Pumpkin Banana Bread or Pumpkin Apple Bread?
I couldn’t decide what kind of pumpkin bread to make, so I created recipes for Pumpkin Banana Bread and Pumpkin Apple Bread.
Can you guess which one we liked the best?
When I joined this fantastic group of bloggers for a recipe hop with “pumpkin,” I knew I wanted to make bread. But that’s when the trouble started. Why? I wanted to make pumpkin bread but could not decide which recipe to create.
Within fifteen minutes, I had some pretty fun ideas, such as Pumpkin Coconut Bread, Pumpkin Cinnamon Blueberry Bread, and Pumpkin Peanut Butter Bread.
I finally decided to create recipes for Pumpkin Banana and Pumpkin Apple Bread.
Why did I choose Pumpkin Banana Bread and Pumpkin Apple Bread? I knew my husband would be my official taster, so I decided to tame down my ideas. (Besides, he doesn’t like blueberries, which seems impossible since they are likely my favorite food.)
Let me know if you think my other ideas are worth trying. I think they still sound interesting and might try to create some recipes.
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I started with my Pumpkin Muffin Recipe as a master recipe and made adjustments there.
I probably should have made my pumpkin puree from a fresh pumpkin, but honestly, I didn’t have the time. So I bought it! If you can, then do it! But it’s not necessary.
This recipe makes one large loaf or two smaller loaves. I used my smaller loaf pans to make one Pumpkin Banana Bread and one Pumpkin Apple Bread. I can’t wait to tell you which one I liked the most.
The batter is straightforward to make. I used coconut oil and Measure for Measure Gluten-Free flour, but you can use whatever type of flour you want.
I added three small ripe bananas to one loaf.
And two chopped Granny Smith apples to the other loaf.
You can see the pans were pretty full.
I wanted to add pumpkin seeds on top so you can select the type of seeds you want to use.
These loaves look great even before they are cooked.
Remember! If you use my recipe and want to try both pumpkin bread flavors, make one batter recipe and add three small bananas to one half and two chopped Granny Smith apples to the other half.
Pumpkin Banana Bread
This moist and delicious pumpkin banana bread is amazing! It has lots of pumpkin spice seasonings and a wonderful fresh banana flavor.
Ingredients
- 4 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 TBL baking powder
- 1 TBL baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 29 oz. can of pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 pumpkin seeds
- 6 small ripe bananas, sliced
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Spray loaf pan with cooking spray. (You can line the pan with aluminum foil instead if you want.)
In one bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.
In another bowl mix eggs, white sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin puree, oil, and vanilla.
Add liquid ingredients into dry ingredients and mix. Add bananas.
Add batter to two small/medium loaf pans or one large pan.
Sprinkle pumpkin seeds on top of each loaf.
Bake bread for 60 - 90 minutes until done. Test for doneness using a wooden skewer. Insert in the center of the loaf. If the skewer is dry, then the bread is done. Cool and enjoy.
Pumpkin Apple Bread
This moist pumpkin apple bread is so delicious! It has lots of pumpkin spice seasonings and a wonderful fresh apple flavor.
Ingredients
- 4 cups whole wheat flour
- 2 TBL baking powder
- 1 TBL baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 3 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 29 oz. can of pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 pumpkin seeds
- 3 Granny Smith apples, peeled, cored, and cut into small pieces
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Spray loaf pan with cooking spray. (You can line the pan with aluminum foil instead if you want.)
In one bowl mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.
In another bowl mix eggs, white sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin puree, oil, and
vanilla.
Add liquid ingredients into dry ingredients and mix. Add apples.
Add batter to two small/medium loaf pans or one large pan.
Sprinkle pumpkin seeds on top of each loaf.
Bake bread for 60 - 90 minutes until done. Test for doneness using a wooden skewer. Insert in the center of the loaf. If the skewer is dry, then the bread is done. Cool and enjoy.
Can you guess which one we liked the best? They were very close.
But the Pumpkin Banana Bread was our favorite.
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