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56 Comments | Jill Winger |    Last Updated: October 15, 2020

Honey Maple Pumpkin Bread Recipe

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Honey Maple Pumpkin Bread

Some days you just gotta bake.

And with our unusually blustery and chilly fall this year, I’m in the mood even earlier than normal.

Unfortunately, most pumpkin bread recipes are more like cake. Not that there is anything wrong with cake, per say, but it’s not the greatest thing to eat for breakfast. (And I like to eat my pumpkin bread–and my pumpkin pie–for breakfast, thankyouverymuch.)

I pulled out all of the pumpkin bread recipes that I had loitering in my cupboard and decided to smash them together, and then substitute in some healthier options for the loads of white sugar.

I’m pleased to report that I think this new recipe is even better than its predecessors– and it doesn’t contain a lick of refined white sugar. Or canola oil. Win, win, win.

Honey Maple Pumpkin Bread

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Makes 2 loaves

  • 3/4 cup honey (this is my favorite raw honey)
  • 3/4 cup maple syrup (I love this wood-fired, family-made syrup)
  • 1 cup coconut oil or butter- melted (where to buy coconut oil)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (here’s how to make it yourself)
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups of whole wheat flour (where to purchase)
  • 2 cups pumpkin puree (here’s how to cut up a whole pumpkin, the easy way)
  • 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice (here’s the DIY version)
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda

1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and grease 2 9×5″ loaf pans. (I adore my stoneware pans– no more unevenly cooked bread!)

2. In a large bowl, mix the honey, syrup, oil/butter, vanilla, and eggs together. (I like to use my Kitchenaid for this part)

3. Mix in the pumpkin puree.

4. In a different bowl (this is my favorite mixing bowl), combine all of the dry ingredients.

5. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, and stir until everything is incorporated, but avoid overmixing.

6. Divide the batter between the two loaf pans, and bake for 50-65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

7. Cool on wire racks, and fight the urge to hack off a piece while it’s still hot.

8. Give up having self-control and cut yourself a slice. Slather it with real butter. Mmmmmmm…

Honey Maple Pumpkin Bread Recipe. A wholesome pumpkin bread recipe made with maple syrup and honey instead of refined sugar!

Notes

  • You can really use any type of flour you like for this recipe. But I was surprised to find that it was still lovely and moist, even with 100% whole wheat. I prefer hard white wheat, and I grind it myself in my Nutrimill. Learn more about grinding your own flour HERE.
  • These freeze great. Just wrap ’em up tightly, and defrost when needed.
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Honey Maple Pumpkin Bread Recipe

  • Yield: 2 Loaves 1x

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup honey (this is my favorite honey ever)
  • 3/4 cup maple syrup (where to buy it)
  • 1 cup coconut oil or butter- melted (where to buy coconut oil)
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (here’s how to make it yourself)
  • 4 eggs
  • 3 cups of whole wheat flour
  • 2 cups pumpkin puree (here’s how to cut up a whole pumpkin, the easy way)
  • 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice (here’s the DIY version)
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350 degrees, and grease 2 9×5? loaf pans. I love these stoneware ones.
  2. In a large bowl, mix the honey, syrup, oil/butter, vanilla, and eggs together.
  3. Mix in the pumpkin puree.
  4. In a different bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients.
  5. Mix the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, and stir until everything is incorporated, but avoid overmixing.
  6. Divide the batter between the two loaf pans, and bake for 50-65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Cool on wire racks, and fight the urge to hack off a piece while it’s still hot.
  8. Give up having self-control and cut yourself a slice. Slather it with real butter. Mmmmmmm…

 

 

If you have some shredded zucchini in your freezer from this year’s garden, then you might enjoy my Health(ier) Chocolate Zucchini Bread, while you are in the baking spirit.

Other Pumpkin Goodness:

  • From Scratch Honey Pumpkin Pie
  • Pumpkin Cream Puffs
  • DIY Pumpkin Pie Spice
  • Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
  • The Easy Way to Make Pumpkin Puree
  • How to Can Pumpkin

Check out my Homestead Mercantile for all of my favorite homesteading, cooking, and DIY supplies.

