Almond Flour Pumpkin Bread

Healthy Almond Flour Pumpkin Bread is moist and fluffy, packed with warming pumpkin pie spices and topped with crunchy pumpkin seeds. Naturally gluten free, refined sugar-free, oil-free, keto/paleo optional, and can be enjoyed for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!

For more fall-fantastic almond flour bakes, you might also like almond flour cinnamon bread, healthy pumpkin cake (with frosting), or healthy pumpkin bars!

Almond Flour Pumpkin Bread

When the fall weather hits, warming spices and seasonal produce are a must in this kitchen. So along with cozy apple bread (and muffins!) and pumpkin muffins, cookies, and brownies – I’m also whipping up batches of this gluten-free almond flour pumpkin bread! With a combination of pumpkin pie spice topped up with extra cinnamon, this fall-fantastic bake will fill your kitchen with warming fall spices and the ultimate ‘cozy vibes.’

Plus, by swapping out regular flour, this almond flour bread with pumpkin puree (fresh or canned) is amazingly moist and tender. Not to mention that the almond flour also helps to create a nourishing gluten-free pumpkin bread packed with protein, healthy fats, and fiber! Even more so with optional add-ins like nuts, seeds, dried fruit, or even chocolate (antioxidants, please!).

Why Make Almond Flour Bread with Pumpkin?

Ingredients for Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread

• Almond flour: Superfine blanched almond flour is best for a tender, fluffy, melt-in-the-mouth texture. Coarse almond flour may work too but will produce a denser texture. You may also be able to use cashew flour – though I haven’t tried. I wouldn’t recommend using almond meal (with the skins).

• Pumpkin: Use homemade or canned pumpkin – make sure to use regular pumpkin puree, NOT pumpkin pie filling.
• Spices: For this almond flour pumpkin bread, you’ll need a combination of pumpkin pie spice, with extra cinnamon, and a pinch of salt (which will enhance the other flavors).
• Eggs: You’ll need 3 large room temperature eggs.
• Sweetener: I use maple syrup, as it pairs well with the pumpkin spice bread flavors. However, other sweeteners like honey, brown rice syrup, date syrup, granulated sugar, or even a sugar-free option like xylitol/erythritol would work. You could also use a low-carb ‘maple syrup.’

• Baking Powder and Baking Soda: These leavening agents provide lift and fluffy texture to the pumpkin bread.
• Salt: All you need is a pinch to balance and enhance the flavors.
• Pumpkin Seeds: (Optional) I used ¼ cup pumpkin seeds to top the paleo pumpkin bread for texture.

You’ll also need a little cooking spray (I use Misto) for the loaf tin.

How to Make Almond Flour Pumpkin Bread

• Prepare the loaf pan: First, preheat the oven to 350F/125C and then line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with (unbleached) parchment paper. Then, spray it with a bit of cooking spray and set aside.
• Mix the pumpkin spice bread batter: In a large bowl, combine the (wet ingredients) eggs, maple syrup, pumpkin, leavening agents, and spices and whisk well to combine. Then add the almond flour and mix gently with a spatula.  
• Bake the almond flour bread: Pour the prepared pumpkin spice batter into the prepared loaf pan and sprinkle the top with the pumpkin seeds. Then bake the almond flour pumpkin bread for 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean (with a few crumbs is fine, but not ‘wet’).

• Allow it to cool: Then, remove the loaf pan from the oven and allow it to cool for at least 20 minutes before removing it from the pan and allowing it to cool for a further 60 minutes. Finally, you can slice the gluten-free pumpkin bread with a serrated knife and enjoy!

Optional Add-In’s and Variations

I recommend using around 1 cup of ‘fillings’ in total from the options below.

• Dried fruit: Add around 1/3 of cranberries, raisins, or even chopped dates. You can add these on their own or alongside nuts or chocolate (below).
• Vanilla Extract: Use natural extract or paste for the best results- just ½-1 tsp should be enough.
• Nuts/seeds: Chopped pecans or walnuts work particularly well with pumpkin spice baked goods. However, you could also use pepitas (pumpkin seeds) within the cake or sunflower seeds.
• Chocolate Chips: You can use chocolate chips or chunks – I prefer dark chocolate for this gluten-free pumpkin bread. Although mini chocolate chips are a close second favorite, as I get some in every bite, just like with healthy cookie dough!
• Orange zest: Use the zest from one orange for extra flavor.
• Pumpkin spice latte: I recommend adding around 2 tsp espresso powder or slightly more instant coffee powder. Adjust the amount to personal preference.
• Cinnamon topping: Instead of the pumpkin seed topping, you could sprinkle the pumpkin spice bread with a little cinnamon sugar (or granulated sweetener) for a crunchy sweet topping.
• Icing: Alternatively, you could drizzle the top of the almond flour pumpkin bread with a quick icing (like I used for these healthy cinnamon rolls).
• Sweet potato: For a fun twist, you can skip the pumpkin entirely and use sweet potato puree in its place. It has the same earthy tones and textures but just a slightly different flavor. Well worth a try (and possible to make year-round!)

