Healthier Downeast Maine Pumpkin Bread

We updated this great old Maine recipe to be healthier by using white whole wheat flour, less sugar, and butter instead of oil. We also added pumpkin seeds and raisins. It’s still moist and spicy, and wonderful for healthy holiday gift giving as bread or muffins!

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Chocolate Pecan Pumpkin Bread

Every time I make this, it goes so quickly! It’s moist, tender, and flavorful. I was surprised how much I like this, and I don’t even like chocolate. It can be made into muffins, loaves, or even a Bundt cake.

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Queensland Pumpkin Scones

These Australian-born scones are reminiscent of Queensland, where the popular Queensland Blue pumpkin grows. A very tasty treat! Serve in the mornings with breakfast or afternoons with tea.

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Pumpkin Pecan Pancakes

These hearty pancakes are tasty and stick to your ribs. The pumpkin and pecan work well together and the vanilla extract adds a great flavor. They taste sweet and rich, but don’t have much sugar or fat.

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Simply Pumpkin Pancakes

          

Quick, easy, delicious pumpkin pancakes from scratch. Developed for my pumpkin-loving grandson who will eat almost anything containing pumpkin. Serve warm with butter and syrup.

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Pumpkin-Oat Scones

     

A new fall favorite in our house, adapted from both an oat scone recipe and one for pumpkin scones similar to that from a well-known coffee shop. I’m not sure if quick-cooking oats would work; try them at your own risk! If you have Penzeys® Baking Spice, I like to add 1 teaspoon of that and also use a pinch in the icing.

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Coconut Pumpkin Nut Bread

This bread takes pumpkin bread to a whole new realm. I invented this one day when thinking of how to make pumpkin bread retain its moistness even longer. Solution: coconut milk!

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