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A loaf of moist pumpkin bread with a crackly sugared top, sliced to show the tender, deep orange crumb

Moist Pumpkin Bread

A moist, one-bowl pumpkin bread with warm spices and a lightly crisp top. The batter also makes 12 pumpkin muffins.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Cooling 1 hour
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 12 slices
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Calories: 240
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Wet ingredients
  • 1 can pumpkin puree 15 oz, about 1 3/4 cups (425 g)
  • 1/2 cup neutral oil such as vegetable or canola (120 ml)
  • 2 large eggs room temperature
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar packed (150 g)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar (100 g)
  • 1/4 cup milk (60 ml)
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Dry ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3/4 teaspoon fine salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour spooned and leveled (220 g)
Topping (optional)
  • 1 tablespoon coarse or turbinado sugar

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan and line it with a parchment sling.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk the pumpkin, oil, eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth.
  3. Sprinkle in the baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg and cloves and whisk well.
  4. Add the flour and fold with a spatula just until no dry streaks remain.
  5. Pour into the pan, smooth the top and sprinkle with coarse sugar if using.
  6. Bake 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Tent with foil after 45 minutes if browning too quickly.
  7. Cool in the pan 15 minutes, then lift out and cool completely on a wire rack before slicing.

Notes

Pumpkin muffins: Divide the batter among 12 lined muffin cups. Bake at 425°F (220°C) for 5 minutes, then at 350°F (175°C) for 15 to 18 minutes more.
Storage: Keep wrapped at room temperature up to 3 days or freeze up to 3 months.
Nutrition is an estimate per slice (1/12 of the loaf) without mix-ins or topping.