Pumpkin Bread with Walnuts and Cream Cheese Frosting

A simple pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes one pumpkin loaf cake.  A pumpkin bread with walnuts topped with icing for pumpkin bread.

 
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The hubby loves all sweetbreads and this time of the year, he would feel cheated if he didn’t have a loaf of this Pumpkin Nut Bread.  We made this Pumpkin Bread with fresh pumpkin puree and with walnuts but you could also use pecans, either way, is delicious. 

 

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 Pumpkin puree

 

Last week we cut up and cooked all our pumpkins and jack o’ lanterns.   So now we have a freezer loaded with fresh pumpkin puree which is absolutely amazing.  It’s so easy and so much better than the store bought pumpkin puree.   And we have a couple easy ways to make the process easier.  Here are the complete instructions to make our fresh pumpkin puree.

You don’t have to use homemade pumpkin puree, a can of pure pumpkin works just fine.  But remember do not use pumpkin pie filling only the canned pumpkin that says it only contains pumpkin. 

 

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Now I have plenty of pumpkin puree for my holiday pumpkin pies and for several loaves of this simple Pumpkin Bread.  This is a simple pumpkin nut bread recipe made with pumpkin puree and pumpkin spice.    And we love a cream cheese frosting or icing for pumpkin bread, it kinda makes it a like a pumpkin loaf cake.   And we don’t hold back with the with this rich icing for pumpkin bread, we spread it on thick. 

 

Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe:

Pumpkin Bread Ingredients 

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  • ½ cup shortening
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 1 cup pure pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 cup walnuts or pecans

Cream Cheese Frosting Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • 4 ounces cream cheese, softened to room temperature
  • ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 Tablespoons milk

 

Equipment Needed:

 

How to make this simple Pumpkin Nut Bread:

Instructions for Pumpkin Bread

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 x 5 with cooking spray like pam
  • In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice
  • In another large mixing bowl beat the brown sugar with the shortening till well combined, beat in eggs.
  • Add pumpkin and milk and blend well
  • Slowly add flour mixture and mix well
  • Stir in pecans
  • Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
  • Remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack.
 

Instructions for the icing for pumpkin bread

  • In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until smooth and creamy
  • Frost the top of the loaf

 

pumpkin loaf cake

 

This Pumpkin Walnut Bread could be served with or without the frosting, either way, it is delicious with coffee, latte or a rich hot tea.   But this Pumpkin Nut Bread is not overly sweet so it works well with the frosting. 

 

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Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

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A simple pumpkin nut bread recipe that makes a pumpkin loaf cake. A pumpkin bread with walnuts topped with icing for pumpkin bread.
Evelyn Osborn
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course bread, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12
Calories 401 kcal

Ingredients
  

Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

For the Bread

For the Frosting

Instructions
 

For the bread

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9 X 5 loaf pan with cooking spray like pam
  • In a medium mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice
  • In another large mixing bowl beat the brown sugar with the shortening till well combined, beat in eggs.
  • Add pumpkin and milk and blend well
  • Slowly add flour mixture and mix well
  • Stir in pecans
  • Pour into prepared loaf pan and bake for 55-60 minutes until a wooden pick inserted near center comes out clean.
  • Remove from pan and let cool on a wire rack.

For the Frosting

  • In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese, powdered sugar, vanilla and milk until smooth and creamy
  • Frost the top of the loaf

Notes

Use only Pure Pumpkin with this recipe.  Not pumpkin pie filling. 

Nutrition

Calories: 401kcalCarbohydrates: 53gProtein: 6gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 39mgSodium: 150mgPotassium: 234mgFiber: 2gSugar: 34gVitamin A: 3358IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 88mgIron: 2mg
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