Pumpkin Swirl Bread
A Pumpkin Swirl Bread is a moist and flavorful pumpkin loaf with raisins, walnuts, and a sweet cream cheese filling.
Servings: 16 slices
Ingredients
For the Pumpkin Bread:
- 1 cup canned 100% pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar
- 3 egg whites (take eggs out of fridge 30 minutes before starting to work on the recipe; room temperature eggs are much easier to separate.)
- ½ cup milk
- ¼ cup canola oil
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup raisins
For the Cream Cheese Swirl:
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 1 egg white
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350˚F.
- Generously grease and flour a 9x5-inch nonstick loaf pan; set aside.
- In a large bowl beat pumpkin, sugars, 3 egg whites, milk, and oil until well incorporated.
- Stir in walnuts and raisins.
- In a separate bowl combine cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 1 egg white; beat until completely blended and smooth. Make sure the cream cheese is softened beforehand.
- Spoon half of pumpkin batter into previously prepared loaf pan.
- Top with remaining pumpkin batter.
- Bake for 65 to 75 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and cool in pan for 10 minutes.
- Remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
- Wrap in foil.
- Refrigerate until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1slice | Calories: 269kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 168mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 2586IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 78mg | Iron: 1mg
