Pumpkin-Apple Bread

Combine pumpkin and your favorite spices with fresh, chopped apples in this tasty bread. Enjoy a slice with fresh fruit for breakfast or with tea or coffee for an afternoon treat! Apples vary widely in juiciness, so if your apples are juicy, go toward the longer baking time.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 55 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Calories: 292 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
• ½ cup light brown sugar
• cooking spray
• 2 cups peeled and chopped Granny Smith apples

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Place an oven rack just below the center level of the oven and preheat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and set aside.

Step 2

Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger, and nutmeg in a large bowl; mix well.

Step 3

Beat eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer until foamy. Add white and light brown sugars and mix until well combined. Stir in pumpkin puree, oil, and vanilla until well blended. Add wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Stir in chopped apples and pour mixture into the prepared pan.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bread comes out clean, 55 to 65 minutes. Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 15 to 20 minutes, then remove from the pan and cool completely.