This delicious Pumpkin Bread Recipe is so easy to make. Loaded with chocolate chips, topped with crumble topping and Cream Cheese Glaze.
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword bread, pumpkin
Prep Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 20servings
Calories 225kcal
Author Camila Hurst
Ingredients
Crumble Topping
1/2cupall-purpose flour63 grams
1/4cuplight brown sugar60 ml
3tbspwhite granulated sugar37.5 grams
1/2tsppumpkin spice
4tbspunsalted buttersoftened (56 grams)
Pumpkin Bread
1 1/2cupall-purpose flour191 grams
1tbspcornstarch
1tspbaking soda
1/2tspbaking powder
1/2tspsalt
1tsppumpkin spice
1tspground cinnamon
3large eggsroom temperature
3/4cupwhite sugar150 grams
3/4cupbrown sugar165 grams
15ozpumpkin pureeabout 1 2/3 cup
1/2cupvegetable oil120 ml
1tbspvanilla extract
1/2cupchocolate chips75 grams
Cream Cheese Glaze
2tbspcream cheesesoftened (30 grams)
2tbspunsalted buttersoftened (28 grams)
1/4cuppowdered sugar
1tbspmilk
1/2tspvanilla extract
Instructions
Crumble Topping
Add the flour, granulated sugar, and brown sugar to a bowl. Cut the butter into small cubes, add it to the flour and sugar. Use a fork to mix the butter and the flour/sugar until a crumbly mixture forms. All the butter should be incorporated with the dry ingredients.
Place it in the fridge while you make the batter.
Pumpkin Bread
Pre-heat the oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9x5-inch loaf baking pan. Line it with parchment paper, and grease the parchment paper.
In a small bowl mix the flour, cornstarch, baking soda, baking powder, salt, pumpkin spice, and cinnamon together. Set it aside.
Add the eggs, white sugar, and brown sugar to a large mixing bowl or to the bowl of a stand mixer.
Beat the eggs and sugar together with an electric mixer for 1 to 2 minutes, until the mixture is well incorporated and lightened in color.
Add the pumpkin puree, oil, and vanilla to the bowl and mix to combine with the mixer.
Add the dry ingredients to the bowl, and mix on low to combine, until almost entirely incorporated. Add the chocolate chips and finish mixing with a spatula to combine.
Once the batter is smooth, pour it in the loaf pan.
Top the batter with the crumble mixture. Sprinkle it evenly on top.
Bake it in the oven for about 60 minutes. It can take even up to 70 minutes depending on the oven.
Check the cake first at the 50 minute mark, insert a toothpick in the cake and make sure it comes out with no crumbs or wet batter. Continue to bake and check every 5 to 10 minutes.
If the bread is browning too much but not baking on the inside, cover it with aluminum foil, to ensure the inside of the bread is baking through.
Remove the bread from the oven. Let it cool down for at least 20 to 30 minutes before removing from the pan.
Once the bread is cool, you can make the glaze.
Cream Cheese Glaze
To make the glaze, beat the cream cheese and butter with an electric mixer at medium-low speed.
Add the powdered sugar, the milk, and vanilla extract.
Mix on low to incorporate.
If the glaze is not thick enough, add a bit more powdered sugar. And if the glaze is too thick, add a bit more milk, just 1/2 tsp at a time, while you mix, until the perfect consistency is achieved.
Drizzle the glaze over the pumpkin bread. You can use a piping bag, or a spoon, or a spouted cup. Slice and serve.
Storage
The bread can be stored at room temperature without the glaze, for up to 3 days.
Store the glazed bread in the fridge for 4-5 days. Let it come to room temperature before serving from the fridge.
You can also freeze the cake slices. To freeze the cake slices, place each slice in a freezer bag. They can be kept in the freezer for up to 2 months. This way you will have them ready for an easy snack at any time. You can just reheat the slices wrapped in foil in the 350ºF oven for about 10 to 15 minutes, until heated through. Or you can let them thaw in the fridge overnight.
Notes
Pumpkin Spice Glaze: Add 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice to the glaze.Pumpkin Pie Spice: If you don't have pumpkin spice, you can make your own by mixing 1/2 tsp cinnamon with 1/4 tsp ground ginger, 1/8 tsp ground nutmeg, 1/8 tsp allspice, and 1/8 tsp ground cloves.Nuts: Add nuts to the bread, such as chopped walnuts or chopped pecans. You can add 1/4 cup finely chopped nuts to the crumble topping as well. To the batter, add up to 1/2 cup of chopped nuts.Pumpkin puree: Use pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie filling for this recipe. The difference is that pumpkin puree only has pumpkins in the ingredient list, while the filling has other ingredients added such as sugar.Muffins: You can use this recipe to make pumpkin muffins, by pouring the batter in cupcake liners and baking them. The streusel topping can be divided between the muffins, and you can drizzle the glaze on top of each muffin once they are done baking. Baking time for the muffins will be different, they will need from 15 to 20 minutes of baking time.Oil: You can use any vegetable oil, canola oil, avocado oil, or even melted coconut oil. Just have in mind that the bread made with melted coconut oil might have a slightly denser texture.