Tips for Best Almond Flour Pumpkin Bread Results

FAQs

Serving Recommendations

You can enjoy a slice of almond flour pumpkin bread (or an almond flour pumpkin muffin) in several ways (chilled, room temperature, or warmed), including with:

• Butter: Spread a little butter or go one step further with honey butter (just a little is all you need).
• Nut butter: Double up on the pumpkin of this paleo pumpkin bread with a topping of nut seed butter. Almond, cashew butter, or even homemade Nutella (cacao hazelnut butter) would also work.
• Other spreads: You could also enjoy this moist almond flour pumpkin bread with cinnamon honey butter, a sweetened cream cheese spread, or apple/pumpkin butter.
• Yogurt and fruit: Serve a pumpkin bread slice with a dollop of Instant Pot yogurt and optionally some fruit or a drizzle of maple syrup. Alternatively, you could use coconut whipped cream. For extra flavor, fold some cinnamon or pumpkin pie spice into the yogurt/cream with a little sweetener.
• Ice-cream: Add a small scoop of ice cream (like this vegan vanilla ice cream) over the warmed slice.

You can also enjoy the leftovers in fun ways, including turning them into French toast or even reheated in a skillet with a bit of butter for a more decadent, toasty treat!

Making Paleo Pumpkin Bread in Advance

Make ahead: You can prepare the batter (minus the leavening agents) a day in advance. Store it, covered, in the fridge. When you’re ready to bake, fold in the leavening agents and bake as usual. You may need an extra minute or two in the oven for the chilled batter.

Storing: Store the pumpkin almond bread covered in a cool, dry location for up to 5 days (or in the fridge for around a week). Make sure to keep it covered, so it doesn’t dry out.

Freeze: Place the slices separated on a baking tray and freeze until solid. Then transfer to a Ziplock bag and freeze for up to three months. When you want a slice, allow it to thaw on the countertop.

Reheat: You can enjoy slices of the almond flour pumpkin spice bread warm by using a toaster oven or the microwave (in 15-20 second increments). If you want to heat a large amount, you could loosely wrap it in foil and reheat it in the oven at 400F/205C until warm (around 10-12 minutes).

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Almond Flour Pumpkin Bread {Healthy, Gluten Free!}

Healthy Almond Flour Pumpkin Bread is moist and fluffy, packed with warming pumpkin pie spices and topped with crunchy pumpkin seeds. Naturally gluten free, refined sugar-free, oil-free, keto/paleo optional, and can be enjoyed for breakfast, brunch, or dessert!

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Course: Muffins and Quick Breads

Cuisine: North American

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Servings: 10 slices

Calories: 272kcal

Author: Olena Osipov

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Ingredients

• 3 eggs large
• 1/2 cup maple syrup honey or sugar*
• 1 cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3 cups almond flour
• 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds optional

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F, line 9 x 5 loaf pan with unbleached parchment paper and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
  
• In a large mixing bowl, add eggs, maple syrup, pumpkin puree, baking powder + soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt. Whisk well until combined.
  
• Add almond flour (don’t forget to skim the top of measuring cup with a knife) and mix gently with spatula to combine.
  
• Pour batter into previously prepared loaf pan, sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and bake for 50 minutes or until the toothpick inserted in the middle comes out somewhat clean. This bread burns fast, so don’t over bake and remove from the oven while top still appears semi soft. They key to moist and firm bread is to let it cool down.
  
• Remove bread from the oven and transfer to a cooling rack to cool off for 20 minutes. Holding onto the flaps of parchment paper remove bread from a loaf pan and let it cool off for another 60 minutes before slicing with sharp serrated knife.
  

Make Ahead: You can prepare the batter (minus the leavening agents) a day in advance. Store covered, in the fridge. When you're ready to bake, fold in the leavening agents and bake as usual. You may need an extra minute or two in the oven for the chilled batter.

Store: Store covered in a cool dry place for up to 5 days. Freeze in an airtight container for up to 3 months.

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Notes

• Liquid sweetener: You can use erythritol but I recommend to cut amount to 1/3 cup as it is more sweet.
• Egg-free: Eggs are binding, especially for almond flour. I personally have not tried any replacements, chia egg may work as I have had success using that with other almond flour quick breads – it just is more dense/flatter.
• Color of loaf pan: Dark loaf pan will cook bread even faster, so keep an eye on it at 40 minutes.
• Add-in’s: Add up to 1 cup of these or a combination of dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, chopped dates), chocolate chips, chopped dark chocolate bar or chopped nuts.
• Almond flour pumpkin muffins: Fill a muffin tray using the same batter and have yourself some almond flour pumpkin muffins! Remember to account for less bake time.
• Use liners: I highly recommend using lightly greased (I sprayed with cooking spray) parchment paper to line the baking pan, as the almond flour pumpkin bread WILL stick otherwise.
• Cinnamon topping: Instead of the pumpkin seed topping, you could sprinkle the pumpkin spice bread with a little cinnamon sugar (or granulated sweetener) for a crunchy sweet topping.

See recipe post for more tips and FAQs.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 10g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 49mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 122mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 3884IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 135mg | Iron: 2mg

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