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Gluten Free Pumpkin Loaf Recipe

This Pumpkin Loaf recipe is a delicious, dense loaf - with less sugar than most. It's packed with pure pumpkin and simple ingredients like eggs, olive oil and dark brown sugar.
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Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Keyword: fall recipes, pumpkin, pumpkin bread
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour
Servings: 8 large slices
Author: April Saunders

Equipment

  • 1 Loaf pan (standard size) 8 inch by 4-inch (1.5L)

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups gluten-free all purpose 1:1 baking flour
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾ tablespoon pumpkin spice
  • 2 eggs
  • ¼ cup dark brown sugar, packed
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon milk
  • 1 cup pure canned pumpkin
  • ½ teaspoon grated lemon zest
  • ¼ cup pepitas

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees F. Line your loaf pan with parchment paper.
  • In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and pumpkin spice.
  • In a medium bowl, beat the eggs with a whisk and combine with brown sugar, oil and milk until all the same colour. Stir in pumpkin and lemon zest. Add this bowl of wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Stir until just combined and you don't see flour in the batter.
  • Add the batter into the loaf pan. Sprinkle the top with the pumpkin seeds.
  • Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the centre comes out clean.
  • Cool for about 10 minutes in the pan then take out and slice warm.

Notes

This makes 1 loaf. Keeps for about 3 days on the counter in an air-tight container.
Slice and wrap to freeze for up to 1 month.
Remember with much less sugar than regular pumpkin loafs, this will not be very sweet. If you like sweeter baked goods, this may not be for you.
Recipe adapted from Zucchini Nut Loaf (Dietitians of Canada, 2005).
Nutrition information is approximate. 1 serving = ⅛ of the loaf.
Nutrition Facts
Gluten Free Pumpkin Loaf Recipe
Amount per Serving
Calories
223
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
 
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
 
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
2
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
7
g
Cholesterol
 
41
mg
14
%
Sodium
 
433
mg
19
%
Potassium
 
114
mg
3
%
Carbohydrates
 
27
g
9
%
Fiber
 
4
g
17
%
Sugar
 
9
g
10
%
Protein
 
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
 
4834
IU
97
%
Vitamin C
 
1
mg
1
%
Calcium
 
76
mg
8
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Calories
223
Nutrition Facts