix applesauce, pumpkin, and sugar together in a small bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients; mix until well combined. Transfer to the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes. Run a table knife around the edges to loosen. Invert carefully onto a serving plate or cooling rack. Let cool completely.

VEGAN PUMPKIN BREAD HEALTHY AND TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
• Mix together the flaxseed and water until thickened.
• Combine flax mixture in a large bowl with sugar, applesauce, oil, and pumpkin.
• In a medium bowl, stir together the flour, spices, baking soda, bvaking powder, and salt.
• Stir the dry ingredients into the wet. Fold in the walnuts. Lightly grease lof pans. Divide tinto two regular 8 inch loaf pans or four mini loaf pans. If you'd like, sprinkle on some oats or turbinado to garnish. Bake the large loaves for about 55 minutes and the smaller loaves for about 40 minutes. Let sit for 20 minutes before removing from the pans.