Cinnamon Swirl Pumpkin Bread
This Cinnamon Swirl Pumpkin Bread is moist and soft, featuring a thick cinnamon swirl and a buttery brown sugar streusel.
Prep Time 10 minutes mins
Cook Time 50 minutes mins
Cooling Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 20 minutes mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 8 slices
Calories 250 kcal
9x5-inch loaf pan
medium bowl
large bowl
whisk
small offset spatula
Streusel topping
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour 50g
- ¼ cup packed dark brown sugar 55g
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 tablespoon cold unsalted butter 42g
- ½ cup pecan halves reserve for later
Cinnamon swirl
- ¼ cup granulated sugar 50g
- 2.5 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon flour 9g
Pumpkin batter
- 1 ¼ cup pure pumpkin puree 300ml
- ½ cup packed dark brown sugar 110g
- ½ cup granulated sugar 100g
- 2 large eggs at room temperature
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter melted, 75g
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 5ml
- 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour 250g
- ¾ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ⅔ cup whole milk 160ml
Maple glaze (optional)
- 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup 15ml
- 1 tablespoon whole milk 15ml
- ¼ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ½ cup powdered sugar 60g
- pinch salt
Streusel Topping
Make the streusel topping. Combine flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and butter in a medium bowl and blend together well with your fingertips until evenly combined and it looks like damp crumbs. Reserve the pecans for later and set aside.
Pumpkin Batter
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
Make the pumpkin batter. Combine pumpkin puree, melted butter, both sugars, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl and whisk to blend well.
Sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin spice and salt and whisk to blend evenly. Add it to the wet mixture and fold it in gently. Before all of the flour is incorporated, add the milk and continue to fold gently until evenly combined.
Scrape one-third of the batter into prepared pan and spread it out evenly using a small offset spatula. Sprinkle half of the cinnamon sugar mixture (about 2 ½ tbsp) evenly over the surface. Spoon half of the remaining batter (another third of the batter) over the cinnamon sugar and gently spread it out with the small offset spatula applying a bit of pressure to help it stick to the sugar instead of lifting it up. Spoon the rest of the batter over the cinnamon sugar and spread it out evenly. Sprinkle half of the crumble over the surface then scatter the pecans over top. Finally, sprinkle on the rest of the crumble.
Bake for 50-60 minutes until it feels firm in the middle and skewer inserted into the center comes out clean. Let the loaf cool for 20 minutes in the pan and then use the over-hanging parchment paper to lift it out onto a wire rack and let it finish cooling.
Serving: 1sliceCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 3gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 6gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 48mgSodium: 180mgPotassium: 300mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 120IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 4mgIron: 6mg
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