How to Make Applesauce Pumpkin Bread - A Step-by-Step Guide

Applesauce Pumpkin Bread is the perfect autumn treat that combines the comforting flavors of pumpkin and apples. This moist and delicious bread is a great way to use up leftover pumpkin puree and adds a festive touch to your fall baking. The combination of warm spices and the sweetness of the applesauce make this bread a wonderful addition to any breakfast or snack time spread.

This recipe is easy to make and requires simple ingredients that you likely already have in your pantry. It'...

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups white sugar
  • 1 ½ cups applesauce
  • 2 cups pumpkin puree
  • 4 eggs, beaten
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ¼ teaspoon ground mace
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)
  • ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips (Optional)
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ¼ cup confectioners' sugar

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr
  • Additional Time: 1 hr
  • Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins
  • Servings: 16
  • Yield: 2 9x5-inch loaves

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease two 9x5-inch loaf pans.
  • Mix white sugar and applesauce together in a large bowl; stir pumpkin puree and eggs into sugar mixture until smooth. Mix baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, ginger, cloves, and mace into pumpkin mixture; fold in walnuts and chocolate chips. Stir flour into pumpkin mixture until fully incorporated. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pans.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of each loaf comes out clean, 1 hour. Cool in the pans for 10 minutes before removing to cool completely on a wire rack. Sprinkle each loaf with confectioners' sugar.
  • Nutrition

    278 cal.

    • Total Fat: 6g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Cholesterol: 47mg
    • Sodium: 457mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 54g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 33g
    • Protein: 5g
    • Vitamin C: 2mg
    • Calcium: 62mg
    • Iron: 2mg
    • Potassium: 161mg