Easy Breakfast Bread Recipe – Pumpkin Bread (vegan, gluten free)

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This simple breakfast bread recipe will quickly become your favorite weekend treat. Delicious pumpkin bread that is vegan and gluten free. Perfect for the fall season. Most breakfast bread recipes have way too much sugar and fat in them but this recipe is low in fat and sugar. So feel free to eat a slice or two without the guilt.

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When it comes to breakfast bread recipes, this gluten free, dairy free pumpkin bread is one of my favorites, and it has been a family standby for years. The taste is perfectly pumpkin – not too much or too little – and the texture is perfect for a breakfast loaf bread.

When I was young, I never really liked the flavor of pumpkin but as an adult my tastes have definitely changed. Now, as soon as I feel a hint of fall weather, out comes the pumpkin spice and all things pumpkin.

Many breakfast bread recipes can be loaded with oil and sugar, making the bread high in saturated fat and spiking blood sugar way too high. My gluten free, dairy free pumpkin bread is much healthier, using only the best, most whole ingredients.

Choosing Healthy Ingredients For Your Breakfast Bread Recipe

When cooking and baking in the kitchen, for health purposes, it is always a good idea to buy the most quality ingredients you can find, even when it comes to the not so good for you ingredients like sugar and flour.

For example, whenever a recipe calls for white sugar, I make sure to use fresh, certified organic, pure, white cane sugar. Sometimes I will even use organic turbinado sugar which has a higher nutrient value than white sugar, due to its molasses content.

Conventional white sugar is highly processed, and most often comes from sugarcane or sugar beets that have been sprayed with herbicides or pesticides.

So consuming a conventional white sugar is almost like a double whammy. You are eating a food that is not particularly healthy for you to begin with, but then you are also consuming chemicals on top of that.

If you use a certified organic white sugar, it still may not be the healthiest for you but at least you won’t be consuming all of the pesticides that are sprayed on the conventional crop.

And the same goes for any kind of flour product. I always make sure to use a certified organic flour, whether that is a whole wheat flour or even an all-purpose white flour.

Overall, for healthy eating, pay attention to the quality of your ingredients whenever you are cooking and baking from scratch.

Overall, for healthy eating, pay attention to the quality of your ingredients whenever you are cooking and baking from scratch.

Some of the other ingredients in this vegan, gluten free, pumpkin bread are quite healthy, and they provide more nutritional value than a conventional breakfast bread recipe.

Breakfast Bread Recipe Nutrients

Check out some of the ingredients in this vegan, gluten free pumpkin bread that contain good quality nutrients.

• Pumpkin – not only is pumpkin flavorful but it is full of nutrients such as potassium, magnesium, vitamin A, and iron. It is also an excellent source of fiber.

• Zucchini is an antioxidant rich food, meaning it has a good amount of anti-inflammatory properties such as vitamins A and C, glutathione dismutase, and glutathione peroxidase.

• Apple Cider Vinegar – I put apple cider vinegar on everything, and it is a great probiotic which, if consumed regularly, can aid in gut health and build up the immune system.

Recipe Tips

Use a strong food processor for this recipe so that you can create a fine crumb with the dry ingredients, and then blend everything together well.

If you are using an organic zucchini, there is no need to peel the skin. However, if it’s not organic, then you may want to peel the skin of the zucchini to prevent consuming herbicide and pesticide chemicals.

Notes About This Breakfast Bread Recipe

Do not use instant oats for this pumpkin bread. It is best to use traditional, regular, rolled oats. Or, if you want a little bit more of a whole grain texture, you can use extra thick rolled oats. These are the ones I use. They are also gluten free.

Handy Kitchen Tools For This Breakfast Bread Recipe

Food Processor – using a strong food processor makes this recipe a breeze.

Pumpkin Bread (vegan, gluten free) Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups organic rolled oats – do not use instant oats
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1 med organic zucchini sliced
• 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
• 4 tbsp apple cider vinegar
• 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 2 tsp pumpkin spice
• 1/2 tsp sea salt

optional ingredients you might want to consider

For added crunch, consider adding mini chocolate chips, or chopped walnuts to this breakfast bread recipe.

Pumpkin Bread (vegan, gluten free) Preparation

• Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit
• Grease or line a 9×5″ loaf pan

Pumpkin Bread (vegan, gluten free) Directions

• Add all of the dry ingredients to a strong food processor – rolled oats, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, and sea salt.
• Mix, blend, and grind the dry mixture on medium speed until you achieve a fine crumb.
• Add sliced zucchini, and all of the other wet ingredients – pumpkin puree, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, pure vanilla extract.
• Blend the pumpkin bread batter until it is just combined, being careful not to overmix.
• Once blended, pour the batter into your loaf pan.
• Place in the oven for approximately 40-45 min. or until the top is a dark golden brown, and a toothpick in the center of the loaf comes out perfectly clean.
• Once thoroughly cooked, take out of the oven and place on a rack to cool for at least 20-30 min.
• Once cooled, feel free to remove the entire loaf from the pan and allow to cool completely on a rack – at least 30-40 min.
• ENJOY!

How To Store

If stored on the counter, this breakfast bread recipe will last for 3-4 days. If stored in the fridge, this bread will last 5-6 days.

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