Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree (canned is best)
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup rolled oats (plus a few tablespoons for sprinkling)
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp powdered ginger
  • 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds for sprinkling on before baking

Instruction

  • Preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Prepare a standard loaf tin by greasing it with oil or butter, and lining the bottom and sides with parchment paper (for easy removal).
  • To a large bowl, add the pumpkin, applesauce, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla and canola oil. Whisk these ingredients together with a wire whisk until they're combined.
  • To the wet ingredients, add the flour, oats, baking soda, salt and spices. Mix the dry ingredients together a little bit with your fingers before using a rubber spatula to fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Don't over-mix here, but stop as soon as you see the flour disappear.
  • Spoon the batter into the loaf pan you've prepared. Sprinkle a few oats and a few pumpkin seeds onto the top of the loaf before putting it in the oven to bake.
  • Bake for about 50-55 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the loaf comes out clean.
  • Let the loaf cool in the pan for about 10 minutes before removing it to a wire rack to cool completely.