 

 

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56 Comments

  1. susan says

    October 16, 2013 at 9:24 pm

    i am always on the lookout for pumpkin bread recipes, as i too like my sweet breads to be less oil filled. but i am put off by how expensive this recipe sounds. a bottle of maple syrup around here is $7 and i think it would take most of a bottle, plus local honey is about $7 too. and then throw in the coconut oil….ouch. i know its for two loaves but there is no way i could justify this.thats over $10 a loaf just for those three ingredients. is there anyway the coconut oil can be reduced? do you need both maple syrup and honey? could you just use honey and a bit of maple for the flavor? i know i sound kind of b*tchy but i do appreciate the recipe

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    • Jill Winger says

      October 16, 2013 at 10:18 pm

      You might be able to sub in some applesauce for half of the coconut oil. You could also use Sucanat in place of the maple syrup– I think it would still turn out just fine. However whenever I post recipes using sucanat, people always comment and ask how to substitute in honey/maple syrup… So I decided to beat them to the punch this time. 😉

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  2. susan says

    October 16, 2013 at 11:27 pm

    thanks! i will try it and let you know

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  3. Kristi @ Let This Mind Be in You says

    October 17, 2013 at 5:59 am

    Hi Jill! I would love to make this recipe, but I’m wondering if I could use freshly milled soft white wheat for this and still get the rise that store bought flour would get? Would I need to add gluten flour?

    Thanks, the recipe sounds LOVELY! 😀

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    • Jill Winger says

      October 17, 2013 at 7:31 am

      I don’t have much experience using soft white flour- I’ve only used freshly ground hard white for this recipe- sorry.

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      • Kristi @ Let This Mind Be in You says

        October 17, 2013 at 8:11 am

        I’m sorry—forgive me. It was early and I hadn’t even had my first cup yet. That is what I meant—freshly milled hard white flour. Thanks–your response answered my question! 🙂

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        • Jill Winger says

          October 17, 2013 at 1:04 pm

          Ah-ha! Well that was perfect then! 🙂

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    • Joyce Mason says

      September 29, 2018 at 10:39 am

      Soft wheat would actually be better. Hard wheat – higher protein, better for yeast risen breads, but can make quick breads tough. . Soft wheat; lower protein, better for quick breads, not good for yeast risen breads.

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  4. cathy says

    October 17, 2013 at 4:51 pm

    I am going to make this tonight using Einkorn wheat flour. ill let you know how it turns out!

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    • Jill Winger says

      October 17, 2013 at 10:05 pm

      Yum! Yes, definitely let me know!

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    • Leslie R says

      October 16, 2016 at 5:27 pm

      I made this today using einkorn flour. My fiancé loved it. I didn’t think it was very sweet. LOL, the batter was decadent! I think when using einkorn you have to soak the batter a bit to get all the flour hydrated.

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  5. Cathy says

    October 17, 2013 at 10:41 pm

    The bread with Einkorn wheat turned out awesome!!! I upped it to 3 and 1/2 cups of flour because Einkorn seems to need more flour than regular flour in recipes, and I did 1/2 raw butter and 1/2 coconut oil for the oil. The most interesting thing is that I am pretty sure the honey I used had started to ferment. The old me would have freaked and thrown out the honey, but I am a lot more comfortable with fermentation of foods now, so I just decided to put it in anyway. I guess I won’t know how much it affected the bread until I make the recipe again with regular honey.

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    • Jill Winger says

      October 19, 2013 at 3:37 pm

      Whoo-hoo! Fermented honey? That sounds weird! What did it look like? I don’t think I’ve ever had honey ferment.

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      • Cathy says

        October 19, 2013 at 4:11 pm

        I know, totally weird. I tasted the honey in the larger storage jar and its got a funny tang to it as well, although not so fermenty as the stuff on the back of my stove. I thought honey would keep indefinitely, but maybe this batch had a higher water content or something. Honey can ferment- that’s what mead the alcoholic drink is, but it needs more than just the honey. So weird!

