I’ve got a guilty conscience. Here’s a little peek inside:
Dear Coworker David,
Tonight when you were detailing the twenty one shots you had for your twenty first birthday, I stopped listening at about shot number four… the Raging Bull I think you said. How do you remember all twenty one shots after twenty one shots anyway!? Sheeesh! Though I was smiling and nodding tonight, I heard not a word you said. True.
Dear Downstairs Neighbor,
Is it noisy down there? Does it seems sometimes like I’m stomping around on my second floor apartment floors? Probably. I am. I can have some heavy feet from time to time. Do I do it on purpose? Sometimes. Yes. To be fair, I do this because, as you know, I left cupcakes on your doorstep for you one afternoon and I watched you discover them and take them to the dumpster to throw away. I saw you do that. Not cool. Not cool at all.
Dearest Friend (pssst!… that’s you),
Sometimes I make recipes vegan simply because I’m out of eggs and/or butter. It’s true. A severe and persisting egg shortage in my house was the inspiration for the Vegan Pumpkin Bread. If you’re vegan, you’re probably annoyed. That’s ok. I can be annoying. If you’re not vegan, you’re probably happy to know that you can still bake up some wonders without eggs and butter. Your call.
Love,
Joy the Baker
Pumpkin Bread. Ooooh, you’re a tough one to futz up. Pumpkin adds moisture and flavor that just won’t quit. When combined with plenty of spices, pumpkin bread becomes a treat that will stay fresh and moist for days and days. This version is sweetened with both brown sugar and maple syrup. I. Love. It.
Vegan Pumpkin Walnut Bread
makes 2 loaves
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups white whole wheat flour ( or whole wheat flour… or just use only all-purpose flour)
2 cups light brown sugar, packed
1/3 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon cloves
1 15-ounce can pumpkin puree, or just under two cups
1 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup maple syrup
1/3 cup water
1 cup chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place a rack in the center of the oven. Grease and flour two loaf pans (mine are 8x4x2) and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together flours, sugars, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices.
In a medium bowl, carefully whisk together pumpkin puree, oil, maple syrup and water.
Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and use a spatula to fold all of the ingredients together. Make sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl well, finding any stray flour bits to mix in. Fold in most of the chopped walnuts, reserving some to sprinkle on top of the batter once in the pan.
Divide the dough between the two greased pans and sprinkle with a few walnut pieces. Bake for 1 hour to 1 hour and 15 minutes, or until a skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Remove from the oven. Let rest in the pans for 20 minutes, then invert onto a cooling rack.
Serve warm. Maybe even wrap one loaf up in plastic wrap and store in the freezer for future munching.
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For the last 3 years I made this with my kid (now almost 9), but we add chocolate chips to half of the batter and make it into halloween muffins that we decorate with spooky gummies. It has become our halloween tradition.
I have been making this recipe every thanksgiving for the last 13 years and it’s always a family favorite! It beats non-vegan pumpkin loaf recipes I’ve tried,
Hi Joy! I have loved this recipe for years, and I had a question. Could I turn this into muffins? I know I would have to keep an eye on it to figure out the bake time, but do you think it would cause any issues for texture? Thanks!!
I’m so glad this is a keeper for you! No I don’t think turning it into muffins will change the texture one bit! Go for it!
As I get ready to make this recipe for the 1,000,000th time, I thought I should say thank you properly! I have been making this recipe since you posted it… it has gotten me through undergraduate, graduate schools, traveling all over the world…. this recipe has been by my side and I absolutely adore it every single time I make it! Everyone who knows me well has received this bread from me : ). Thank you, Joy!!
just made the pumpkin pie bars and had 1/2 can of pumpkin left… made 1 loaf of Joy’s gluten free pumpkin bread and oh so good! Thank you Joy!!
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This was so good! Thank you! More vegan recipes are always welcome.
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This is the BEST pumpkin ? bread I’ve ever made, everyone praises it, and I tell everyone about your recipe!!
Could I pour all the batter in a large bundnt pan instead of the two loaves?
Yes, it would just take longer and really dense.
No egg and no milk and no weird ingredients that I’ve never heard before??? You’re my saviour!
Just made this last night for my less-than-vegan family and they adored it! You have gained a few more fans from the land down under :)
Yum! Thanks, Joy! I’m vegan and appreciate this recipe! Sadly, I had no liquid sweetener so I subbed water for maple syrup and it was still plenty sweet and good.
I made d bread today.it was Gud but it turned out very sweet.i followed d recepe accurately and it took double d time to bake .it was uncoked fr the centre. Can I omit maple syrup and granulated sugar.
Fabulous! I made a half batch (i.e. one loaf)…and used honey instead of maple syrup, and also added about 1 TB of freshly grated ginger in place of the allspice, since somehow, allspice goes into my spice cupboard smelling beautiful, and emerges less than one week later smelling of stale….stuff…and, I used 3/4 cup spelt flour (Bob’s Red Mill) in place of the AP flour! And since this is getting to the point of ridiculousness, I crushed some grain-free granola over the top prior to baking for crunch. WOW-all said and done, this is gonna be GREAT! Thanks for the recipe and inspiration! PS: what kind of person THROWS CUPCAKES AWAY??
Hi! I just want to say that this recipe has become a staple in my kitchen. It is easy and delicious. Also, because I have sort of given up on vegan pumpkin pie, it is a nice thing to have during the holidays to mollify the pumpkin pie cravings.
