This marbled pumpkin bread is both a trick and a treat for Halloween as no one will guess that it’s made with whole wheat and lower in sugar than traditional pumpkin bread!
Prep Time10mins
Cook Time50mins
Total Time1hr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Healthy, Pumpkin Bread
Servings: 12slices
Author: Kelli
Ingredients
1/3cupoil
3/4cuppure maple syrup
2eggs
1cupcanned pumpkin
¼cupunsweetened almond milkany milk will work
1tsppumpkin pie spice
1tspbaking soda
1tspvanilla extract
½tspsalt
1 ¼cup~141 grams plus ¼ cup (~28 grams) of white whole wheat flour, separated
¼cup24 grams dark cocoa powder
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and lightly grease loaf pan.
In a large mixing bowl, mix together oil, maple syrup, and eggs. Next, add pumpkin, milk, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt.
Slowly stir in 1 ¼ cup (141 grams) of flour until just combined.
Pour half of batter (about 1 ½ cups) into another mixing bowl.
Add remaining ¼ cup (28 grams) of flour to one bowl and the dark cocoa powder to the other bowl. Stir both until just combined.
Alternate drops of batter into prepared pan, in a loosely checkerboard-style pattern. Run a sharp knife through batter in a figure-eight pattern. Make about 2-3 figure-eight’s.
Place pan in oven and bake 50-60 minutes, or until inserted toothpick comes out clean.