Vegan Pumpkin Bread

A deliciously hearty, fluffy and flavor-packed seasonal pumpkin bread that’s 100% vegan. Homemade vegan cream cheese frosting is added to the top for a smooth and creamy melt-in-your-mouth taste

Prep Time

10 minutes

Bake Time

1 hour

Yields

7-8 slices

Meet the Chef: Mary Papadimos

Mary Papadimos is a vegan food blogger and influencer from Tampa, FL. She started her blog and Instagram, upbeetandkaleingit, six years ago in grad school and now works with food and wellness brands to share food +products she loves. Her passion is creating and sharing vegan recipes with her community.

Ingredients


Bread

  • 15 oz Can of pumpkin puree
  • ½ Cup Runny Almond Butter
  • ½ Cup Dairy Free Milk
  • ½ Tbsp Vanilla Extract
  • ¾ Cup Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Raw Cane Sugar
  • 2 Tsp Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • 1 Tsp Baking Powder
  • 1 Tsp Baking Soda
  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour
  • ½ Cup Oat Flour
  • 2 Tbsp Tapioca Powder

Frosting

  • 8 oz Vegan Cream Cheese
  • 3 Tbsp Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Powdered Sugar
  • ¼ Tsp Almond Extract
  • ½ Tbsp Vanilla Extract

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, almond butter, dairy free milk and vanilla extract. Then, add in the Florida Crystals® Regenerative Organic Raw Cane Sugar, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, both flours and tapioca powder. Mix until a thick batter forms.

Step 2

Pour into a greased bread loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for one hour. After one hour, insert a toothpick to see if it comes out clean and if so, the bread is done. If not, bake a few more minutes. Allow the loaf to cool completely before cutting into it.

Step 3

Mix all vegan cream cheese frosting ingredients in a mixing bowl until everything is well-combined.

Step 4

Once the bread is completely cooled down, add the cream cheese frosting to the top and cut into slices. Store in the fridge or freezer in an airtight container and enjoy!

Additional Tips

To ensure that the almond butter is runny add 1 tbsp of melted coconut oil

If you don't want the top of your bread getting hard, the last ten minutes of baking, you can create a loose tent with aluminum foil

YOU CAN ALSO TRULY NOTICE A DIFFERENCE IN THE BAKED GOODS WHEN CHOOSING FLORIDA CRYSTALS® VS. ANOTHER BRAND.

- THE BANANA DIARIES, BRAND PARTNER