PUMPKIN PECAN STREUSEL BREAD
If you love pumpkin, then you must make this bread! It’s simple to make and one of our favorites.
❤️WHY WE LOVE THIS RECIPE
Well.. we love this recipe because we love pumpkin and we love pecans and this recipe just works. It’s moist and loaded in flavor and so easy to make! No mixer needed and comes together quickly. The streusel topping really takes this bread to the next leve and it stays put on the bread, which is a plus!
SWAPS & ADDITIONS
This recipe calls for buttermilk and we suggest you use it to make this recipe. Buttermilk adds a level of fat to this recipe, making it even more moist. You could use walnuts in this recipe as well. Someone commented they drizzled caramel sauce over the top and it was a hit. Another person commented they doubled the pumpkin pie spice. If you love the extra spice then by all means double it!
This bread is soooo good!
Making it again this weekend! I also just bought your Fall issue of Front Porch Life Magazine..so many great recipes. Thank you for all you do, I’ve been a follower for many years.
⭐TIP
Recently remade this bread and used parchment paper in the pan. It was an easy way to remove the bread from the pan in one piece. It worked perfectly. This brea also rises quite a bit but it didn’t run over at all. This is also made with 100% pumpkin puree, not pumpkin mix. Make sure you get the correct kind. One of the key parts of this recipe is putting the streusel topping in the refrigerator the way it says in the directions.
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Pumpkin Pecan Streusel Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick butter or 8 tablespoons or 1/2 cup melted
- 1/2 cup white granulated sugar
- 1 cup 100% pumpkin I use Libbys canned pure pumpkin
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon of Pumpkin Spice
- 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 2/3 cup buttermilk
Streusel Topping Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup brown sugar separated 1/4 cup and 1/4 cup
- 3 tablespoons butter melted
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped pecans
Instructions
- Prepare your streusel topping: add the 1/4 the cup brown sugar and the melted butter to a bowl, and using a fork, mix to blend; add in the flour, and gently toss/fluff the mixture with the fork until the flour is incorporated, and the mixture looks like a bit like “wet sand” crumbles; set the streusel into the fridge to chill. Set aside the other 1/4th cup of brown sugar and pecans.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Whisk together flour, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice and salt in a large bowl and set aside. Combine melted butter, sugar, pumpkin, eggs and vanilla extract. Stir together with a spoon. Add to flour mixture and mix well with spoon. Stir in buttermilk. Spray a 9 x 5 loaf pan with cooking spray and add batter to pan.
- Remove streusel from fridge and add the pecans and remaining brown sugar. Mix together and sprinkle over top of bread. Pat down a little with a fork so it will stick to the batter.
- Cook for 60 minutes or until center test done.
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Absolutely the best pumpkin bread!!!!!!
WOOHOO!! We totally agree!
Hi, the recipe looks wonderful, do you think I could switch out the buttermilk with sour cream?
I can’t say with certainty but you can always try it!
This is absolutely the best pumpkin bread recipe out there. Moist and delicious and satisfying with a cup of coffee. It was gone in one day, so now I have to make another
one. Oh boy!
YAY!! We are so glad you enjoyed it! We love this one too and absolutely agree it’s wonderful with a cup of coffee. Perfect Fall and Holiday treat!
Just made this. It is fabulous! I did drizzle salted caramel over the top. The only thing I will do next time is add more pumpkin spice. I do like bread with a bit more heavier spice. The bread is truly a winner. Thanks!
So delicious! The amount of batter could’ve filled half of a second bread pan. Next time I’ll use the “extra” to make muffins! For those who wondered about freezing this, I froze part of the loaf and it did well wrapped in freezer wrap and placed in a freezer ziploc.
This is the BEST pumpkin bread! When you make it, be prepared that it won’t last long. It was gone in one day at ny house. I also bought your Fall magazine. Can’t wait to make the vintage spice cake! I love all you ladies do. Keep up the good work!
Can this be made in a BUNDT PAN, without making any changes to the ingredients?
I haven’t tried it in a bundt pan but you can give it a try! Thanks!
100% pumpkin
Is that canned and if so brand
Can you use sugar pumpkin roasted ?
Yes, it is canned. I use Libby brand. Sorry I dont know what sugar pumpkin roasted is..
Yes, you can use sugar pumpkin, Roast til tender then purée it in a blender or food processor. I used the same measurement as the recipe calls for canned, It came out pretty perfect.
How does this bread freeze.? Looks amazing! Would like to make it ahead for gifts for Thanksgiving. Would the topping freeze ok? Thank You
Sorry.. I have never tried freezing this bread, so I can’t really advise.
This bread is soooo good! Making it again this weekend! I also just bought your Fall issue of Front Porch Life Magazine..so many great recipes. Thank you for all you do, I’ve been a follower for many years. ❤️
Thank you so much for the kind comment, so glad you are enjoying the recipes and the magazine!
My family loved this bread!! It’s just wonderful. Thank you for such easy recipes.
Best pumpkin bread on the internet! Your recipes are my favorite. They are the best!
Was at the grocery this morning when I saw this recipe on Pinterest, picked up the stuff and made it this afternoon! It’s sooo good! I think the topping would be good on anything!
Oh I totally agree.. we love the topping! It really takes this bread to the next level!
Received this in my inbox this morning, made it and it was so-so. Not much flavor and difficult getting it out of the pan, all that streusel topping went everywhere.
Sounds like your pan wasnt greased enough or not seasoned. This recipe is a huge hit with our family and we never have any trouble with the topping. Not every recipe works for everyone. Not sure how it couldn’t have any flavor.. with the spices in the bread and the pumpkin and the topping.. we find that it taste wonderful.
I don’t know how you can say this bread doesn’t have much flavor. You might want to try it again. You may have left something out the first time.