Last Updated on September 9, 2021 by Chef Mireille
Pumpkin tends to come out during the fall and winter season here in America, where you can’t hide from any pumpkin recipes – even if you wanted to!
However, I enjoy pumpkin all year long. Pumpkin is a core ingredient in Caribbean cuisine. We often enjoy it as a side dish where it is just mashed with spices – Pumpkin Choka, sometimes spelled Pumpkin Chokka. From soup and curries to cakes, pumpkin is seen throughout the cuisine all year long.
At the end of the day, I’m born and raised in America and my go to recipe during the fall and winter is Pumpkin Bread. I love to make this on cool winter weekend mornings with the aroma of the spices scenting the whole apartment. Enjoy it with a cup of coffee – I also put a pinch of my homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix into the coffee. Pair it with some salty cheese to balance the sweetness and could you just imagine anything better!
I don’t have a fireplace in my apartment, but if I did this is definitely a scene fit for a warm crackling fire!
How to make Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread
- Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.
- Mix together wet ingredients in a different bowl.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Bake.
This is a really moist, spicy and comforting sweet bread and the dried apricots melt in your mouth!
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread
Equipment
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 11 tablespoons butter softened
- 2 eggs
- 1 3/4 cups pumpkin see note
- 1/3 cup milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease a loaf pan.
- Beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs. Add pumpkin, milk and almond extract. Mix well.
- In a small bowl, mix all other ingredients, except apricots. Add to wet mixture.
- Pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 1 hour. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for another 1/2 hour.
Notes
Nutrition
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looks so moist and yummy..love it!!
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Bread looks extremely moist and fabulous..
I agree about the taste of no sulfur dried apricots. The bread looks awesome!
dired apricots is a lovely addition, bread looks delicious
Bread looks so moist and delicious. Love the addition of dried apricots.
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That really looks so soft and good..was it crumbly too?..would love to make it sometime
So nice and nice color
Loaf looks fantastic!!!!
The bread looks so moist and soft.
Awesome bread recipe. Perfect for tea.
bread look so perfect
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The bread looks so perfect – nice and moist and yummy. Its actually making me hungry now!
Haven't tried apricot in my baking yet and this recipe sure sounds very interesting. The bread is so soft and moist. Nice one!!!
The bread looks nice and soft…addition of apricots is a nice option.
I was surprised to see orange color apricots when first came to US. Back home, we only get or use to get only brown ones.
nice looking bread..so moist
Bread looks so moist and soft…
the bread has turned out sooo wonderfully moist and nice !!
superb one 🙂
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looks very moist & love the combo of apricots & pumpkin..bet the house must have smelt divine!
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It looks moist and perfectly baked.