The only thing I feel strongly about is that it calls for too much sugar. I leave out the 1/3 cup sugar and it still seems super sweet to me.
Thanks so much for sharing. Someone already asked me for the recipe and I gave them the link to your site!
so delicious! perfectly moist and great flavor! I ended up adding some shredded coconut and dark chocolate chips! definitely needed to have made 2 loafs as they were gone in no time! thanks for the great vegan recipe!
I’m new to vegan baking- could you specify what you used to grease the loaf pans?
Made this again with the following changes: 1 cup almond flour, 1/2 cup all purpose, 2 cups whole wheat pastry flour, 1 tbls spoon oil( instead of 1 cup oil), 1 cup Greek yogurt. Rest of the ingredients were not altered. The end result was very good for the amount the oil used. I wrapped one loaf in foil and used it after 2 days — it tasted even better!! Next time I’ll probably add more pumpkin purée.
I made this for a get-together last evening — and it was a huge hit! Thank you!
This was honestly the WORST pumpkin bread recipe I’ve ever tried! The dough was tough-no liquid at all. Far too much flour, the maple syrup was extremely unecessary, it needed twice as much pumpkin as it called for…..just everything about this was HORRIBLE. I wasted so much money on good ingredients for what??
Hi Joy :)
I made pumpkin bread the other day and was so disappointed by the (dense) results. Now I’m on the hunt for a bookmark-worthy recipe. Yours looks super good-I’m already thinking about a slice toasted with a smear of cream cheese. Only question- is this very sweet? Like dessert sweet with a dollop of cream? Or does it just SEEM really sweet and ends up mellowing out as it bakes? Could I cut the 1/3 cup of granulated sugar? Would love to hear your thoughts. Thanks! -From one Joy to the Other
I made this yesterday and found that it was good on the first day, and amazing on the second day! I didn’t have any maple syrup on hand, so I replaced it with honey. I think next time I’ll try out using apple sauce, like people have been talking about!
Your neighbour is an arse – get stomping
Can this be made with gluten free flour? My neighbor can’t eat eggs or gluten :( so I’m always searching for recipes for baked goods that she can enjoy and this looks perfect!
Hi there, I’m wondering how to make this recipe non-vegan…you know, using butter and eggs instead of all that vegetable oil or whatever else. Can you please help? Thank you.
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This recipe is so yummy! I did reduce the sugar and it came out delicious. I used 1 1/2 cups brown sugar, 1/4 cup white and I think I went with 1/4 or maybe 1/3 cup maple syrup. Also used unsweetened applesauce (3/4 cup) instead of all the oil as Daniel had suggested and did a 1/4 cup of vegetable oil.
I made this bread over the weekend and it was fantastic. I halved the recipe and used non-fat plain greek yogurt in place of the oil and added a Tbsp of coconut oil and it turned out great. Will definitely be making this again. Thanks!
I made this recipe, halved it actually, but got bad results. Looking the recipe over, I did not do anything completely different from what is written.
Still, my oven must be running hot, because the top of the bread is burnt, and the bottom is still liquid.
Stainless steel pan, with parchment paper was the only difference I could read.
Sounds like maybe your oven may not be cooperating. Try putting it on a lower cooking rack next time.
This is the first recipe that I’ve made from your website. Fantastic.
I brought one to work and froze the other (for me…tee hee).
It went over big at work. Thanks for sharing a a great and EASY to make recipe. Love, love, loved it.
I can not believe someone threw your cupcakes, so not cool. Sometimes I don’t understand people….
This recipe looks amazing…I will bake this tomorrow for sure!!!!
Joy —
Just wanted to let you know I baked this pumpkin bread last night (well, that’s not news. I bake it every few weeks, and sometimes I take it to work, and every time I do, someone asks for the recipe).
After I baked this pumpkin bread, I ate half a loaf. By myself.
To compensate for my lack of self control, I made some soup. With kale.
Lots of kale.
I love this recipe! I’ve made it two times already this year! I’m making it again today, and I tried using applesauce in place of the oil. Looks good and smells good! Hopefully it tastes good too!
I just made this last night. I actually used all ww flour, used 1 cup apple sauce instead of oil. Used Sucanat instead of all that sugar (I don’t eat refined products) and Agave and a couple tsp’s of molasses as I was out of syrup. I did add one cup of oats as well for texture!Turned out amazing. I made them into muffins and the kids went crazy for them.
Lovely recipe. I made a few changes based on what was in my pantry last night: almond instead of whole wheat flour, 1 1/4 cup of date syrup instead of maple syrup + sugar, and a good sprinkle of ground flax seed instead of walnuts on top.
The almond flour probably gave mine a slightly different texture from yours, but it still worked out great! I have no doubt your original version is wonderful too.
I made this last night and received the biggest compliment from my husband: he told me it was “the best pumpkin bread he has ever had in his life!”- and this is indeed a compliment, since he is quite picky about sweets and cakes, for he’s not such a big fan of them :) Thank you so much for all of the amazing recipe ideas you share with us. I have just recently discovered your blog and podcast (which, by the way, is hilarious!)
Keep up the fantastic work! You are very talented and an inspiration for me in the kitchen :)
Love, Lynn
My obsession with this bread has been passed on to my family. Thanks!
This is one of your recipes that I make all the time in fact I’m baking the pumpkin walnut bread right now.
My family and I love this bread. It is so yummy.
