Description
You’re going to love this one—imagine the burst of flavors, the vibrant textures, and that secret twist that makes this recipe absolutely irresistible; trust me, you need to try this ASAP! This Cinnamon Swirl Pumpkin Bread is ultra-moist, not too sweet, and layered with gooey cinnamon sugar swirls and a buttery pecan streusel topping that crackles beautifully as it bakes.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup melted unsalted butter
- ¼ cup whole milk (or almond/oat milk)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ cup granulated sugar (for swirl)
- 1 tbsp cinnamon (for swirl)
- 1 tsp flour (for swirl)
- ⅓ cup all-purpose flour (for streusel)
- ¼ cup dark brown sugar (for streusel)
- 1 tsp cinnamon (for streusel)
- 2 tbsp cold butter, cubed (for streusel)
- ¼ cup pecan halves, roughly chopped (for streusel)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Make streusel: Mix flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Cut in cold butter until crumbly. Stir in pecans and chill.
- Whisk pumpkin, eggs, sugars, melted butter, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
- Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice. Fold gently until just combined.
- Pour half the batter into the pan. Sprinkle cinnamon swirl mix evenly. Add remaining batter and smooth top.
- Sprinkle streusel topping generously over batter.
- Bake 50–60 minutes, tenting with foil at 40 minutes if browning too fast. Toothpick should come out clean.
- Cool in pan for 20 minutes, then lift out and cool fully on a wire rack.
Notes
Store in an airtight container for up to 4 days. Great for gifting — wrap in parchment and twine. Use leftover pumpkin in muffins or freeze for the next batch!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 50–60 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 220mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 7g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 55mg