Pumpkin-Banana-Applesauce Bread

Why choose between banana bread and pumpkin bread when you can have both? This easy recipe adds applesauce to keep things moist and makes 3 loaves or 3 dozen muffins.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 96 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground nutmeg
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves
• 1 ½ cups unsweetened applesauce
• 3 cups pumpkin puree
• 4 ½ cups whole wheat flour
• 2 medium bananas, mashed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease three 9x5-inch loaf pans.

Step 2

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 60 minutes.

Step 3

Mix flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves together in a large bowl. Mix pumpkin puree, applesauce, eggs, and bananas together in another bowl. Add pumpkin mixture to the flour mixture, mixing until well blended. Pour batter evenly into the prepared loaf pans.