Easy Pumpkin Bread

Fall and pumpkin are best friends, and I need to be part of that group! I can't help but always getting on the pumpkin bandwagon each year….LIKE IN AUGUST.

I was searching for an easy way to make a pumpkin bread.

And I found it in the pantry with pancake mix as a base! For some reason I always have boxes of pancake mix, and I forget how versatile it really is to use. In this recipe, I use it as a superhighway to Pumpkin Happy Land.

This one bowl recipe is simple to make. No mixer or fancy gadgets.

There's not a lot of sugar used in this bread, since the pumpkin and mashed bananas are naturally sweet. Plus, they make this loaf super moist. Be sure to use pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling in this recipe. If you like a sweeter bread, up the brown sugar by ¼ cup.

You can use a standard 9.5” loaf pan lined with parchment paper. However, I have a fall bread mold that I use around this time of year (shown in the pictures). Baking molds are fantastic and unique, but be sure to carefully spray the pan before using. To release, run a knife around the pan after the baked loaf has cooled for 20 minutes. Then press a baking rack on top of the mold, flip over, and invert the loaf to release the bread from the pan.

In the pictures, I use a mix of chocolate and butterscotch chips. However, in the recipe notes, I’ve added some different way to change up the bread such as dried fruit, nuts or adding more spice. Enjoy this taste of fall!

Easy Pumpkin Bread also makes a beautiful Bundt cake!

Yield: 2 loaves each with 8 large slices or 16 halved small slices

Author: Stacey Berk

This one bowl pumpkin bread is easy to make and uses pancake mix as a base.

prep time: 15 Mcook time: 35 Mtotal time: 50 M

ingredients:

1 15 oz. can of pumpkin puree
2 very ripe large bananas, mashed
½ cup of brown sugar
¼ cup of vegetable oil
¼ cup of milk
1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
4 eggs
4 ½ cups of pancake mix
1 ½ teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice
1 cup of semisweet or dark chocolate chips
1 cup of butterscotch chips or chopped pecans

instructions:

How to cook Easy Pumpkin Bread

Preheat oven to 350F. Prepare two 9.5" loaf pans with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, combine pumpkin puree, mashed bananas, brown sugar, oil, milk and vanilla. Add the eggs. Gently stir in pancake mix and spice, then the chocolate and butterscotch chips.
Evenly divide the batter into two prepared loaf pans and bake for 35-38 minutes, rotating halfway through the bake time. Do not overbake.
Makes 2 loaves.

NOTES:

• Instead of chocolate or butterscotch chips, try chopped nuts. Pecans or walnuts pair especially well with pumpkin. • For a pumpkin fruit bread, use dried cranberries, raisins and diced sweetened pineapple. • If you like spicier pumpkin bread, add a scant amount of ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and cloves with the pumpkin pie spice, to your liking. • You can substitute different types of pancake mix such as heart healthy or gluten free.
• Use chocolate protein pancake mix with 4 cups of the mix and ½ cup of milk. Bake 30-32 minutes. • For breakfast, serve the Pumpkin Bread with apple cider and yogurt. • Dessert definitely calls for the Pumpkin Bread with plenty of butterscotch or chocolate sauce, and ice cream! • If you do not have a double oven, divide up the batter between loaves and bake the first loaf. Cover the second loosely with plastic wrap and rest at room temperature until its turn is ready.

Created using The Recipes Generator

VISIT US ON INSTAGRAM @EXPANDKITCHENANDHOME AND TAG US #EXPANDKITCHENANDHOME