My loaves are in the oven baking as I type this so this is purely based off the taste of the batter. This is going to be “thee” pumpkin loaf recipe. You know how we bounce around loaf to loaf thinking yeah this is good but there has to be better out there. Everything is good but missing something so you find yourself dredging the interweb looking for “that one” This my friend is a pumpkin ho fiend. Constantly in search of the sizzle sizzle and this recipe is gonna be my rock.
I used APF and whole wheat only because I was out of white whole wheat. I added a chopped up bar of equal exchange 65% orange flavored chocolate(what?!what?!) dried cherries that I reconstituted(aw yeah) with the called for walnuts that I toasted first. I also used a grade b maple syrup because that’s the way I roll.
This is the most delicious pumpkin bread I’ve ever had. I don’t know why, but the outside gets almost caramelized and has a delightful crispness to it. And the inside is moist, with the perfect crumbliness, even after it’s completely cooled. I was just looking for a recipe that didn’t require eggs since I was out–it’s now my go-to recipe. Here are the little modifications I made:
– eliminated the granulated sugar
– did not pack the brown sugar
– used a 9×5 pan
– cooking time was about 12 minutes less–not sure if it was due to my oven or the slightly larger pan size. But it’s worth checking with a cake tester a little early.
Wow. This is so awesome. So simple and delicious! : )
I wouldn’t want to have it any otter way…
Joy. joy, joy, joy. This bread is aMAZING. I made it while waiting for Hurricane Irene to arrive in DC yesterday and just broke into it this morning. So. Good. I don’t think I’ll ever make another pumpkin bread recipe. I made just a few modifications, for those interested: I doubled the cinnamon, heaped most of the other spice measurements, threw in a few shakes of ginger, used dark brown sugar and cane sugar for the sugars, and also replaced half the oil with plain yogurt (which obvi makes my version not vegan, but I was more interested in lowering the fat content – though I see that several have successfully used applesauce for this purpose). Thanks for such a fantastic recipe, Joy!
Made this recently into one smallish loaf and 12 muffins and they were totally delicious! Sold the muffins at a bake sale and they were a big hit. Saved the loaf for myself :) Froze some and I actually quite like it straight from the freezer. Also great crumbled on top of oatmeal. Highly recommend this recipe.
I made this bread tonight because it was the first site that came up when I Googled “vegan pumpkin bread.” I now know why it’s number one because this was the most delicious pumpkin bread I have ever had, vegan or not! Thanks for sharing it.
Joy, I just made this and loved it – thank you so much :) The perfect breakfast treat, with some Greek Yoghurt on the side. Lovely.
Heidi xo
Thanks for sharing this amazing recipe!!! I made a few nights ago and it was delicious. I just blogged about it. :D
Can you ever have too much praise? No. So, let me add that I think this is the best vegan cake I’ve ever had! (And I’ve tried a lot and am very unimpressed usually) Good enough to serve to non-vegans without them realising. You have a real gift for quick bread recipes. Yummy!!
Joy, I think I have already commented on this recipe – but seriously – this vegan pumpkin bread is AWESOME! My brother and his friends are finishing up a 40 mile hike (in the pouring rain) for part of their Spring Break and I made them small loaves of the p.bread as a surprise! I substitute 1/2 c. of the oil with a 1/2 cup of unsweetened applesauce and it works great. Thanks for all the fabulous recipes!
I made this quick bread while subbing applesauce for the oil, and the results were fantastic. There was a good balance of spices and the bread was definitely moist. Although I can’t compare it with the original oil-containing bread, I can assure anybody wondering that replacing the oil with applesauce works just fine :]
Who has two thumbs and left out the oil when she made this the other day?
This chick!
Even a little rubbery, this was very nice. Toasted, it made a perfect breakfast bread; torn to shreds, a nice bread pudding. If I wanted, I could cut the loaves and rebake ’em to make biscotti. My very first quick bread!
Thank you for posting a delicious vegan recipe! I abstain from all animal products as much as possible and I’m excited when an accomplished non-vegan baker posts recipes that I can use. I’ll be trying this out today. Thanks again!
this is hands-down the yummiest pumpkin bread and easiest to make recipe for it! I have already made it twice in the last week. It is a huge hit with husband and co-workers alike and even verrrryyy yummy with chocolate chips thrown in:)
thanks joy!
That Pumpkin loaf has made me a star at two parties…..it is fantastic! I made mine with raisins and currents….it was fantastic!
i think this is my first visit to your blog, and i have to comment that this is possibly the best post intro i think i’ve ever read. i’m adding you to my daily list. oh, and i’ll probably be making vegan pumpkin bread (i’m out of eggs and butter, too) tonight, thanks to you. so… thanks!
Wow, this sounds absolutely delicious and super easy! Totally making a loaf this weekend.
Made this recipe early this morning while my family was setting up the tree and christmas decorations.
It was so simple to make and really really delicious! I’ve already eaten half of a loaf just by myself. :)
It also makes a great gift for family and friends!
Yum. Made using agave syrup instead of maple syrup (which is ridiculously expensive here). Would also use honey or golden syrup as a substitute. Maple syrup is saved for serving with pancakes only!! Wonderful bread, and so great that recipe makes 2 loaves. One is heading for the freezer…
Joy, this is a great recipe!! I brought it to a Thanksgiving potluck and it was a hit. I sprinkled a little brown sugar on top before I put it in the oven. Thank you for posting such a delicious recipe. I can’t wait to try some others on your site!
