Old-Fashioned Pumpkin Gingerbread is a deliciously moist, easy quick bread made with ginger, molasses, brown sugar, and warm spices. Takes just a few minutes to put together; it's perfect for the autumn holidays.
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What's the Story Behind this Recipe?
I'm one of those bakers who is always fiddling and tweaking my recipes, so of course I made a few changes to my old standard recipe this time, too - most notably the substitution of coconut oil for butter. Wow, what a difference that made!
All those sweet spices danced across my tongue with whole new level of rich, gingerbready goodness!
Just to make sure it wasn't just my imagination, I made two more batches of Pumpkin Gingerbread (all for you, my friends), with equally delicious results.
When I shared it with the family, my mother-in-law Carol even told me I was (and I am quoting her word-for-word here), "A damn good cook." That's high praise indeed!
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I love it when things look as good as they taste! To create this lovely harvest-themed loaf, I used my beautiful harvest pumpkin loaf pan.
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Old-fashioned Pumpkin Gingerbread
Equipment
- 1 Electric Stand Mixer or hand mixer
Ingredients
- 1½ cups flour
- ¼ cup powdered milk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon ground allspice
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces unrefined coconut oil or butter; ½ cup, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup canned pumpkin
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup molasses
- ¼ cup warm water
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325° F | 165°C. Spray loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, combine flour, powdered milk, baking soda, baking powder, ground spices, and salt. Set aside.
- In a small, microwave-safe bowl, heat coconut oil in microwave for 30 seconds to melt. Set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, beat eggs until the are lemon colored. Add pumpkin, brown sugar, molasses, warm water and vanilla. Mix on low to combine. Add coconut oil and mix thoroughly.
- Stir in dry ingredients until well combine. (You can also mix this by hand.)
- Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Tap pan on counter a few times to get out the air bubbles, and then bake in preheated oven for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Loaf is done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Allow loaf to cool in the pan on a wire rack until he pan is cool enough to touch; at least 10 minutes. Turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
- Dust loaf with powdered sugar if desired.
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Candice says
The whole family is officially obsessed with this gingerbread! We've already made it twice... it has the perfect balance of spices and the texture is HEAVEN!
Sara Welch says
This turned out perfectly soft and moist and full of flavor! All around delicious!
Anita says
OMG, I love your pan! It's perfect for festive occasions. In the meantime, I'll be baking this with my oh so standard and plain loaf pan. 😉
Anjali says
This recipe combines all of my favorite fall flavors!! And I love the idea of replacing the butter with coconut oil - it made the gingerbread perfectly moist!
Danielle says
Can't wait to have the smell from making this gingerbread make my kitchen go "Woohoo, holidays!" Favulous way to create the right mood this season - thank you!
Lindsay (@RunWithTongs) says
I just love your bread pan!
Erin @ Platings and Pairings says
That IS a great pan - I can almost smell this bread baking right now! It looks SO good!
Marlynn [UrbanBlissLife] says
Ooh that is high praise indeed! Sweet! LOVE that baking pan, too. Perfect for fall! I like how you used coconut oil in this recipe. Can't wait to try it!
Meredith {MarthaChartreuse} says
What a fun pan!
Erin says
This makes me so happy for fall! Now I really want to make pumpkin bread too! And seriously loving that cake pan!
Rachel Lloyd says
I love that pan! It's so festive. Perfect for this recipe. Fall is my favorite time of year for cooking and baking.