Healthy Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
- 1 2/3 cups gluten-free flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup canned pumpkin or homemade pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil or butter
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 egg
Topping
- 2 tbsp coconut sugar
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Prepare 1 regular sized loaf pan (8.5 inch) by spraying it with cooking spray or lining it with parchment paper
- In a large bowl, combine the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and salt).
- Combine the wet ingredients (pumpkin, maple syrup, vanilla, oil, applesauce and flax egg) in a medium-sized mixing bowl and blend well.
- Add the liquid mixture to the dry and stir well until just combined.
- In a small bowl mix coconut sugar and cinnamon for the topping.
- Pour batter into the loaf pan and top with coconut sugar cinnamon topping and place on the center rack of oven. Bake for 60 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Allow to cool before removing from pan.
Notes
Bread should keep at room temperature for at least 3 days. For longer storage, keep in the fridge for up to a week or in the freezer for 1-2 months.