Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread


Ingredients:

1 1/3 cup pumpkin puree (or canned pumpkin)
1/3 cup coconut oil (or canola oil)
1/3 cup applesauce
1 ¾ cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
¼ cup water
2 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
½ tsp. ginger
Optional: ½ cup chocolate chips

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F.  Grease and flour 2 loaf pans.

Combine all dry ingredients (except sugar) in a large bowl with a whisk.

Combine coconut oil and sugar in a medium bowl. Mix in the pumpkin puree, eggs, vanilla, water and applesauce. 

Combine the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients. Pour evenly into the loaf pans.  Bake for 30 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean.

Nutritional Information:
For 1 slice
calories: 192
fat: 5.6g
sat. fat. 4g
Carbs: 34g
Sugars:21g
Fiber:1g
Cholesterol:21mg
Sodium:117mg
Protien:2.56g
Good source of vit a

Makes 2 loaves, each loaf with 10 slices

1 comment:

Jake & Rachel said...

Is the coconut oil the same as the solidified coconut oil? If so, do you heat it to melt it before adding? I have some but have only used it for body scrubs and hair treatments! Good job adding chocolate chips, it's not pumpkin bread if there isn't chocolate chips.