Healthy Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting

This Healthy Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Frosting is a delicious treat to enjoy during the pumpkin season. Made with gluten free flour and loaded with warm spices, it's a seasonal favorite quick bread recipe.

Ingredients

Pumpkin Bread

1¾ cups gluten free flour

½ teaspoon salt

2 teaspoon baking powder

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

½ teaspoon ground nutmeg

½ cups organic cane sugar

½ cups coconut sugar

½ cup avocado oil

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup pumpkin puree

2 Eggs at room temperature

Cream Cheese Frosting (optional)

1/2 cup vegan butter softened to room temperature

18 ounce container vegan cream cheese softened at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

4 cups powdered sugar sifted; more to taste for sweetness

Instructions

Pumpkin bread

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F.

Line the baking pan with parchment paper and set aside

Sift together the flour, baking powder, salt and ground cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and ground nutmeg in a medium bowl. Set aside.

Whip the avocado oil, eggs, vanilla extract, coconut sugar and organic cane sugar in a large mixing bowl, using an electric stand mixer (or hand mixer), together for a few minutes until fluffy.

Add in the pumpkin puree and fold it into the ingredients with a rubber spatula just until combined.

Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until combined.

Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.

Tap the loaf pan on the counter a few times, by picking it up and gently dropping it to remove any air pockets.

Bake for 45 min or until the center is done. Gently insert a toothpick or knife in the center of the loaf. If it comes out clean it is done.

Remove the pumpkin bread from the oven and let it cool for 10 - 15 minutes, then serve.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Add the softened butter to a large mixing bowl, and beat with an electric mixer for 15 - 20 seconds.

Pour in the vegan cream cheese and vanilla extract and mix again until smooth and combined.

Add the sifted powdered sugar in 1 cup at a time and mix until a thick, spreadable frosting develops or until you reach desired sweetness. Keep adding powdered sugar to the mixture until it reaches the consistency you prefer.

Use immediately or store it in the refrigerator in an airtight container. If stored well, it will keep for up to 2 weeks.