Cream Cheese Stuffed Pumpkin Bread

A classic fall dessert with a creamy new twist.

It’s hard to believe, but fall is clearly on its way. Everywhere I look, I’m seeing the signs. A single red leaf dropped from a tree…stacks of new notebooks and pencils in the drugstore window display…and my favorite sign of fall, piles of pumpkins at the grocery store.

All of this, naturally, just puts me in the mood for pumpkin recipes. Pumpkin soup, pumpkin pie, and best of all, pumpkin bread.

Now, there are two schools of thought when it comes to pumpkin bread. Some people like it really moist, dense, and sweet – more of a cake than a bread. Others prefer a lightly sweet bread with a firmer, more “bready” texture.

Me, I like to have it both ways. I like the bread-like texture, but I also like a little extra sweetness. So I came up with the perfect compromise: Cream Cheese Stuffed Pumpkin Bread. It combines that lightly sweet, bread-like pumpkin bread with a moist, rich, sweet cream cheese filling. So it’s like a wholesome snack and a decadent dessert in one.

Spicy and sweet, crusty and creamy– this Cream Cheese Stuffed Pumpkin Bread is the perfect fall treat.

Cream Cheese Stuffed Pumpkin Bread

Pumpkin Bread
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cups granulated sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Cream cheese filling
8 oz package of cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup granulated sugar
2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9X5 inch loaf pan with nonstick spray. For the bread: Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
2. In a separate bowl, beat together the vegetable oil, sugar, eggs and the pumpkin puree until well combined.

3. Slowly add in the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture a little at a time.

4. To make the cream cheese middle filling, place cream cheese, sugar, flour, egg and the vanilla and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.

5. Pour 1 1/2 cups of the batter into the prepared loaf pan.

6. Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the top of this layer and spread evenly, then top with the remaining batter.

7. Bake for 50 to 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. After 35 minutes of cooking, “tent” a piece of foil over the top of the pan, securing the foil to the edge of the pan, but allowing for room for the bread to rise. Check the bread during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Remove foil you would like a more “crusty” bread top. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing, then place on a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.

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5 from 6 votes

Cream Cheese Stuffed Pumpkin Bread

Cream Cheese Stuffed Pumpkin Bread. It combines that lightly sweet, bread-like pumpkin bread with a moist, rich, sweet cream cheese filling.

Prep Time: 20 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes

Total Time: 1 hour hour 25 minutes minutes

Serves:12

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Calories:270

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Author:Corey Valley

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Ingredients

• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice

Cream cheese filling

• 8 oz package of cream cheese softened
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 2 Tablespoons all purpose flour
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Grease a 9X5 inch loaf pan with nonstick spray.
• For the bread: Whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, beat together the vegetable oil, sugar, eggs and the pumpkin puree until well combined.
• Slowly add in the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture a little at a time.
• To make the cream cheese middle filling, place cream cheese, sugar, flour, egg and the vanilla and beat with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Pour 1 1/2 cups of the batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Spoon the cream cheese mixture over the top of this layer and spread evenly, then top with the remaining batter.
• Bake for 50 to 65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. After 35 minutes of cooking, "tent" a piece of foil over the top of the pan, securing the foil to the edge of the pan, but allowing for room for the bread to rise. Check the bread during the last 5 minutes of cooking. Remove foil you would like a more "crusty" bread top. Cool in pan for 15 minutes before removing, then place on a wire rack and cool completely before slicing.

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Nutrition Information:

Calories: 270kcal (14%)Carbohydrates: 35g (12%)Protein: 3g (6%)Fat: 13g (20%)Saturated Fat: 9g (45%)Cholesterol: 54mg (18%)Sodium: 249mg (10%)Potassium: 132mg (4%)Sugar: 28g (31%)Vitamin A: 3345IU (67%)Vitamin C: 0.8mg (1%)Calcium: 52mg (5%)Iron: 0.8mg (4%)

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Course:bread

Cuisine:halloween, Thanksgiving

Keyword:Cream Cheese Stuffed Pumpkin Bread

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