It’s been snowing in Seattle and I felt like it was the perfect opportunity to make this. I love how all the spices make you feel so warm inside when it’s cold as balls outside. Can I say balls? And where did that saying come from? Thanks for the recipe, Joy!
I’m totally with Rebecca on this loaf. I’ve said/written already how fabulous this loaf is – it’s SO moist, and dense yet tender, with all the spices blending so well. I’m addicted. I’ve baked it about 7 times this month & nothing else is measuring up to it these days!
A year after this post and this is my favorite, hands down, love to make, love to eat, love to gorge on recipe. This is the best bread recipe in the world. I’m baking it right now for a bake sale work to raise money for Prostate Cancer. It’s going to be tres hard not to eat half a loaf.
So, I made your pumpkin pie poptarts a few nights ago and had some of the pumpkin filling left. I ended up using about a cup of pumpkin filling plus about a cup of what was left of the regular pumpkin for this bread. I also had to use your recipe for brown sugar because ours was so hard and clumpy. I will let you know how it turns out, my boyfriend just put it in the oven :).
Umm, I just found your blog while searching for how to make your own vanilla! And, I think. I am. In love. BAHAHA…. Your so sarcastic and funny, and your food, AMAZING. So, there ya have it!
P.s. I am so baking this with no eggs with the full intent to eat some later. :) Sorry chicks.
I think I may give this a whirl with butternut squash – mmmm!
Made this at the weekend and it was a huge success! Used half the recipe to make a loaf, and the other half made 10 muffins. Joy, you’ve done it again! Check out my blog to see how I got on.xx
I love this recipe! Wowzers! I made it and shared it on my blog.
https://morriseymakesstuff.blogspot.com/2010/11/vegan-schmegan-this-pumpkin-bread-is.html
In the oven as I type. I can not wait to get a loaf in my belly. Thank you for sharing!
Love the pumpkin bread … will try it for sure!!
My nephew is allergic to milk, eggs, and peanuts so he can’t really go trick or treating and this was a great Halloween treat for him tonight! Thanks!
I made this bread and brought it to work… Everyone loved it!!! And it made my entire apartment smell like Thanksgiving!
made these as cupcakes with your cinnamon creamcheese frosting and it was awesome!!
joy! or any reader out there!
any word/idea on how i’d fare subbing sorghum syrup (or anything else you can think of) for the maple syrup? i don’t like maple syrup :( . or does this end up being one of those goods where you can’t taste it in the finished product?
please let me know so i can get this baby into the oven and then into my tummy asap. thank you!
Have you tried agave syrup? Its mild and delicious.
I usually poke fun at anything vegan, but my obsession with pumpkin won this time. I only made one substitution and that was a little corn syrup and honey in place of the maple syrup. This recipe made 1 medium-sized loaf (to keep!) and 4 small loaves (to gift with a pretty piece of yarn ribbon!). The scent coming from the oven was prize enough, but then the bread melted in my mouth and the walnuts were so crunchy and the spices brought me back to my days in Grenada. Thanks for sharing, Joy!
YUMMM….Joy I have made every pumpkin recipe you’ve posted on the site this year…its getting real pumpkin spice up in my kitchen…thankyou for the delicious recipies!
Just made it! So wonderful. Thank Joy!! (again)
I added cranraisins. Delicious. :-)
Thanks for sharing this recipe! It was so delicious. I halved it and baked it as muffins, and it made a perfect dozen. Yummy!
Wow! Yummy – and with no butter! So moist and just spicy enough. Even my 7-year old said it was good. :)
I had just enough pumpkin left over from my pumpkin ice cream to make one loaf of this bread. It’s a good thing it’s at home and I’m at work, because it is crazy good! I’ve been dreaming about it all day.
Vegan means healthy right? Apparently not according to my calculations but DOES mean soft, moist, sweet, and spicey pumpkin bread. Awesome recipe!
We are well into pumpkin bread season – love a recipe that I can make when we are out of eggs and make my vegan friends happy, too.
I made this at the weekend, having finally managed to track down a tin of pumpkin puree (as others have mentioned, it’s not a common thing in the UK) and it’s lovely. I made it gluten-free for my sister, who can’t eat gluten or dairy, with a mix of Doves Farm flour and fine cornmeal. My sister thought it was delicious, and us ‘normal people’ agreed!
I made muffins (only all-purpose flour and no nuts) and they were SO good! My 7 year old son, husband and parents absolutely loved them. They’re moist, not overly sweet and perfectly spiced. My son wanted a little extra sweetness so I made a bit of cinnamon icing and drizzled it on his muffin. This has a permanent place in my recipe book! (I, too, would love to know if someone substituted oil with applesauce.)
Mmmmm – just discovered your website from Bakerella, and stumbled across this one and ran to make it! Didn’t have maple syrup, so I used honey, and I didn’t have walnuts (I don’t care much for them) so used the oh-so-healthy substitute of, um, butterscotch chips. ;-) Delicious!
I wonder if anyone has tried subbing some of the oil with applesauce? Does it make a difference if you did?
I was a bit unsure about this because pumpkin isn’t a big thing in baking here in the UK, at least not the same way as in the US – but this was absolutely DELICIOUS; I made it this morning and just had a thick piece with a little soya spread. I didn’t have walnuts but I don’t think it suffered for it. Thanks so much, Joy!
