Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread

This Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread will amaze you whether or not you can eat gluten. It tastes just like the real deal. It’s so delicious!

RecipeBoy Brooks first published this recipe back in 2011 when he made gluten free pumpkin bread for his grandma. She had always loved pumpkin bread, but in her later years she developed celiac disease and could no longer indulge. Brooks asked if we could develop a pumpkin bread recipe for grandma so she wouldn’t feel left out. We did, and we loved this gluten free version so much that we never made any regular pumpkin bread when grandma was around. I know that grandma would have loved Brooks’ pumpkin cheesecake bread too.

What ingredients do you need to make gluten free pumpkin bread?

• Cup4Cup gluten free flour blend
• baking soda, baking powder and salt
• ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and allspice
• white sugar
• eggs
• canola or vegetable oil
• canned, unsweetened pumpkin purée
• water

How to make Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread:

The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8×5-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients (flour through baking powder). In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs and oil. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk them together until combined. Add the pumpkin and water and whisk the ingredients again until all is combined and smooth.
3. Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 65 to 75 minutes, watching closely and testing with a toothpick inserted into the center to make sure it comes out clean before taking it out of the oven.

PRO TIP: 

Touching the bread in the center with your fingers (and making sure it doesn’t feel soft or raw) will also help you to know when it’s done.

What brand of gluten free flour is the best?

Since grandma had celiac disease for many years before she died, we had the chance to try many, many gluten free flours and blends in our baking of cookies, pies, breads and cakes. Cup4Cup is the brand that we liked the most (hands-down!) You can find it at Whole Foods, some markets, and on Amazon too. You just use it as a replacement for any other kind of flour in your baked goods, and I’ve found that it turns out pretty darn close to the real thing. No need to supplement with anything else.

This recipe turns out a perfect loaf of pumpkin bread! Even though it is gluten-free, it tastes EXACTLY like regular pumpkin bread. I think you’ll find that it will disappear quickly at your house! This would be a fun gift to give someone you know who cannot have gluten. It’s always so difficult to find gluten free goodies that actually taste good, but this one is a winner. Enjoy!

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Gluten Free Pumpkin Bread

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Totally delicious for everyone (not just GF people!)

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 1 hr 15 mins

Total Time 1 hr 30 mins

Course Bread

Cuisine American

Servings 12 servings (1 loaf)

Ingredients

  

• 1½ cups Cup4Cup gluten free flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground allspice
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• 1½ cups granulated white sugar
• 2 large eggs
• ½ cup canola or vegetable oil
• 1 cup unsweetened pumpkin puree
• ⅓ cup water

Instructions

 

• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray an 8x5-inch loaf pan with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients (flour through baking powder). In a separate bowl, whisk together sugar, eggs and oil. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and whisk them together until combined. Add the pumpkin and water and whisk the ingredients again until all is combined and smooth.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 65 to 75 minutes, watching closely and testing with a toothpick inserted into the center to make sure it comes out clean before taking it out of the oven. Touching the bread in the center and making sure it doesn't feel soft or raw- will also help you to know when it's done.

Keyword gluten free, pumpkin bread