Description
This cozy, fall-inspired loaf brings together rich pumpkin flavor, a gooey cream cheese swirl, and a cinnamon-sugar crust. Slather on that honey butter and you’ve got a moist, spiced treat perfect for breakfast or dessert — or both.
Ingredients
Scale
- Pumpkin Batter:
- 2 cups pumpkin butter (homemade or store-bought)
- 2 cups canned pumpkin purée (not pie filling)
- 1½ cups melted coconut oil or butter
- 1–1½ cups maple syrup (adjust for sweetness)
- 6 large eggs
- 2 tbsp vanilla extract
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 4 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- Cream Cheese Swirl:
- 16 oz cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Cinnamon Sugar Topping:
- ¼ cup sugar
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- Honey Butter (for serving):
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 tbsp honey
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line two 9×5-inch loaf pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk together pumpkin butter, pumpkin purée, melted oil or butter, maple syrup, eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice.
- Gradually add dry ingredients to wet mixture and mix until just combined.
- In another bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, egg, and vanilla until smooth.
- Pour half of the pumpkin batter evenly into prepared pans.
- Spoon cream cheese mixture over batter and swirl with a knife.
- Top with remaining pumpkin batter and swirl again lightly.
- Mix cinnamon and sugar, then sprinkle evenly over both loaves.
- Bake for 55–65 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pans for 15 minutes, then transfer to wire racks.
- For honey butter, beat softened butter with honey until fluffy. Serve with cooled or warm slices of loaf.
Notes
- Use full-fat cream cheese for best texture in the swirl.
- Loaves freeze well; wrap tightly and store up to 2 months.
- Honey butter can be made ahead and stored in the fridge.
- Try substituting maple syrup with honey or agave for a flavor twist.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 60 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 210mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 55mg
Keywords: pumpkin loaf, cream cheese swirl bread, fall baking, honey butter bread, pumpkin dessert, moist pumpkin bread, breakfast loaf