Perfect Pumpkin Bread

I love this stuff.

 Pumpkin bread.

You'd think it was October in my world or something.  No, I just love pumpkin.

 I found a recipe online for low fat pumpkin bread - but of course I had to adapt it to make it even healthier.  I didn't realize just how healthy I had made it until I did the caloric calculations.

The entire loaf has 550 calories.

The whole loaf. 


I could eat a loaf of pumpkin bread for dinner and not really feel bad about it.  Which I might do.  Tomorrow.

Perfect Pumpkin Bread

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree

1 1/4 cups oat flour

3/4 cup Stevia in the Raw (cup for cup)

1 tsp baking soda

2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

1/2 tsp nutmeg

1/4 tsp cinnamon

1/4 tsp salt

2 tbsp unsweetened applesauce

6 tbsp liquid egg whites (2 large whites)

1 1/2  tsp vanilla extract

Yield: one loaf = 550 calories

Preheat oven to 350°. Grease a 9 x 5 loaf pan. 

In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, baking soda, pumpkin spice, nutmeg, cinnamon, and salt.  Set aside.  In a large bowl mix applesauce, egg whites, pumpkin puree and vanilla; mix well.  Add flour mixture, then stir until combined. Do not over mix.

Pour batter into loaf pan and bake on the center rack for 50-55 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

 Wilberforce likes his pumpkin bread topped with a caramel greek yogurt sauce and maple syrup.  And pecans.

And I like to steal bites while he's not looking.  Don't tell.

Pumpkin Bread loaf numero two is in the oven right now.  This is my favorite bread yet.  Oh baby.