Welcome Fall with this Healthier Pumpkin Bread recipe. Moist, delicious and healthy!
Your house is going to smell AMAZING!
What makes this bread healthier?
I used whole wheat flour instead of white. A controlled amount of brown sugar which adds just enough sweetness. Non fat Greek yogurt for moisture and creaminess. Light butter for flavor and added moisture. In addition to ingredients used, portioning these to 16 1/2 inch slices helps with portion control.
Serve bread with butter and coffee and you have the perfect healthy Fall breakfast or snack!
If you are not counting WW smartpoints, calories or watching your sugar intake and prefer a sweeter bread, up the sugar to 3/4 cup. I do not use artificial sweeteners but you can try substituting with that as well. You can also add chocolate chips into the batter for added sweetness.
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What do I need to make this Healthier Pumpkin Bread?
- Whole Wheat Flour
- Baking Powder
- Baking Soda
- Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin
- Packed Brown Sugar
- Pumpkin Pie Spice
- Ground Cinnamon
- Light Butter (I used land O Lakes) (room temperature)
- Eggs (room temperature)
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- Non Fat plain Greek yogurt (room temperature)
- Salt
- Chocolate Chip Mini Morsels
(optional)
- Pam Spray
- Nonstick Loaf Pan, 9-Inch by 5-Inch
- KitchenAid KSM75SL Classic Plus 4.5-Qt. Tilt-Head Stand Mixer, Silver
or
- Hand Mixer
(optional)
or
How to make Healthier Pumpkin Bread?
- Make sure eggs, yogurt and butter are room temperature.
- In a bowl add flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin spice, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- In a stand mixer or hand mixer, add butter and brown sugar. Mix together until creamy.
- Add pumpkin and yogurt, mix well while scraping sides down.
- Add eggs one at a time allowing each egg to fully incorporate into mixture
- Add vanilla extract and mix
- Pour in dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Do not over mix.
- Spray loaf pan with Pam Spray and pour batter in, smooth top and sprinkle 1 tbsp mini chocolate chips if desired.
- Bake on 375 degrees for 30 minutes then lower to 350 degrees and bake an additional 10 minutes. Let cool for about 10 minutes before slicing.
Healthier Pumpkin Bread
Healthier Pumpkin Bread that is the perfect fall breakfast or snack. Low in sugar, calories and WW smartpoints.
Ingredients
- 1.75 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp pumpkin spice powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 3 tbsp light butter- room temperature
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar (light or dark)
- 1 cup 100% pumpkin puree (not pie mix)
- 1 5.3 oz container (1/2 cup) non fat plain Greek yogurt- room temperature
- 2 eggs- room temperature
- 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
Directions
- Step 1 Make sure eggs, yogurt and butter are room temperature.
- Step 2 In a bowl add flour, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin spice, cinnamon powder and salt. Set aside.
- Step 3 Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- Step 4 In a stand mixer or hand mixer, add butter and brown sugar. Mix together until creamy.
- Step 5 Add pumpkin and yogurt, mix well while scraping sides down.
- Step 6 Add eggs one at a time allowing each egg to fully incorporate into mixture
- Step 7 Add vanilla extract and mix
- Step 8 Pour in dry ingredients and mix just until combined. Do not over mix.
- Step 9 Spray loaf pan and pour batter in, smooth top and sprinkle mini chocolate chips if desired.
- Step 10 Bake on 375 degrees for 30 minutes then lower to 350 degrees and bake an additional 10 minutes. Let cool for about 10 minutes before slicing.
Nutrition Info (using myfitnesspal recipe builder)
For 16 1/2 inch slices
Calories: 102, total fat: 3, total carbs: 16 g, protein: 4 g, sugar: 4 g
For 8 (1 inch) slices
Calories: 204, total fat: 5 g, total carbs: 32 g, protein: 7 g, sugar: 13 g
myWW smartpoints (using WW recipe builder)
For 16 (1/2 inch slices)
Green, blue and purple: 3 smartpoints
For 8 (1 inch) slices
Green, blue, purple: 6 smartpoints
