Pumpkin Streusel Bread

This pumpkin streusel bread has everything to highlight the fall season. Moist and flavored with warm spices and baked as mini loaves, it is perfect for breakfast on the go, in your lunch box, or as a real Thanksgiving treat.

Don't forget to download the FREE bread wrapper printable for the perfect gift-giving!

Streusel pumpkin bread recipe

This streusel pumpkin bread recipe uses pumpkin puree and warm spices like cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and allspice and is topped with the most delicious streusel.

It is moist: not crumbly, not dry, just the perfect one. It is topped with a beautiful crumble topping, the favorite thing kids like to make and sprinkle on top of mini loaves.

I'm in love with these delicious pumpkin loaves. Mixing the ingredients takes less than 20 minutes, and the oven does the rest.

Ingredients

For ingredients and detailed instructions, refer to the recipe card below.

• Butter: You will need both unsalted and salted butter. Unsalted butter is used to make the bread batter; salted - to make the streusel (different from other streusel recipes using melted butter). Bring the unsalted butter to the counter 1 hour before you start. Keep the salted butter in the fridge.
• Brown sugar: Use golden or dark brown sugar or replace it with muscovado sugar. You can also use organic coconut sugar.
• Large eggs at room temperature.
• All-purpose flour
• Baking powder: I always use fresh aluminum-free baking powder.
• Almond flour: blanched, finely ground almond flour.
• Spices: ground cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, and ginger. You can substitute these spices with one teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice.
• Pumpkin puree: I use store-bought canned pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling), but you can make your own.
• Dark rum or cognac. If you serve sweet bread to kids, you can replace the alcohol with apple juice.

How to make streusel pumpkin bread step-by-step

Step 1. Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Butter and flour four porcelain mini loaf pans (9 oz. each).

Step 2. To make the pumpkin bread batter, place softened unsalted butter and light brown sugar in a large bowl and beat for about 5 minutes using an electric mixer.

Step 3. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and all spices and sift. Add the flour mixture and eggs to the wet ingredients and delicately mix with a rubber spatula.

Step 4. Fold in pumpkin puree. Add rum and mix with a spatula just to combine.

Step 5. Divide batter into the four prepared loaf pans, smooth it out a bit, and refrigerate.

Step 6. To make the crumbly streusel, in a medium bowl, mix all-purpose flour (4 tbsp/30 g), almond flour, brown sugar, and cold butter (salted) cut into small cubes.

Step 7. Using your hands or a fork, make the crumbly dough. The streusel mixture will have a sandy texture with distinct moist crumbs.

Step 8. Remove the loaf pans from the fridge and sprinkle the buttery crumble on top. Bake in the middle rack of the oven for 50-60 minutes. Check the doneness with a toothpick test. The loaf is ready when a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean.

Step 9. Take the bread pans from the oven and cool the bread (still in pans) on a wire rack for 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 10. Run a butter knife around the edges of the pan to remove the bread from the pan. Work carefully, trying not to cut the bread itself.

Let the bread cool down completely for gift-giving before slicing or wrapping it with a bread wrapper. You can also leave the pumpkin streusel loaf in a mini pan to gift it in such a style.

Expert tips

1. Covering mini loaves with aluminum foil during baking is not necessary. However, if you feel the bread is browning quicker than you desire, loosely cover the pans with foil and continue baking as directed in the recipe.
2. Replace dark rum with apple juice if you serve the cake to kids.
3. Do not over-mix the bread batter when you add pumpkin puree. Gently mix just to combine.
4. Serve with cinnamon ice cream, slabs of salted butter, or a cup of pumpkin spice latte.

Recipe variations

• Pumpkin puree is pretty bland on its own; that is why the pumpkin bread is well-flavored with spices. Play with extra spices, or replace half of the pumpkin puree with mashed bananas.

• Adds-in: Add a bit of chopped toasted pecans, walnuts, chocolate chips, or golden raisins. But adding other ingredients has to be minimal since the amount of pumpkin butter perfectly fits the four mini loaf pans. You don't want the bread batter to overflow the pans during baking.

• Streusel: Add a pinch of ground cinnamon to the basic streusel recipe.

• Pumpkin streusel bread: I haven't tried this recipe as a whole loaf, but that would work perfectly. Bake for about 1 hour 15 minutes to 1 hour 30 minutes. Check the doneness with a toothpick: inserted in the center of the bread, it must come out clean.

Storing and freezing

Store pumpkin bread slightly covered with plastic wrap or a tea towel at room temperature for a couple of days. Alternatively, you can refrigerate the bread in an airtight container for up to 5 days.

To freeze, wrap each loaf with plastic, place it in a freezer bag, and freeze for up to 3 months. If you want to freeze the individual slices, wrap each piece with plastic film individually.

To thaw, bring your bread to the counter at room temperature for a few hours. To serve sliced bread, take one slice at a time and warm it in the microwave or toaster oven.

Printable bread wrappers

These pumpkin bread mini loaves are a great edible gift idea for the Thanksgiving holiday.

And if you are looking for other sweet loaves as a gift during the holiday season, Banana bread and Carrot loaf cake are simple, easy, and delicious.

Decorated with bread wrappers, mini loaves, or a regular sweet loaf, it becomes a perfect gift for teachers, neighbors, and co-workers.

I even created printable bread wrappers. Download it, print it, and cut it out. Also, cut a piece of parchment paper the same size or broader as a wrapper.

Wrap each of the little loaves with parchment followed by a paper-based wrapper, tape the two ends together, or tie with a baker's twine. If desired, add a cinnamon stick on top.

Download Printable Bread Wrappers >>

More FREE printables are part of our Baking Like a Chef Club. 

When you join our club of dessert lovers, you will get instant access to all FREE printables, unique recipes, and more. Subscribe now, and you will get the password to enjoy the FREE printables.

Recipe FAQ

Love quick bread? Try these next!

• Pineapple carrot bread
• Christmas banana bread
• Apple crumble bread
• Pineapple banana bread

Want more delicious and beautiful recipes? Subscribe to my newsletter and follow me on Facebook, Pinterest, and Instagram for my latest updates. If you make this recipe, please leave a star rating on the recipe card and comment below!

Print

Recipe card

The nutritional information has been calculated using an online recipe nutrition calculator such as Verywellfit.com and is intended for informational purposes only. These figures should be used as a general guideline and not be construed as a guarantee.