It’s officially the season for pumpkin bread, and I couldn’t be more excited. Pumpkin bread is one of my favorite treats, and is quintessential to Fall time. However, as I was going through my pumpkin recipes, I realized that I didn’t have a paleo pumpkin bread recipe in my repertoire, and knew that had to change… immediately.
So, introducing my Easy Paleo Pumpkin Bread, which is exactly what the name implies! Easy, delicious, and paleo-friendly pumpkin bread. Does it get any better than this?!
If I told you this paleo pumpkin bread has no added sugars, would you believe me? Probably not, and that’s okay! Part of my job here is to show you how delicious and easy eating healthy can be.
Although I don’t personally ascribe to any particular diet, I love creating and sharing paleo recipes because paleo-friendly ingredients tend to work well for my digestion system. Plus, creating paleo recipes means that people with dietary restriction or allergies will be able to enjoy them, too. And everyone deserves to have some pumpkin bread!
This recipe comes out perfect every single time; in fact, I’d call it practically fool-proof. The ingredients are so simple, and as long as you follow the directions exactly, it comes out wonderfully. Plus, it’s super customizable. If you want to add chopped walnuts, raisins, chocolate chips, this is the perfect recipe to do that to. The bread itself isn’t too sweet, so adding any extras to it won’t be overpowering.
Oh and did I mention that your house will smell so good while this is baking? If you’ve been having a hard time getting into the fall spirit, make this and you’ll get there in no time. In fact, I actually think this could be one of my favorite pumpkin recipes of all time (besides my Gluten Free Pumpkin Fudge Bread and Paleo Pumpkin Zucchini Bars.) I’ve made two loaves this week alone and I can’t stop eating it.
What You Need to Make This Paleo Pumpkin Bread
Since I promised you an easy recipe, you can count on that. You need just a few simple ingredients that you can pick up from almost any grocery store these days, and if not, hit up Amazon! It’s great in a pinch.
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Almond Flour: I love using almond flour in my baking. Although almond flour is higher in calorie that other flours, I honestly wouldn’t focus on that. Almond flour is so good for you! It contains healthy fats, fiber, protein, magnesium and vitamin E, and baking with almond flour keeps me full longer and keeps cravings away!
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Tapioca Flour: I use tapioca flour in a lot of my recipes, especially when baking with almond flour. The reason is because almond flour by itself is pretty dense. Using tapioca flour makes the bread fluffy. If you can’t find tapioca flour, you can substitute for arrowroot flour or corn starch, as both will have the same result. Don’t be afraid to buy tapioca flour, thinking you won’t use it again— you will. It’s also such a great thickener for sauces and other paleo recipes!
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Pumpkin Puree: This pumpkin bread recipe uses 3/4 cup of pumpkin puree, which gives it so much moisture without added sweetness that you’d find in so many other pumpkin bread recipes. When you are shopping for this ingredient, do not confuse it with pumpkin pie filling—you need pumpkin puree! You will have a little bit of pumpkin puree leftover, so what I like to do is fill an ice cube tray with the pumpkin and freeze for smoothies. Another option is to use the leftover puree to make my Pecan Pumpkin Latte. Trust me, it’s heaven.
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Banana: As I mentioned above, this recipe contains no added sugar at all. It’s sweetened by a single banana! Just make sure that your banana is nice and ripe and you are all set! If you want to omit the banana in this recipe, you can. In it’s place, use 1 cup of pumpkin puree (instead of 3/4 cup) and 1/4 cup maple syrup).
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Eggs: You’ll need 2 eggs for this recipe. I know some of you will ask if you can make this bread vegan by substituting for flax eggs. Yes, you can. If you are going that route, you need two flax eggs, which is 2 tablespoons ground flax seed meal and 6 tablespoons water.
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Coconut oil or butter: I always use coconut oil in this recipe, but I have also tested butter and it gives this bread such a fantastic taste!
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Pumpkin Pie Spice: I always purchase ready made pumpkin pie spice from the grocery store, simply for convenience purposes. But you can definitely make your own by using
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Baking Soda: This is what makes the pumpkin bread rise!
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Vanilla Extract: Because every good pumpkin bread recipe needs a splash of vanilla!
How to Make This Paleo Pumpkin Bread
- Start by preheating your oven to 350 F.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients.
- Next, grab your blender, and blend the pumpkin, banana, eggs, coconut oil / butter, and vanilla extract, for about 10-15 seconds or until smooth.
- Pour the mixture from the blender into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and stir lightly until combined.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan and smooth out the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 50-52 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool before slicing (trust me) and enjoy!