I can totally relate! I really wanted to make cookies the other day, and we were out of eggs. I found online that you can substitute 2 tbsp water, 2 tbsp vinegar, and 2 tsp baking powder. I have no idea how, but it worked! crazy baking science…..I have to ask my food science major friends!
But this bread looks delicious, vegan or not. I can’t wait to start making some fall treats! (your apple walnut bread is one of my favorites)
Oh my goodness. So, here I am, preparing for a girl’s scrapbooking weekend next week, and I was thinking that my “snack contribution” should be pumpkin bread, and I thought…”hmmm…wonder what J the B is posting about today?” (FYI…your site is an EXCELLENT procrastination tool!) and so I pop over, and what do I see? This recipe! Guess what the girls are getting next weekend:?
I just wanted to say that this bread is not in your index under vegan. I was looking for it( i made it before and it is amazing) Just a headz up :)
bread is equally AMAZING with butternut squash! thanks joy!
Joy,
You are hilarious. I am going to attempt to make this tonight for a dinner party I am having. When I was reading your message to your downstairs neighbor I almost peed my pants. Thanks for the laugh.
Erica
Your neighbor just threw away your cupcakes???!!! That’s just all levels of not right. Seriously, you gotta say something to him. Something like… “I’m so sorry, did you have a food allergy I was unaware of? Because if you did I feel terrible that I offered you my baked goods and understand entirely why you didn’t want to consume them. It’s totally cool. I just wish you would have brought the cupcakes back and told me! Oh, my. Just think I could have made you blow up like a balloon!” Then you laugh, he laughs awkwardly and you go about your business. Except you just brain ninja’d him and he’ll think twice about throwing out baked goods the next time. From someone else, because he doesn’t deserve your baked goodies!!
Oh, and p.s. I am now going to hunt for all the dang pureed pumpkin I can find. Last year’s pumpkin bust made me miss all things pumpkin so I am on it. Fellow readers, if you go to your store and they are all sold out, I’m sorry. It was me.
haha I had to laugh when I realized the post date! Okay, so saying something to him now would just make you look crazy. LOL
Hey Joy!
I follow your blog, and I finally made time to try one of your recipes. Today was a definite bread day, so I chose one from you top ten quick breads list. I was a little uneasy about the whole vegan thing, but it turned out splendidly! One note – even Walmart only carries pumpkin puree during the holiday season. Thank goodness for friends with large pantries :)
Keep up the joy!
Made this yesterday and it went down really well with everyone. This is a keeper.
made it with my 4 kids.. they loooved eating the batter! it was nice to not have to worry about semolina..ha its in the oven, and will be ready when they wake up from their nap!
thanx hun
I’m not vegan but I like to have a few vegan recipes in my repertoire for friends who are. I made these for the first time a few months ago as a gift for a vegan family. They got very high reviews from the gift-ees so I made them again for my husband, whose preferred breakfast is two muffins and several cups of coffee. This recipe yields 24 standard-size muffins. These are excellent muffins– moist and sweet and flavorful. My daughters enjoy them as snacks– especially when I throw in a few handfuls of chocolate chips. Today I made one and a half batches. I only had the one can of pumpkin so I added 2 mushed bananas to the wet ingredients. Delicious, easy, somewhat wholesome– the kind of muffin you want to bake up again and again. Thanks, Joy.
I’m gonna try this out this weekend but it won’t be vegan! I’m subbing honey for all of the sugar, reducing the oil by half and using Greek yogurt in its place. I’m excited to make this finally, its been on my list for a while now even though it isn’t fall anymore pumpkin bread is a nice treat anytime!
wow! let me know how it works for you!
This is crazily delicious. I just made 2 loaves and was planning on giving one away. But now… I just don’t know if i can part with it. This pumpking bread is my new favorite thing. Thank you SO much.
Made this yesterday and it turned out great, even without the walnuts. Thanks for opening my eyes to vegan treats :-)
I made this for my friend who is nixing dairy from her diet while breastfeeding (hey, that pingback up there is from me!). We all enjoyed it. My boyfriend and I might have slathered ours with butter . . . more apologies to vegans!
Thanks for a great recipe.
while this recipe looks delicious, i would probably throw away cupcakes left on my doorstep too. probably a better idea to include a note for that kind of thing.
Your quick breads post came just in time. How did you know that just last night, I was looking for a pumpkin bread recipe that didn’t use butter or eggs (because I don’t have them, and I do have a gigantic can of pumpkn purée). Thanks Joy!
This recipe knocked my socks off- and I’m neither vegan nor a baker of vegan goods! Incredibly moist, spicy, and pumpkin-y, not to mention a great crumb and easy to make.
I made a half recipe (worked beautifully) using mini-muffin tins lined with papers (also worked beautifully). Used a 6 oz. ramekin to bake remaining batter- turned out the cutest, most delish mini cake (was perfect last night with gingersnap gelato).
Thank you for this wonderful recipe! My vegan farmer friend (for whom I made this) thanks you, too. This recipe is a keeper that will become part of my regular fall baking rotation…
ps. hilarious. i am so irked when people detail every drink they took the night before. drinking is not so novel!
i’ve been waiting to try out this recipe and finally got to it. i can’t go without cheese myself but have many vegan friends who need thanksgiving desserts just like the rest of us. and i have to say this is delicious!! lacking a loaf pan, i made it in muffin form and they were had an intense crispy top, which is totally my favorite part of sweet breads. yay!
Love! Thank you!
