Pumpkin Bread Recipe

     It’s sweater season, so that means all things pumpkin - pumpkin coffee, pumpkin carving, and pumpkin dessert. Try this flavorful pumpkin bread recipe, and enjoy it as a part of a balanced meal. 

Ingredients 

• Vegetable oil or cooking spray 

• 2⅔ cups sugar 

• ⅓ cup canola oil 

• ⅓ cups unsweetened applesauce 

• 1 15-ounce can pumpkin 

• 4 eggs 

• ⅔ cup nonfat plain yogurt 

• 2⅔ cups all-purpose flour 

• ⅔ cup toasted wheat germ 

• 1½ teaspoons salt 

• 2 teaspoons baking soda 

• 1½ teaspoons baking powder 

• 1 teaspoon each spice: ground cloves, ground cinnamon, ground nutmeg  

• Optional: 1½ cups raisins or cranberries 

Directions 

1. 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. 

2. 2. Spray two 8 ½-by-4½-by 2½-inch loaf pans with the vegetable oil or cooking spray.  

3. 3. Combine wet mixture: sugar, canola oil, applesauce, pumpkin, eggs and yogurt. Stir until the consistency is smooth. 

4. 4. Combine dry mixture: flour, wheat germ, salt, baking soda, baking powder, and the spices. 

5. 5. Combine the wet and dry mixtures and stir until smooth. If adding raisins or cranberries, stir those in. 

6. 6. Pour mixture into the loaf pans, filling each about 2/3 full.  

7. 7. Bake loaves for 50 minutes.  

Nutritional Information 

• - Serving size: 1/12 of a loaf 

• - Calories: 240 

• - Total Fat: 4.5 g 

• - Saturated Fat: 0.5 g 

• - Total Carbohydrates: 46 g 

• - Dietary Fiber: 2g 

• - Total Protein: 4 g 

• - Cholesterol: 35 mg 

• - Sodium: 300 mg 

 

Source: https://www.eatright.org/recipes/desserts/healthy-pumpkin-bread-recipe