Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl
Sweet pumpkin puree and tart cream cheese filling come together in this warm, festive loaf of pumpkin bread with a cream cheese swirl! It’s perfect to celebrate the holidays or just to enjoy on a chilly fall day.
This gorgeous pumpkin cream cheese bread is perfectly moist, and it gives you a little leeway to play around with the look of the loaf as well. You can bake it in a fun, decorative pan, you can strictly layer the filling inside the batter, or you can swirl it all together for a slightly marbled look, like I did here. Regardless of how you style it, the tartness of the cream cheese filling is super satisfying paired with the sweet pumpkin bread itself. Hints of cinnamon and nutmeg peek through as well, giving you alllll the best tastes of autumn in one bite!
Here are some more bread loaf recipes you’ll love: Sweet Apple Butter Bread and Mini Gingerbread Loaf with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting.
Ingredients & Equipment
You’ll need the following ingredients and equipment to make this pumpkin cream cheese bread:
- loaf pan
- pumpkin puree
- cream cheese
- light brown sugar
- granulated sugar
- milk
- eggs
- vegetable oil
- flour
- cinnamon
- allspice
- nutmeg
- baking soda
- baking powder
- vanilla extract
- salt
Customize This Recipe!
There are a few different ways you can customize this recipe:
- Add a flavor to the cream cheese filling. For a more unique flavor profile, add something fun to the cream cheese filling, like honey, maple syrup, or even fruit!
- Make an icing or frosting. This bread is very rich and filling on its own, but if you want to give it even more oomph, top it with a creamy frosting or thin icing drizzle.
Kitchen Tips:
- Utilize mise en place! Make sure you have all of your ingredients prepped and ready before you begin making this recipe – it will help save you time and keep you organized.
- Avoid wonky cracks. To get a straight line down the top of your loaf instead of a potentially wacky one, pipe a small line of butter down the center of the batter just before baking.
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Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Swirl
Ingredients
For the bread:
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ½ cup light brown sugar
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup almond milk
- 2 eggs room temp
- ⅛ cup vegetable oil
- 2 cups flour
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp allspice
- ½ tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
For the cream cheese swirl:
- 4 oz cream cheese room temp
- 1 egg
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ cup flour
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
For the bread:
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and prepare your loaf pan – spray down and line with winged parchment paper.
- Mix together pumpkin puree, sugars, eggs, milk and vegetable oil until combined.
- Add in all dry ingredients, folding in until mixed.
For the filling:
- In the bowl of a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together cream cheese, egg, flour, and sugar, adding vanilla at the end.
To assemble:
- Pour half of your pumpkin batter into your loaf pan, then pour the filling on top of your first layer of batter – either spoon it out in sections, or pour a layer directly over the batter.
- Pour the rest of your batter over the filling – swirl again if you want, or leave the layers as-is.
- Bake for about 60-70 min, until a toothpick/knife comes out clean.
- Cool slightly, slice, and serve with butter or a nice fall-flavored jam!
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