Hey Joy,
I bought ingredients for this recipe but missed the part about cloves and allspice. You think I could just hike up the amount of cinnamon and nutmeg instead? About how much would you use?
Toutes tes photos sont magnifiques et appétissantes, bravo!! Ce pain à la courge a l’air délicieux!!
My new favorite recipe for pumpkin bread! I didn’t have any vegetable oil so I used coconut oil and it was perfection. I can’t stop eating it…
I love the confessions almost as much I love seeing what you’re baking.
Not really into vegan food, but recently a friend included a vegan cupcake in the four that she brought for my birthday because she knew I’d “appreciate” it. Not sure where she got that idea, but hey, it was yummy.
I will try the pumpkin bread out on my unsuspecting partner – then I’ll have my own confession.
Oh Yummy Day! I made this Sunday morning…by the afternoon only one remained…glad I immediately put the 2nd one in the freezer or it wouldn’t of made it to Monday!!! Thanks for posting a fantastic recipe.
Thanks for the great pumpkin bread recipe…it was delicious and I already have requests from my friends to bake more right away!
Joy-
Simply delicious recipe! We eat primarily vegan because of food allergies, but we still LOVE your blog. We were thrilled to see this recipe. I am sure that may darling little daughter will devour this for breakfast… yep, I am that mom who will give this to her for breakfast. :) Thanks for the great treats!
Not vegan… and totally happy to learn what I can do without eggs and butter! :)
One egg left in the fridge. Looks like I’m gonna try your recipe soon!
Did your neighbor know they were from you? Maybe he didn’t know who left them in which case I would have tossed them too…
Have you tried brown rice syrup in place of sugar or maple syrup? I’ve baked with it a couple of times. I’m going to try this recipe and sub it for the maple syrup.
Vegan Pumpkin Walnut Bread are new to me – this looks interesting and delicious! I am more than super excited to try these.
I am oh soo happy about this. Especially after my fiasco with some pumpkin muffins a few weeks ago. I can’t believe some jerk would throw away your cupcakes!! Here’s a cool idea to piss off your cupcake wasting neighbor: DANCE PARTY!!! at 2 am. on a weeknight. ok, that may be a bit too far. oh so fun, though.
But seriously, maybe you should try leaving vegetables.
Question??? Is this 2 cups flour + 1 1/2 cup wheat/and or all purpose flour for a total of 3 1/2 cups of flour
or
just 2 cups or just 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour?
Thanks
N
I made this bread yesterday and it’s so good! I love that the top gets nice and crunchy but the inside stays moist. YUM! Thanks for the recipe.
Ooooh my heart sank when I read that your neighbor dumped your (likely very pretty too) cupcakes. One can always take them to work. Take them to your hairdresser…they (stylists) always love surprise food…can share with the clients even…Looks like a yummy recipe…and sometimes we are out of eggs…or butter…and yes sometimes we can perform great labors of love…even on birthdays..and not receive a thank you note…It does make one wince a little bit…You are awesome Joy the Baker!!!
Your downstairs neighbor seems pretty mean. Too bad the cupcakes went to waste, but this looks delicious. Can’t wait to get home so I can try baking this!
LOL…purging is good….purging with dessert is better
Just made this bread – one loaf w/ walnuts for me, one loaf with choc chips for my honey – and it’s great! I too constantly run out of eggs, and I just boiled up my jack-o-lantern so I had plenty o’ pumpkin to use up. Thanks for the recipe!
That looks yum! I’m in.
In the spirit of “make do with what you got,” I took this recipe and made substitutions galore… molasses instead of maple syrup, olive oil instead of veg., pecans instead of walnuts. I also only have a rather large loaf pan, so I filled that up, and made muffins with the leftover batter. And they still turned out great! I’m eating a muffin right now. Thank you! You helped me make my Saturday just a little productive.
what–someone threw out your cupcakes?? the nerve! vegan or not, this bread looks delicious!
I’ve actually done that to a food gift recently. But I didn’t do it to spite them or anything…I just know that having yummy desserts at home is dangerous for me(cuz I’d eat it all in an hour!). So I throw them out…but I always make sure to thanks the gift giver though.
I’m cooking a pumpkin so that it doesn’t go bad – as i write – and I thought that I would check to see if you had any pumpkin recipes. As usual, you are there for me!I can’t wait until it is cool enough to mash up and make this bread!
I pity your neighbor for being too cranky or paranoid or just plain ungrateful that he/she can’t accept kindness and generosity. What a sad way to live.
21 shots? In one night?
Yum! My bread turned out great. It’s almost like a cross between pumpkin bread & gingerbread. One thing I would have done differently (because my pans are alarger loaf pan size than listed in the recipe) would be to just do one loaf with more batter in it & bake a few muffins. Both of my loaves are quite low (2-3 inches tall). Another great recipe Joy!
mmm. Vegans of the world, unite!
PS: one of the very best pieces of chocolate cake my mouth ever met was (drumroll) vegan. When I found out, I about died. It was that good. As this looks out-of-this-world good, too.
Desperately searching for vegan chocolate cake recipe to change my friends minds about how awesome it can be. Dont have the recipe by any chance do you?? :)
OK…seriously? Who throws cupcakes away? Especially if they were left by a ridiculously amazing baker? Hmm…whatev.
Regardless, I HATE pumpkin bread…but this recipe looks amazing. I think I will make it tonight…even though its nearly midnight. Hope the baby doesn’t smell the bread and wake up. Oh well…its a risk I’m willing to take*)
Pumpkin + Maple Syrup = one of my favorite flavor combinations!
