Description
A soft, spiced pumpkin bread topped with a buttery, crunchy streusel. Each slice offers moist crumb and crumbly topping with warm fall spices.
Ingredients
Streusel Topping
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
6 tbsp light or dark brown sugar
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
Pumpkin Bread
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree
3/4 cup vegetable oil
1 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
3/4 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
5 tsp ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp freshly grated nutmeg
1/4 tsp ground ginger
Pinch ground cloves
2 cups all-purpose flour
Instructions
Prepare streusel: Mix flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, salt. Add melted butter, stir until crumbly. Refrigerate.
Preheat oven: 350°F (177°C). Grease and line 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment.
Make batter: Whisk pumpkin, oil, sugars. Add eggs one at a time. Mix in baking powder, soda, salt, spices. Fold in flour without overmixing.
Assemble: Pour batter into pan, spread streusel on top.
Bake: 65–80 minutes until toothpick clean. Tent with foil if browning too fast.
Cool & serve: Cool 10–15 minutes, lift by parchment, cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Keep streusel chilled for crisp topping.
Avoid overmixing batter for moist texture.
Use parchment for easy removal.
Cover with foil if browning too soon.
Cool fully for clean slicing.
- Prep Time: 20
- Cook Time: 70
- Category: Dessert, Quick Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American / Fall
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice (1/12 recipe)
- Calories: 310
- Sugar: 26 g
- Sodium: 310 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 35 mg
Keywords: pumpkin streusel loaf, pumpkin bread recipe, spiced fall bread, crumb topping pumpkin loaf, moist pumpkin dessert