Reduced-Fat Pumpkin Bread

This reduced-fat version of pumpkin bread is moist and delicious. You can also add 1 cup chopped walnuts, if desired.

Step: 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease 2 loaf pans.

Step: 2

Beat sugar and cream cheese together with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add pumpkin puree, applesauce, eggs, and vanilla extract; beat until smooth.

Step: 3

Stir all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder, and salt into pumpkin mixture until batter is just combined. Pour batter into prepared loaf pans, filling each about 1/3 full.

Step: 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean, about 50 minutes. Cool in the pans for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Per Serving: 152 calories; protein 3.9g; carbohydrates 28.3g; fat 3g; cholesterol 34.3mg; sodium 299.8mg.

The quality of the flour can make a real difference to your bread. Different makers do vary. Great taste or Canadian flours, which are naturally higher in gluten, may give you a best rise than standard dough flours – especially if you’re making wholemeal bread , which doesn’t always rise as well as white bread.

To made this in a breadmaker , add all the ingredients to your breadmaker and follow the manufacturer’s instructions.

A bread first rising can be done in the fridge overnight . This slows down the time it takes to rise to double its size, giving it a deeper flavour. It’s also a great limit , as you can work it yesterday , then clear it off the next day.