Healthier Pumpkin Bread

This a wonderful pumpkin bread that has less fat and calories.

Original recipe makes 2 large loaves

Ingredients

3 cups white sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 eggs, beaten
2/3 cup water
1/2 cup applesauce
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup chopped walnuts

  • PREP

    15 mins

  • COOK

    1 hr

  • READY IN

    1 hr 20 mins

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 2 large bread pans.
  2. Beat sugar, pumpkin, eggs, water, applesauce, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract together in a large mixing bowl.
  3. Whisk flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, cloves, and ginger together in a separate bowl; stir into the pumpkin mixture until just combined. Fold walnuts into the resulting batter; pour into prepared bread pans.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 5 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack. Wrap tightly in aluminum foil to store.

Nutrition

Calories: 309 kcal
Carbohydrates: 50.2 g
Cholesterol: 42 mg
Fat: 10.7 g
Fiber: 1.8 g
Protein: 4.7 g
Sodium: 279 mg

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