Pumpkin Spice Bread
This pumpkin spice bread recipe is at least 40 years old. It makes a very moist bread. It's been described as tasting like pumpkin pie without the crust. —Delora Lucas, Belle, West Virginia
Ingredients
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 4 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 cup water
Reviews
This is my favorite pumpkin bread and I get asked all the time for the recipe. I double the batch and gift it from September through the New Year. I always have to hold back a loaf for my family.
This is a great loaf recipe. I agree with one of the previous reviews that it was too sweet so I cut it back significantly. Instead of the 3 cups of sugar, I used 1 cup of white sugar and 1 cup of brown sugar. Nice blend of spices but would increase cinnamon. I also added some chopped pecans.
I love pumpkin bread and have a recipe that I have been using forever. I didn’t want to dig through my recipes to find it so I used this one. It’s an okay recipe but not one I will use again. I found it a bit too sweet even for a sweet bread. It reminds me more of a cake than bread. It also doesn’t have much of a pumpkin or spice flavor. I would suggest cutting the sugar down to two cups, adding more cinnamon and clove, and a splash of vanilla.
Could you substitute the water for butter milk in this recipe?Looks Yummy. About to bake it now!
Always the best!!
Love this! Recently tried the fresh pumpkin spice from RawSpiceBar to make a few fall inspired recipes and it was definitely worth trying!
A five star recipe for sure. Lots of flavor and it gets better the next day. I did add 1 c walnuts and would add 1-1/2 the next time, our preference. Also lined the loaf pans w/ parchment for easy removal. Delicious and a keeper.
I've made this 3 times & keep getting asked to make it again. It's delicious, I've added chocolate chips & pecans the last time. It's a keeper.
Super easy recipe that makes incredibly yummy bread! The next time I make this, I'm going to add toasted nuts. I think that will make this recipe just about perfect.
I used 2 cups of fresh pumpkin. I had to bake for about 20 minutes longer than recipe stated. It rose weird in the middle. I'm guessing the wetter fresh pumpkin accounts for the longer bake time and weird rise. Flavor is great.