Can You Make This Pumpkin Bread into Muffins?
Yes you can! And you are in for a real treat. To make these into muffins, all you have to do is grease a muffin tin well or add muffin liners; fill each muffin cavity about 3/4 full with the batter, and bake for 20-35 minutes at 350. And don’t forget that you can add in anything you love, such as nuts, dried fruit, and chocolate chips.
Storing Instructions
I know I have failed you guys in my previous blog posts. I consistently forget to tell you how to store your goods. And the reason why I forget is because baked goods don’t last more than 24 hours in my house — we eat everything right away or we give it away to friends and neighbors. I forget that not everyone does that! So ok, I will help you out! You can leave this loaf out on your counter for a few days – I recommend just placing a piece of foil on top. After that, I suggest wrapping it up and placing it in the fridge. You can also freeze this loaf for up to 3 months — just wrap it up tightly in foil and put it in a plastic bag before freezing.
Other Pumpkin Recipes You’ll Enjoy
If you love my paleo pumpkin bread, then you will definitely LOVE these other paleo pumpkin recipes of mine!
Paleo Pumpkin Streusel Muffins
Paleo Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars
Okay, enough rambling from me. Go make the recipe. I hope you guys love it, and if you make it, be sure to leave a comment for me below and tag me on Instagram so I can repost!
Ingredients
- 2 cups almond flour
- ¼ cup tapioca flour
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 large ripe banana
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup coconut oil or butter, melted and cooled
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice, you can make your own by using this recipe!
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper (spray inside with oil first so the parchment paper sticks).
- In a medium bowl, whisk together dry ingredients.
- Next, grab your blender!
- Blend the pumpkin, banana, eggs, coconut oil/butter, and vanilla extract, for about 10-15 seconds until smooth.
- Pour the mixture from the blender into the bowl with the dry ingredients, and stir lightly until combined.
- Pour the batter into the loaf pan and smooth out the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 50-52 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool before slicing (trust me), and enjoy!
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Love your recipes and site. It would be easier to make the recipes if the ingredients and instructions were together or there was a print option.
Thank you so much! My new website launches in a few weeks and will have all of that, plus more! Just a little longer 🙂
Made this today even though it’s 96 degrees outside! We are supposed to have snow by tomorrow night, so I got right down to the business of staying warm through the chill with this recipe. Wanted you to know how absolutely delicious it is! I added just shy of a 1/4 cup of raisins and they plumped up beautifully. Sprinkled sliced lightly toasted almonds in a line down the center. Perfection! Not to sweet but definitely satisfying. Thank you Nicole!!! 💖
Hi Mer! I am so so so happy to hear that! And the addition of raisins sounds perfect!!!!! I’ll have to try that next time too! Stay warm with the storm coming!
Made this and topped with almond butter and cinnamon! So good!
Yum!! Thank you for your review, Julie!
Great recipe! I ran out of pumpkin pie spice (clearly I need the big jar since I’ve also been making your pumpkin cream cold brew 😅) so I subbed in some cinnamon and allspice. Turned out great!
That’s the perfect substitution! So happy this recipe turned out well for you! Thank you so much for your review!
Sorry if this is annoying question but would it work with flax eggs? Im so thankful you taught me about flax eggs! Try to stay away from eggs bc follow medical medium. Thanks so much! LOVE your recipes!!
Hi Crystal, yes, you can! As stated in the recipe, “You’ll need 2 eggs for this recipe. I know some of you will ask if you can make this bread vegan by substituting for flax eggs. Yes, you can. If you are going that route, you need two flax eggs, which is 2 tablespoons ground flax seed meal and 6 tablespoons water.” 🙂
So glad I tried this recipe and esp as muffins because it as so quick and easy. Mine came out to be 10 muffins and only needed 20 min at 350. I used maple syrup instead of banana (per recipe) but would love to try the banana version but had to make do with what I had for late night impromptu baking! Impressed by the fluffy and somewhat springy texture – I imagine the tapioca helps with this. Yum and impressive! Thanks so much!
I am so glad that you were able to successful make this bread as muffins, Emmie! How yummy! Thank you so much for making this recipe, and for leaving such a detailed review ☻
I was so excited about the idea of this wholesome recipe. It baked perfectly, however, I am quite disappointed with the taste. Without the stipulation that I know it is supposed to be pumpkin bread, it would be fine. But, even though I added more spice than instructed, it was barely detectable. Nourishing, but slightly a bummer-bread!
I’m sorry to hear that, Lauren! You can easily add in more pumpkin or pumpkin pie spice to suit your liking. ☻