Description
A moist pumpkin bread swirled with creamy cheese and topped with a sweet maple glaze.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp cloves
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 4 oz cream cheese, softened
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
- In a bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
- In another bowl, mix pumpkin puree, oil, eggs, granulated sugar, and brown sugar.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients until just mixed.
- Pour batter into the pan.
- Swirl softened cream cheese into the batter using a knife.
- Bake for 50-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool before glazing with maple syrup and powdered sugar mixture.
Notes
- Use room temperature cream cheese for easy swirling.
- Do not overmix the batter to keep the bread tender.
- Adjust maple glaze consistency with more syrup or powdered sugar.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 55 mins
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 20g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg