Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread

By ldelmas

Ingredients

• For the bread:
• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 cup canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 2 eggs
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon, divided
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• For the filling:
• 1 package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 115mins
Cooking time 115mins
Adapted from 12tomatoes.com

Preparation

Step 1

We’re incredibly fond of the combination of pumpkin and cream cheese (but who isn’t?) and this quick bread is a testament to the beauty of that delicious duo. The tang of the cream cheese plays off the subtly spiced bread so well. And that cute little smiley ribbon of cream cheese running through it ensures that you get a little bit of that goodness in every bite. You don’t even need to spread anything on this after you slice it up! The delicious filling takes care of that.

This bread isn’t too tricky to mix up at all, but one important note: when you go to layer your batter and filling in the pan, you put 1/3 of the batter in, then the cream cheese filling, then the rest of the batter. Make sure that that first layer is only about 1/3 of the batter. If that first layer is too thick, the bottom of the bread won’t bake through, and the bread will come out kind of dense and sad. And then you’d be sad. We don’t want that.

When you bake this one, watch your bread, not the clock. It takes a while to cook through, but all of a sudden it will lose its jiggle. It took ours the full 75 minutes listed in the directions, but that might not be the case for you. It may take less time… it may take more. The toothpick trick will help you know when it’s done, but if your cream cheese ribbon is higher up, just know you might see some cream cheese filling stuck to the toothpick even when the bread is ready to come out.

We find ourselves wanting to bake up another loaf of this as soon as the first one is gone. (And believe us, that usually doesn’t take too long.) It’s a fall favorite for sure, but it’s so good it stays in our hearts and minds throughout the year. We won’t tell anyone if you sneak a loaf in in May. We’ve been known to do it too.

1 hour 15 minutes to prepare serves 6-8

Preheat oven to 325°F and lightly grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan. Set aside.

In a medium bowl, beat together the oil, sugar, eggs, and pumpkin puree with an electric mixer on medium until well combined.

Add the cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, cloves, allspice, ginger, and salt, and mix until incorporated. Gradually add the flour and mix until just combined.

In a separate medium bowl, beat the cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium until smooth and creamy.

Add the egg, sugar, and flour, and mix until smooth and well-blended.

Pour 1/3 of the pumpkin batter into the prepared loaf pan. Spoon the cream cheese filling over the batter and spread it out evenly with a rubber spatula. Pour remaining 2/3 of the batter over the top.

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