Olive Oil Pumpkin Bread
This moist and tender Olive Oil Pumpkin Bread is made with whole wheat flour and wheat bran, lightly sweetened, and topped with crunchy walnuts and pepitas. It's pumpkin bread that's wholesome enough for breakfast but delicious enough to disappear by snack time!
Servings 12
Calories 330kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup wheat bran
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- ⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 15 oz pumpkin purée
- ⅓ cup plain Greek yogurt
- 4 large eggs
- ¼ cup walnuts chopped
- ¼ cup pepitas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF.
- In a medium bowl whisk together flours, wheat bran, baking, powder, baking soda, salt and spices. Set aside.
- Using a hand or stand mixer, whisk together both sugars and olive oil until creamy and whipped.
- Mix in milk, pumpkin purée and yogurt until combine. Mix in eggs.
- Add flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture and mix until combined.
- Apply non-stick spray to a large 10 inch x 5.5 inch loaf pan and line with parchment paper.
- Pour batter into the prepared pan and top with chopped walnuts and pumpkin seeds.
- Bake bread in oven for 1 hour, or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean.
- Let the bread rest in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a cooling rack to cool.
Notes
Serving Suggestions: Great as muffins, too! Instead of walnuts you can also use almonds or pecans.
Baking Suggestions: You can also make two smaller loaves or muffins.
TO STORE: I usually store it in foil and keep it on the kitchen counter for up to 4 days, as long as it is not hot. It will keep in the refrigerator for up to one week.
TO FREEZE: You can also freeze slices or a whole loaf. Transfer to a resealable bag or freezer safe container and freeze for up to 4 months.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 330kcal | Carbohydrates: 48g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 313mg | Potassium: 247mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 29g | Vitamin A: 5630IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 96mg | Iron: 2mg
