The Streusel adds a sweet crunch.

Ingredients & Instructions

4 tbsp Unsalted Butter

15 oz. can Pumpkin Puree

1 tbsp Ground Cinnamon

¾ tsp Nutmeg

1 cup Light Brown Sugar

Stir all of the above ingredients in a small saucepan. Cook on medium heat, frequently stirring, until the mixture begins to boil. Reduce to low, continuing to stir, and simmer for 20 minutes. Set aside to cool. Mix the following in a large measuring cup or bowl:

2 eggs

1 tbsp Half and Half

1 ½ tsp Vanilla Extract

Mix the following in a large metal bowl:

1 cup All-Purpose Flour

½ tsp Salt

2 tsp Baking Soda

1 tsp Baking Powder

Preheat the oven to 350 ° F. Mix all ingredients in the large metal bowl. Place the mixture in a greased 9-inch bread pan. Mix the following in a bowl to prepare the streusel:

1 tbsp Melted Butter(salted butter)

¼  cup Ground Pecans

2 tbsp Powdered Sugar

1 tbsp Brown Sugar

¼  tsp Cinnamon

2 tsp All-Purpose Flour

Spread streusel evenly over pumpkin mixture and bake 50-52 minutes. Check to make sure the bread is done by inserting a toothpick. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes. Carefully remove from the pan and place on a cooling rack for 10 minutes before slicing.

I tested this recipe on people, including myself, who dislike pumpkin pie. They loved it.

Be sure to use a pumpkin puree rather than a fresh carving pumpkin. Pumpkin puree is made from sugar pumpkins, which have a much sweeter flesh and are not as stringy as Halloween pumpkins.

Unlike other Pumpkin Bread recipes I’ve made, this one requires cooking the puree. It may seem like a pain and an extra step, but it removes excess moisture from the puree and brings out the sweet pumpkin flavor.

If you’re worried about losing some of the streusel topping when you pop it out of the pan, I have a solution.

First, use a rubber spatula to loosen all four sides of the bread from the pan. Next, place a piece of wax paper over the top of the bread. Last, invert the pan and pop it onto a cutting board.

It is a sweet bread, but it isn’t too sweet to place a scoop of vanilla ice cream beside it. I hope you enjoy it! I did.