• Follow Us
Simmer and sage logo | Simmer & Sage
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Recipes
    • Starter Recipes
    • Bread Recipes
    • Salad Recipes
    • Main Dish Recipes
    • Dessert Recipes
    • Drink Recipes
    • Sauce Recipes
    • Side Dish Recipes
    • Chicken Recipes
    • Gluten Free Recipes
    • Low Fat Recipes
    • Vegetarian Recipes
Contact Me
Simmer and sage logo | Simmer & Sage
Contact Me
  • Home
  • About
  • Contact
  • Recipes
    • Starter Recipes
    • Bread Recipes
    • Salad Recipes
    • Main Dish Recipes
    • Dessert Recipes
    • Drink Recipes
    • Sauce Recipes
    • Side Dish Recipes
    • Chicken Recipes
    • Gluten Free Recipes
    • Low Fat Recipes
    • Vegetarian Recipes
Simmerandsage » Recipes » Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread

October 14, 2022

By simmerandsagePublished: October 14th, 2022Updated: October 14th, 2022
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Baking season is here! And this time in early fall means all things apple and pumpkin. Is there anything better than home-baked pumpkin bread on a chilly fall morning? Um, yes. And it’s this Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread.

Think warmly spiced pumpkin bread with an added creamy, tangy topping, finished with toasted pumpkin seeds. So freaking good.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread1 2 1024x1024

What’s in this Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread

This bread has all the deliciously seasonal spices of fall, with just a few extra touches to make it really special. Here is what you’ll need:

  • Canned pumpkin
  • All-purpose or gluten-free flour
  • Sugar
  • Eggs
  • Unsalted butter
  • Cream cheese
  • Pepitas
  • Ground cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves
Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread2 2 1024x1024

What are pepitas?

Pepitas are a type of pumpkin seed that does not have to be roasted before eating. You can find them in most supermarkets, usually lightly salted. They have a light, crunchy texture that’s a nice change from nuts.

If you can’t locate pepitas, try grabbing sprouted pumpkin seeds. They’re light and crunchy too. Just make sure they’re salted.

For variation in texture, try crushing some pepitas and leaving others whole before you sprinkle them on top of this Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread3 2 1024x1024

How to make Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread

Making this bread is super simple. Just combine all of the wet ingredients in one bowl and all of the dry ingredients in the other. Then combine the two bowls.

To make the cream cheese swirl, dot the cream cheese on the top of half of the bread batter once it’s in the loaf pan. Then, swirl it through the bread. Layer the other half of bread batter on top, and give it another swirl just for good measure.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread4 2 1024x1024

So let’s get baking season started! When you make this Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread, I’d love to hear about it. Drop a rating or leave a comment below. Enjoy!

For more fall baking recipes, try these:

  • Apple Butter Cranberry Muffins with Streusel Topping
  • Double Cinnamon Scones with Maple Glaze
  • Apple Cinnamon Swirl Coffee Cake

For more pumpkin recipes, try these:

  • Bakery Style Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
  • Pumpkin Pecan Ice Cream Pie
  • Quick Pumpkin Spice Bread Recipe

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread4 2 300x300

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread

Dense and moist with a tangy cream cheese ripple, this quick bread is topped with salty toasted pumpkin seeds
5 from 1 vote
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins
Total Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 loaf

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 14 oz. can pumpkin puree
  • 8 oz. cream cheese
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 cup pepitas half crushed, half left whole

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large bowl, beat the butter and sugar until fluffy. Beat in the eggs and pumpkin puree.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, salt, baking soda and spices.
  • Beat the flour mixture into the wet ingredients. Pour half of the batter into a prepared loaf pan (coated with nonstick cooking spray or lined with parchment paper).
  • Microwave the cream cheese in 20 second intervals until smooth and looser in consistency. Dot spoonfuls of cream cheese over the batter. Use a knife to swirl the cream cheese through the batter. Top with the remaining batter and swirl again.
  • Sprinkle the top of the bread evenly with pepitas. Bake 1 hour 10 minutes. Cool completely before turning out of the pan.
Keyword bread, breakfast, brunch, quick bread
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!

How useful was this recipe?

Click on a star to rate it!

Average rating 5 / 5. Vote count: 1

No votes so far! Be the first to rate this recipe.

Share this recipe:

Filed Under: Bread Recipes, Recipes

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Avatar for DottieDottie says

    November 24, 2021 at 12:04 pm

    How many eggs???

    Reply
    • Avatar for simmerandsagesimmerandsage says

      November 24, 2021 at 12:11 pm

      2 🙂

      Reply
  2. Avatar for Charleen CesarioCharleen Cesario says

    April 20, 2022 at 9:57 pm

    5 stars
    Absolutely incredible- the toppings made this bread. I call it fall bread! Amazing

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Hi! I’m Jackie.

Jackie

Welcome to my little food utopia! Here you'll find simple recipes that are usually healthy, occasionally indulgent and always delicious. I'm a self-taught cook, recipe creator and food photographer. Sometimes you might see me talking about my favorite subject - food - on QVC. Thanks for trusting me with your dinner plans!

Read More

Find a Recipe

Socialize With Us

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

Subscribe

Trending Recipes

Chai Tea Latte Recipe (Just like Dunkin Donuts)

Herb Crusted Chicken Recipe (Texas Roadhouse Style)

Best Chicken Chesapeake Recipe (with Maryland Crab)

Crispy Italian Chicken Sandwich | Simmer & Sage

Chicken Cutlet Sandwich Recipe (Italian Style)

Easy Creamy Blush Sauce (Pink Pasta Sauce Recipe)

Raita Recipe (Indian Yogurt Sauce for Naan & Biryani)

Footer logo | Simmer & Sage
  • About
  • Recipes
  • The Chickens
  • Contact
  • The Garden
  • Testimonials
  • Entrees Recipes
  • Privacy Policy

Follow Us

COPYRIGHT © 2022 · SIMMER AND SAGE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

Web Design by Pixelchefs.com

Join the Simmer & Sage Community

Free recipes delivered to your inbox every week!

Enter your email address

Thanks, I’m not interested