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        • Jill Winger says

          October 20, 2013 at 2:18 pm

          Crazy! And you are right– I had totally forgotten about mead!

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          • cathy says

            October 21, 2013 at 10:03 am

            I found out last night that honey’s optimal water content is exactly 18% (that is what the bees like it at) and if it gets higher than that, it will eventually ferment and turn to mead or something like it, hence my fermented honey. Its caused by either the bees failing to “cap” off their honey for various reasons and then human’s harvesting it, or after the honey is harvested the honey is not handled properly and water is allowed in it. I’ll just save mine for cooking, as it rocked the house as a fermented sweetener, yay!

          • Jill Winger says

            October 21, 2013 at 1:07 pm

            “fermented sweetener” <---- heck yeah!

      • Cathy says

        October 19, 2013 at 4:12 pm

        It didn’t look different, but it was more runny than normal and definitely smelled fermenty…

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  6. Nancy says

    October 19, 2013 at 9:38 am

    Hi Jill Thanks for the recipe it is wonderful. I used butternut squash instead of pumpkin and added some walnuts. This is a keeper. Do you have any tips for subbing honey and maple sryup in other recipes?

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    • Jill Winger says

      October 19, 2013 at 3:26 pm

      Yay Nancy! Glad you enjoyed it! As far as honey/syrup in other recipes, it just takes a lot of trial and error– and sometimes adjusting the dry ingredients to account for the extra liquids.

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  7. Nicole says

    October 21, 2013 at 7:23 pm

    Thank you so much for this recipe! I can’t wait to try it! I bake with honey/maple syrup all the time. My husband has found that white sugar causes him back pain. From a cost factor I buy my honey and maple syrup by the gallon. Plus, I have a beekeeper that places hives on our property. He does all the work and we get free honey in the fall!

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    • Jill Winger says

      October 23, 2013 at 6:40 am

      Yes– I think buying it in bulk is DEFINITELY the way to go!

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  8. Patty White says

    October 26, 2013 at 11:54 am

    Hello: This recipe sounds so yummy, but I have to eat gluten-free. Would coconut or almond flour, or a combination of both work in this recipe?
    Thanks so much! ~Patty White~

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    • Jill Winger says

      October 26, 2013 at 3:26 pm

      I don’t have much experience using gluten-free flours, but I suppose it’d be worth a try!

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  9. Jody says

    October 27, 2013 at 10:27 am

    Just tried this recipe this past week and it is AWESOME! My husband, who has never liked pumpkin bread before, even loves it. And ate waaaay more than his fair share! 😉

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    • Jill Winger says

      October 27, 2013 at 2:12 pm

      Whoo hoo! That’s what I like to hear!

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  10. Sharalee Lee says

    November 17, 2013 at 6:41 pm

    Just put these loaves in the oven. I can’t wait to eat them. I love all things pumpkin.

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  11. Don M. says

    October 16, 2016 at 7:51 pm

    Just dangerous. Wife and I demolished half a loaf within about 2 minutes. We fortunately have local maple syrup and honey (I have moved to a wonderful place in NE Ohio), so I’ve been ditching all other sweeteners and looking for recipes Just Like This. Just wicked good. Am thinking to add in some candied ginger to the next batch.

    Tomorrow I go to the orchard (yep, 2 miles from me; can’t get much luckier) and buy up a few more pumpkins. I suppose I should bike there to burn off the bread. The price one must pay…

    ★★★★★

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    • Jill Winger says

      October 18, 2016 at 12:25 pm

      You’re absolutely right Don– dangerous is a very fitting description for this recipe. 🙂 Love the candied ginger idea!

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  12. Micah says

    December 11, 2016 at 4:41 pm

    I made this bread for supper to night. Actually it was incentive for my children to eat their salad for supper! I used einkorn flour, coconut sugar for maple syrup (since I’m almost out), and cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg because I don’t have pumpkin pie spice. I also cut the sweetener to 1 cup total. My family eats too much sugar this time of year… It was delicious pumpkin bread. Everyone had 2 slices and was begging me to cut the second loaf. We’ll have to wait to share that with Papa when he gets home from work. Thank you for a great recipe.

