Happy Fall Y’all!
The weather in Texas this weekend is SO nice, and it has me in the fall spirit! One of my very favorite holiday foods ever is pumpkin bread! There is no better feeling than lighting a fall scented candle, the smell of warm pumpkin bread in the oven and college football on the TV.
My great grandmother had the very best pumpkin bread recipe that I loooove and make for special occasions around the holidays like Thanksgiving and Christmas (when calories don’t count duh). But what I don’t love about that delicious family recipe is how much sugar is in it. So, I took to my trusty friend Pinterest to find a healthier option for my festive sweets. I found the yummiest recipe that I tweaked just a bit, and it is SO GOOD. It is low-carb (keto friendly) with only 4 net carbs per slice, so anyone can enjoy it!
YAS for healthy pumpkin bread with no guilt or shame!
So here you go, happy fall baking 🙂
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
2/3 cup granulated Swerve
4 eggs, room temperature
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cup extra fine Almond Flour
1/2 cup Coconut Flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
Topping:
1 cup chopped pecans
2 tablespoons butter
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
A dash of cinnamon
Directions
Preheat oven to 350
Grease loaf pan (I used a 9×5 loaf pan)
In a large bowl, cream together butter and Swerve, until light and fluffy
Add in four eggs, one at a time
Mix in pumpkin and vanilla until well combined
In a medium bowl whisk together Almond Flour, Coconut Flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt
Add into pumpkin mixture and mix until just combined and batter is thick
Spoon into prepared pan
In a small saucepan heat pecans, butter, cinnamon and pumpkin pie spice until pecans are fragrant, about 3-4 minutes, stirring constantly
Sprinkle topping over batter
Bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean when placed into the center, if pecans are getting too brown cover top with foil
Remove and let cool
Slice and enjoy!
Nutrition per serving
(10 servings per loaf)
4 g net carbs
25.6 g fat
7.6 g protein
Pro Tip: add a little bit of butter to the top of a warm slice of bread before eating, it makes for a perfect breakfast or mid-day snack! Also, not to be basic… but it’s pretty tasty with a warm latte from Starbucks, I’m just sayin! Try a flat white latte with non-fat milk and add pumpkin (basically a PSL but a little healthier). You’ll thank me later 🙂
Thats all for now! Time to get ready to cheer on my Fightin’ Texas Aggies against Bama. #BTHOBama
xx,
Madison
