Applesauce Pumpkin Spice Bread

This moist pumpkin spice bread made with applesauce and plenty of cinnamon and nutmeg is the perfect treat to share at holiday gatherings.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Calories: 197 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup white sugar
• 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ cup water
• 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground cloves
• 4 eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 cups dark brown sugar
• cooking spray
• 1 (15 ounce) can solid-pack pumpkin
• 3 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ tablespoons ground nutmeg

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Mix flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, baking soda, salt, and baking powder together in a large bowl.

Step 3

Combine brown sugar, white sugar, applesauce, and eggs in a large bowl. Add pumpkin and mix well. Add flour mixture alternately with water, mixing well between additions. Divide between the prepared loaf pans.

Step 4

Bake loaves in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 60 to 65 minutes. Cool in pans for 10 minutes. Invert onto a wire rack to cool completely.