Autumn Pumpkin Banana Bread Recipe

Recipe

Yield: 1 loaf | Prep time: 15 min | Cook time: 55-65 min

Ingredients

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 2 medium overripe bananas, mashed
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

1. Preparation: Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
2. Mix wet ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla extract until smooth.
3. Add pumpkin and banana: Stir in the mashed bananas and pumpkin puree until well combined.
4. Mix dry ingredients: In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt.
5. Combine: Gently fold the dry ingredients into the wet mixture, mixing until just combined. (Don’t overmix! It makes the bread hard).
6. Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan. Bake for 55-65 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.*
7. Cool: Let the bread cool in the pan for 10 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack to cool completely.

* Baking tip: Every oven cooks a little different. If your toothpick test show the bread isn’t cooked through but the top is getting too dark, loosely tent it with some aluminum foil for the remaining bake time.

Cream Cheese Frosting (Optional)

Ingredients

• 1 cup (one 8 oz package) cream cheese, room temperature
• ¼ cup butter, room temperature
• 1 cup confectioners (powdered) sugar
• ½ tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

Place all ingredients in a bowl, blend until smooth and creamy. (2-3 minutes). Spread on top of the bread.

Extra frosting can be stored in the refrigerator.