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    • Jill Winger says

      December 13, 2016 at 3:22 pm

      Yum! Love your substitutes/tweaks too!

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  13. Jamie says

    June 7, 2017 at 3:52 pm

    Thank you so much for this recipe.. I know it’s not the season for pumpkin, but we moved in October and the can I bought with good intentions was discovered a couple weeks ago. This is JUST the taste I hoped to find. Sweet enough to satisfy but not cake! I love it and feel good about feeding it to my toddler. Much appreciated!

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  14. Shelley says

    September 13, 2017 at 9:40 am

    Thank you so much for this recipe! I am always trying to find healthier recipes for quick breads, but when you do a search online with “lower sugar” or “healthy” quick breads stuff like artificial sweeteners or canola oil recipes come up. Yuck! I’m going to try this soon.

    ★★★★★

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  15. Micque says

    September 13, 2017 at 1:01 pm

    Love the sound of this recipe. Not being a baker I was wondering if the pumpkin could be replaced with figs?

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  16. Charity Crawford says

    September 23, 2017 at 4:52 pm

    Delicious bread! I just made it today using sugar pumpkins I got from the farmers market. Only changed one thing used all honey 1 cup instead of maple syrup.

    ★★★★★

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  17. Stephanie says

    September 24, 2017 at 4:43 pm

    I just made this recipe (its in the oven) and I’m so excited! I don’t have any loaf pans so I’m doing muffins instead. Yum!

    ★★★★★

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  18. Joy says

    October 7, 2017 at 9:01 am

    This pumpkin bread is awesome, warm from the oven, with a glass of milk! My family loves it & I plan to make it again soon! I used frozen pumpkin purée left over from last year’s pumpkin.

    ★★★★★

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  19. Terri Bowlby-Chiasson says

    March 12, 2018 at 11:31 am

    Hello… I noticed there is no salt… Was that a mistake or deliberate? Thank you I love pumpkin anything! Can’t wait to make it!

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  20. LM says

    April 6, 2018 at 11:55 am

    Overall I really liked this recipe, but noticed it might need some salt. Texture was amazing, sweetness was on par, but it just lacked a little something and I think it might be salt. For next time…any idea how much I should add? (Also I halved the recipe with no issue!)

    ★★★★

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  21. Jamie Jones says

    April 16, 2018 at 3:39 pm

    Jill,

    I made this bread last week and it was delicious! I would like to make it again, but substitute coconut flour for the whole wheat. Do you know how much I would need to modify the other ingredients for this? Thanks!

    ★★★★★

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  22. Diane says

    September 20, 2019 at 12:55 am

    I just made this recipe today. We wanted a cake for a big crowd. So I doubled the recipe and poured 3 loafs worth into a big cake pan, not sure of the size, bigger than a 9×13. Then the rest went into a loaf pan. What a hit! My daughter made both a Seven minute frosting using maple syrup and a cream cheese frosting sweetened with maple syrup. WINNER!!! Everyone went back for seconds and some had thirds.

    ★★★★★

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    • Kayla- Prairie Homestead Assistant says

      September 23, 2019 at 6:50 am

      Wow! We’re so glad that you loved the recipe, Diane! It sounds like it was a hit for your crowd!

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  23. Shellie says

    September 25, 2019 at 9:54 pm

    Your commentary leading into this is just hilarious!!! I so love your writing style!

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  24. Ian says

    October 5, 2019 at 3:52 pm

    I like to make one loaf is there a way to do it?

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    • Kayla- Prairie Homestead Assistant says

      October 6, 2019 at 6:17 am

      Yes! For sure! Just half all of the ingredients! 🙂

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  25. H says

    June 6, 2020 at 8:20 am

    Turned out great! I made a mini loaf for me and sent a loaf each to my mom and my bf’s mom. used melted butter and regular white flour.

    ★★★★★

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  26. Ian says

    October 14, 2020 at 4:40 pm

    I have some questions what kind of maple syrup should I use grade A or B and I like to make only one loaf I can’t seem to figure out how to half the recipe to make one loaf.

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