Spiced Maple Pecan Pumpkin Bread

Organic Valley is passionate about food and protecting the food system. Our in-house chefs, product development team members and employee-foodies love finding twists to enhance traditional fare. We also enjoy trying new ways to use organic products to create delectable meals and snacks that you can feel good about sharing with your family.

Spiced Maple Pecan Pumpkin Bread

Bite into a soft, subtly-sweet bread that tastes like fall with hints of organic maple syrup, vanilla and pumpkin. To top it all off, we use Organic Valley® Cream Cheese to make a creamy, delicious frosting.

20 min Prep1 hr 15 min Cook1 hr 35 min Total
20 min Prep•1 hr 15 min Cook•1 hr 35 min Total
20 min Prep•1 hr 15 min Cook
1 hr 35 min Total
8 Servings
Spiced Maple Pecan Pumpkin Bread
20 min Prep1 hr 15 min Cook1 hr 35 min Total
20 min Prep•1 hr 15 min Cook•1 hr 35 min Total
20 min Prep•1 hr 15 min Cook
1 hr 35 min Total
8 Servings

Bite into a soft, subtly-sweet bread that tastes like fall with hints of organic maple syrup, vanilla and pumpkin. To top it all off, we use Organic Valley® Cream Cheese to make a creamy, delicious frosting.

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Ingredients

A glass bottle of maple syrup.
1 cup pure maple syrup
Pumpkin Puree
1 ¼ cups pumpkin puree
A small bottle of vanilla extract.
2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, divided
A bowl of whole wheat flour.
1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour
baking soda
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pumpkin Pie Spice
1 ½ teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
Ground Cinnamon
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Coarse Sea Salt
¼ teaspoon sea salt
Pecans
½ cup chopped pecans
Agave Nectar
½ cup agave nectar 

Directions

Preheat Oven to 350 F.
In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, maple syrup, eggs, pumpkin and 1 teaspoon vanilla. The mixture will be slightly chunky.
In a separate bowl,whisk together the flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt. Then, stir in the pecans.
Fold the wet ingredients into the dry, until JUST fully incorporated. Do not over mix. Spoon into a well-greased loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
For the Frosting: Cream together 16 ounces cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 cup agave nectar.
Spread frosting on top of loaf or slice and frost individual slices.

Directions

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Preheat Oven to 350 F.
In a large bowl, cream together 1/2 cup butter, maple syrup, eggs, pumpkin and 1 teaspoon vanilla. The mixture will be slightly chunky.
In a separate bowl,whisk together the flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon and salt. Then, stir in the pecans.
Fold the wet ingredients into the dry, until JUST fully incorporated. Do not over mix. Spoon into a well-greased loaf pan.
Bake for 1 hour 10 minutes to 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
For the Frosting: Cream together 16 ounces cream cheese, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 cup agave nectar.
Spread frosting on top of loaf or slice and frost individual slices.