You won’t be able to get enough of this soft, fluffy, and delicately perfect vegan pumpkin bread! Perfect for fall and ready in under an hour!
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I’ve made this vegan pumpkin bread dozens of times, so trust me when I say, this one is incredible.
As a vegan mom to two kids, I always need snacks or quick breakfasts around. It helps for those mornings when everything seems rushed and you need to get out the door but you still need food.
But it’s also perfect for those mornings when things are slow and you are sitting on your back porch with a cup of hot cocoa and a slice of this bread and for a moment with every breathe, things just make sense.
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Why You’ll Love Vegan Pumpkin Bread
- Easy – This needs just 8 ingredients + spices, plus you only need one bowl! So easy!
- Quick – Most yeasted breads takes about 2-3 hours, however this takes just under an hour. We love those vegan quick bread recipes!
- Customizable – Not only can you make this Top 9 Allergen Friendly, you can also customize it with your add-ins
Ingredients for Vegan Pumpkin Bread
Gather your ingredients:
Pumpkin puree
You’ll need one can of pumpkin puree. It’s really important that you don’t get the pumpkin pie mix as this has additional ingredients already added in that we don’t want.
Substitute: You can also do this with mashed sweet potatoes.
Brown sugar
Adding a little sweetness to our bread, while helping to give us a delicious texture.
Substitute: Coconut sugar or date sugar could also work for this recipe.
Neutral Oil
This is helping to tenderize and give us the best crumb texture for our bread.
Substitute: You can use more applesauce, non-dairy yogurt, mashed bananas (taste difference) instead of oil, but this will result in a more dense bread.
Unsweetened applesauce
This is replacing our egg since we are making a vegan version of this quick bread.
Vanilla
Just for a little extra flavor!
All-purpose Flour
We’re using regular all-purpose flour to give us the best and easiest option for making this quick bread.
Substitute: You can also use a Gluten Free 1:1 all purpose blend.
Baking powder and Baking soda
For leavening and rising purposes, we’re using both baking powder and soda to help with achieve the perfect consistency.
Spices
We’re using Cinnamon, Ground ginger, Ground cloves, Allspice, Nutmeg, Salt. These are all ingredients into a pumpkin pie spice blend, but I love being able to control the exact amounts I want.
Optional Add-ins
Chopped nuts, dairy free chocolate chips, cranberries, seeds, and more are all options to add in.
Full amounts listed in the recipe card below.
Tips for making vegan pumpkin bread:
- Do not overmix your ingredients. You’ll overwork the gluten too much and have a dense bread that doesn’t cook properly.
- Use pureed pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling or pumpkin pie mix. This will add extra ingredients and throw off the taste of your bread.
- The top of the bread should be a deep brown color. If after 45 minutes, your bread needs more time, cover the top with foil and continue cooking in 7-10 minute intervals until the toothpick comes out clean.
- Let your bread cool completely before slicing. This helps let your bread finish cooking first.
- Top with our vegan maple cinnamon butter. You’ll thank us later!
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Vegan Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 15 ounces pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup neutral oil
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Dry Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
Optional Add-ins
- chopped walnuts or pecans
- vegan chocolate chips
- dried fruit (like craisins, blueberries, etc)
- seeds (pepitas, sunflower, etc)
Optional Maple Cinnamon Butter
- ½ cup plant based butter
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Optional Streusel Topping
- ½ cup flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons vegan cane sugar
- ¾ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon allspice
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- ¼ cup vegan butter, melted
Optional Glaze on Top
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon dairy free milk (may need more)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375˚F (190˚C). Grease a bread pan with oil or line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, add 15 ounces pureed pumpkin, 1 cup brown sugar, ¼ cup neutral oil, 3 tablespoon unsweetened applesauce, and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Whisk together well.
- Sift in the 1 ½ cups flour, 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon baking soda, ¾ teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon each ginger and salt, and ¼ teaspoon each cloves, allspice, and nutmeg. Gently fold just until combined.
- Gently fold in any optional toppings – I do about a cup to a cup and a half of total add-ins.
- Pour into greased bread pan and tap the bottom of the pan to ensure it’s evenly leveled. Place in oven for 35-45 minutes. When done, a toothpick inserted when come out clean. *The top of the bread should be a deep brown color. If after 45 minutes, your bread needs more time, cover the top with foil and continue cooking in 5 minute intervals until the toothpick comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes in pan. Then carefully remove and place on a cooling rack until completely cooled. Do not slice for at least 30 minutes.
Notes
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Nutrition
Frequently Asked Questions:
Yes! You will want to leave the nuts out if you have a nut allergy.
Also, the coconut oil can be swapped with vegan butter, making sure that it is soy free. With love Earth Balance soy free in the red tub.
For gluten free, you can try to make with gluten free measure for measure flour. This specific King Arthur gluten free flour is our favorite!
Yes! You sure can. Just use the same amount of mashed sweet potatoes as called for with the pumpkin
This dairy free pumpkin bread is good for up to 7 days as long as it is stored in an air tight container. The moisture in the bread will not let it last longer than that.
However, you can freeze it if you think that you won’t get threw it all within that time frame.
This post was originally published on 10/2/2019, updated on 9/18/2020, and again on 10/25/2025.
Absolutely delicious!
Thank you!