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Easy Pumpkin Bread with Whipped Pumpkin Spice Cream Cheese

 Super moist and soft, this is the ultimate easy pumpkin bread recipe! Topped with a delicious whipped pumpkin spice cream cheese spread. 

Author Emily Weeks, RDN, LD

Ingredients

  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups granulated white sugar
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 15 oz can pureed pumpkin
  • 4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp salt

For the cream cheese spread:

  • 8 oz cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

  2. Beat eggs in a stand or hand mixer on medium-high for several minutes. Slowly mix in the sugar, oil, applesauce, pumpkin and spices.

  3. In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well. 

  4. Add flour mixture, 1/4 cup at at time, alternatively with the water. Divide the batter between two greased 9" x 5" loaf pans.

  5. Bake for one hour (until a toothpick comes out clean).

  6. While the bread is baking, make your cream cheese spread. Add the cream cheese, pumpkin puree, brown sugar and pumpkin pie spice to the bowl of a stand mixer, or use a hand mixer. Whip on medium-high until smooth and creamy. 

Recipe Notes

Makes two large 9x5” loaves (about 20-30 slices).