Quick Tips
- Use 100% pure pumpkin puree for this cream cheese pumpkin loaf (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
- Line your loaf pan with parchment paper to avoid sticking and to easily remove the pumpkin loaf from the pan
- Make sure that your cream cheese is softened to room temperature before making your filling
Equipment
- Hand or stand mixer
- Medium-large mixing bowl
- Small mixing bowl
- Silicone spatula
- Loaf pan
- Parchment paper
- Measuring cups and spoons
Ingredient Notes
- Butter: salted or unsalted is OK
- Granulated sugar: used in the pumpkin bread and in the cream cheese filling
- 100% pumpkin puree
- Eggs: used in the pumpkin bread and in the cream cheese filling
- Pumpkin pie spice: you can make your own too!
- Baking soda
- Baking powder
- Salt
- All-purpose flour: used in the pumpkin bread and in the cream cheese filling
- Cream cheese: for the cream cheese filling
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How to make cream cheese swirl pumpkin bread
This cream cheese swirl pumpkin bread is so easy to make! Follow these three simple steps to make this classic fall dessert.
- Make the pumpkin bread batter
- Make the cream cheese swirl
- Assemble the cream cheese swirl pumpkin bread
How to make the pumpkin bread batter
First, preheat the oven to 350 degrees, then spray a loaf pan with nonstick baking spray and line it with parchment paper and set it aside. Use convection bake if you have it.
In a large mixing bowl use a hand or stand mixer, cream the softened butter and sugar until it’s light and smooth (1-2 minutes).
Add the eggs and pumpkin puree. Mix until combined and then scrape down the bowl once complete.
Add the pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined. Then add the flour and mix again. Scrape down the bowl once complete. Set the pumpkin bread batter aside.
How to make the cream cheese swirl
Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
Add the sugar, mix well on medium-high speed until smooth.
Finally, add egg and flour, mix until combined.
How to assemble the cream cheese swirl pumpkin bread
Evenly spread half of the batter throughout the prepared loaf pan.
Use a spoon to carefully spoon the cream cheese filling evenly throughout half of the pumpkin batter. Careful not to spread too much to avoid the batters mixing.
Carefully spoon, then evenly spread the remaining pumpkin batter over the cream cheese filling.
Use a butter knife to swirl the batter. Make a figure-eight 2-3 times throughout the loaf pan.
Bake for 50-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
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Cream Cheese Swirl Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees, then spray a loaf pan with nonstick baking spray and line it with parchment paper and set it aside.
- In a large mixing bowl use a hand or stand mixer, cream the softened butter and sugar until it’s light and smooth (1-2 minutes).
- Add the eggs and pumpkin puree. Mix until combined and then scrape down the bowl once complete.
- Add the pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Mix until combined. Then add the flour and mix again. Scrape down the bowl once complete. Set the pumpkin bread batter aside.
- Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream the cream cheese until smooth and fluffy.
- Add the sugar, mix well on medium-high speed until smooth.
- Add egg and flour, mix until combined.
- Evenly spread half of the batter throughout the prepared loaf pan.
- Use a spoon to carefully spoon the cream cheese filling evenly throughout half of the pumpkin batter. Careful not to spread too much to avoid the batters mixing.
- Carefully spoon, then evenly spread the remaining pumpkin batter over the cream cheese filling.
- Use a butter knife to swirl the batter. Make a figure-eight 2-3 times throughout the loaf pan.
- Bake for 50-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.