Sometimes I make recipes vegan or sugarfree just out of curiosity.
ps: your neighbor is obviously braindead…or a skeptical/suspicious ex-New Yorker.
Wow! I love anything pumpkin and this recipe looks like a must-try! I will have to make it soon!
holy mackerel! what a weirdo to throw away cupcakes! Thank you so much for this vegan recipe, because I also run out of eggs constantly and I am so excited that I can still bake up some sweet treats without them!
Dear Joy- your downstairs neighbor is a door knob- seriously. On the flip side- I am SO INSPIRED by your vegan recipes when your out of eggs and or butter- you are my culinary hero! My mouth is watering for this-
Joy, I can totally relate to the neighbors throwing out your cupcakes. My husband and I left our landlord some treats and when I went up to tell him that his washing machine was flooding, the treats were still there. He told me to just not wash my clothes (Ok, but that doesn’t solve the problem of the washing machine ALREADY flooding). He also told me that he doesn’t eat sweets, so I should “take them away!” Wow! I couldn’t believe it!
P.S. Thanks for making me laugh when I read your blog, you’re great!
I have my 2 loaves in the oven right now. Word of warning…DO NOT taste the batter! You will be at serious risk of never getting the pans in the oven! It’s highly addictive & no threat of salmonella from the eggs to aid in restraint. Dangerous!
I can’t wait to try this! I’ve just found out I’m allergic to dairy and eggs, amongst other things, so this will be perfect. Printing it out now… :)
Drool…..
I’ve been looking for the perfect pumpkin bread and just by looking at ingredients….I can’t wait to try it. Maple syrup…yum!
Mmhm. This looks delicious.
I am so making this. Yummmm
This pumpkin bread looks yummy! I’ve never made it with maple syrup before. I shall try it! I can’t believe your neighbor threw your cupcakes in the trash. How rude!
I have egg and butter shortages all the time too! Vegan recipes haven’t exactly worked out for me though. Your loaf looks like it has a really great crumb!
I’m not a big of vegan baked goods… in fact, I kind of tend to really really avoid them (this isn’t cool, I know, but that’s how it’s been). That said, I think you’ve cracked me. This pumpkin bread looks awesome and I’m going to make it tonight, vegan or not. Thank you for expanding my world :-)
Ps – your downstairs neighbor sounds like a real dumb-head.
If I were your neighbour I will be fattttt like a whale, hahahahaha….”He” doesnt know what he does. Your bread looks deliciously amazing, I will look for pumpkin somewhere. Its a pity I can´t find cans of pumpkins in Spain……
Sweet kissessss ;-)
Looks amazing. And no, you’re not annoying.
Joy, you’re too much fun. I always always look forward to a new post, which is guaranteed to put a smile on my face. And it looks like I’m the…38th person to tell you that. But I don’t care. One can never get enough love.
love this, my baby recently let us know that she’s allergic to dairy, this is perfect, thank you!
Hi Joy I just checked out your blog today and its fantastic!!! I have a request could you please post a recipe for Caramel Cake, I have been hunting for this recipe since ages and so far the ones I got have failed…thanx
Oh, what I wouldn’t give to find Joy’s cupcakes on my doorstep! You are simply fabulous.
Who, in the world, throws away CUPCAKES?! Seriously! Who does this? I feel for you! I’d be pretty annoyed myself if I put time and care into making cupcakes for someone and saw them throw them in the dumpster! Oi! Jerks…
On a side note, I’m not vegan but it does make me happy to know that, should I run out of eggs and butter, I can still make pumpkin bread (which is, by the way, one of my FAVORITE breads!). Thanks for sharing the recipe! Can’t wait to make it! :)
How could anyone throw out cupcakes? Especially the gorgeous cupcakes that you make?! Unbelievable. Also unbelievable? That someone could love baking so much that they make something vegan out of convenience, even though they’re an omnivore. Unbelievably awesome.
Your neighbour deserver a wholw stampeed running at 3am above his head. What he did is just not cool.
THanks for the recipe! I have a 20k pumpkin (second one that we harvested from our veggie patch) and I was running out of ideas …
Joy, I can’t imagine what kind of crazy, disturbed person your neighbor must be to be throwing away your homemade cupcakes. Who doesn’t like cupcakes?! Especially your delicious homemade ones? (He/she could have at least called me and handed them over…I would have been down for some Joy the Baker cupcakes…just sayin’.)
That said, this pumpkin bread looks amaaazing. I feel you on the lack of butter/eggs thing (happens to the best of us, huh?) and I love that there’s maple syrup in the pumpkin bread–those two awesome ingredients in one baked good have to be perfect together. I need to make this, stat. Thanks for sharing, lady!
That pumpkin bread looks dreamy. It looks like a meat-eater, but it’s vegan. Who knew?
I kinda want to make it today….and make it into french toast tomorrow.
P.S. Neighbors shmeighbors. Not cool. Not cool one bit.
*random hugs from a stranger* If you’re not a huggy person, replace “hugs” with “a balloon” =P I visit your blog daily to check for updates and despite not knowing you, it just seems you could use a hug… or a balloon =]
Wait, WHHHHAT?! You bring some cupcakes over here, girl, and I’ll show them some proper love!! I have to know more — did you follow up with the cupcake tosser? I definitely would’ve sought more info via an innocent inquiry… something like, “Oh, Suzy, did you enjoy the cupcakes I left you?! I felt like leaving you a special surprise!” *BIG SMILE* Of course, then they might just lie and make you even angrier :P
Anyhow, I hadn’t even THOUGHT of making things vegan when I’m out of some ingredients — so smart (offensive or not… a sorry from me as well, dear vegans). No more grocery trip runs! :)
“…If you’re vegan, you’re probably annoyed. That’s ok. I can be annoying…” oh my dear joy–if this is as annoying as you can get, you need to take lessons from the nearest available toddler! :) mmm–perfect time for pumpkin. thank you!
What kind of calorie psychopath throws out cupcakes? Good heavens. Your neighbor needs professional help. Next time maybe just duct tape them to the windows…=)
The only response I have to the neighbour throwing away the cupcakes is… I will assume she did not know who left them and maybe thought someone was doing something BAD to get to her! otherwise, if she knows you and knows YOU are the baker and have no ill will towards her, take them in and eat them up neighbour!!!!!!!!!!
As for David, he’s 21. say no more.
XOXOXOX
Deb
ps. this bread looks sensational.
dear joy,
your pumpkin chocolate chip cookies have made my autumn. i’m making them again today for a big family shindig. can’t wait for my house to have that magical pumpkin smell.
i need to ask you a highly important question. (like you have time for questions) have you ever made a butterscotch pecan quick bread? i have searched high and low for a recipe for this evasive delicacy and have had no luck. thought maybe in all your wisdom you would be able to help. thanks.
miserable in minnesota
Looks delicious as always!
I saw on the foodbuzz attendee list that you will be at the festival this weekend. I very much hope to meet you, perhaps at the cocktail hour or the Ferry Building tonight
your generosity of spirit is boundless…
your neighbor is ungrateful…
your pumpkin walnut bread sounds delicious!
I totally want to kick your neighbor in the shins.
Maybe your neighbor had a guilty conscience and thought she was getting elaxed or something? Either way, she needs to get over it and accept that there’s still some lovely people in the world that just share because it’s…nice. :)
I used to make extra food for dinner so I could take some next door. The family next door didn’t feed their children much and the crying and soiled diapered babies would break my heart. I loved making them dinner. Hubby never understood why. Go figure.
Keep being sweet! If for no other reason, it makes people wonder what we’re up to. Haha. Btw I make pumpkin bread and add a handful of mini-chocolate chips. Yummy good.
er…elaxed = exlaxed. … lol
Sorry to hear your neighbor threw away your perfectly good (and I’m sure, delicious!) cupcakes. I’m a knitter, and those are the people we say aren’t knitworthy. Guess that neighbor isn’t bakeworthy! Gorgeous pumpkin bread; that’s one of the best uses for pumpkin IMO!
I’ve been looking everywhere for good pumpkin bread/ loaf recipes for my baby (a non vegetable bub) yay for yours. Looks amazing ??
Dear Joy,
I am vegan and I am not annoyed at all but simply delighted that I don’t have to do the worrisome “converting things and wondering if my pumpkin bread will be raw in the middle” dance that I do in anticipation when I veganize recipes! And fortuitously, I have a spare can of pumpkin AND a half-bag of walnuts leftover from a baking spree yesterday. I believe this is what is called A Sign.
PS: I would totally eat a cupcake left on my doorstep so if a cupcake ever finds itself in southwest Virginia, rest assured it will meet with mastication here.
Thanks, Joy!! I’ve been searching for a vegan punkin bread recipe for a while, and this one looks freakin’ DELISH! Can’t wait to give it a whirl.
Wow this recipe is so great!
It doesn’t even look like a vegan recipe, its so great for vegans and non vegans. I absolutely love vegan baked goods and I’m not a vegan.
I’m bookmarking this, so gorgeous!
Threw out cupcakes! That’s absolutely insane! And you should get a big heavy dog who stomps around all the time and drives them crazy. Come on… even if you don’t want them, just take them INSIDE and throw them out where no one can see. Duh!
this recipe makes me so happy! my house is sometimes in short supply of eggs and butter, too, so i am very excited to know that i can still bake up some delicious pumpkin bread. :)
Seriously, your neighbour threw out your cupcakes..sorry I just can’t get over that..who does that?
This recipe looks yummy & hearty, vegan or not. :)
Looks Yummy…I just converted my mom’s pumpkin bread to a gluten free yummy success the other night. It was my first gluten free baking success since we found out about my DD’s allergy.
first time I get to see only 3 comments on ur post! obviously Ive dropped in early enuf. so I thought I’d leave a comment myself…love ur blog..great recipes and youre a sweet girl…oh n lovely photos too :))))
hahah *reading this drukn btw* its nice to know you arent as perfect as all your amazing recipes and posts make you seenm, not meaning to sound at all mean btw. ur perfect enough to make me look u up now. hope this makes snense
Mmmm this looks lovely and wintery :)
That sucks about your neighbour, but maybe they were just being overly cautious rather than rude. If I discovered unknown cupcakes, I’d be a little suspicious at first! It is rude, though. What a waste of lovely cupcakes!
Delicious! Hahhahah sounds like David sure did have a fun birthday…
Yum. They need to make scratch n sniff computers now…
What a mean downstairs neighbour! How dare he throw away your (I can only assume AMAZINGLY TASTY) cupcakes.
Your neighbor threw your cupcakes away?! Why? Why would anyone do that?! Some people…