Maple Pumpkin Bread

This is the best maple pumpkin bread recipe with buttermilk is a delicious Fall dessert made with pumpkin puree, maple syrup, and oats baked within. If you loved our moist pumpkin bread this is another treat you’ll love.

We will explain how to make this pumpkin bread with maple syrup as well as how to make it into muffins too. Both are wonderful but one takes less time and great for grab and go treat if you’re having a busy day.

With the ingredients used of course and the more fat = tenderer. For instance using buttermilk vs. milk will of course make the result super moist. Adding a bit of fruit like our delicious Pumpkin Apple Bread is great too. That needs to be done in moderation so it doesn’t weigh it down either.

If you wanted to use the batter below in a muffin tin you can! A tweak on our popular Libbys Pumpkin Muffins, baking time is probably one of the most important elements to both staying super moist.

How to Make Pumpkin Maple Bread with Cake Mix

Now you could make this following our Pumpkin Bundt Cake with Cake Mix directions but instead of water, use real maple syrup! This simple tweak will surprise you at how delicious that turns out even with a mix. I bet your family won’t even know that you “cheated”.

Remember I was talking about ingredients making the outcome better? Oatmeal is a great add in for this one, you should try it. First it soaks in a bowl with the buttermilk to soak it up and plump, the incorporated into the rest of the ingredients later. It gives this a bit more texture inside too which I like. You’ll need;

Can you bake maple pumpkin bread into muffins?

A loaf is almost exactly at 1 hour, but stay close around minute 50. If you want to make mini pumpkin muffins you’ll use the same things, with a mini pan and bake for closer to 8-9 minutes.

“Regular” muffin size is closer to 18-20 minutes or until the top springs back when touched gently in the center. Mini Pumpkin Bundt Cakes take about 23 minutes or so but a fun shape and size that is a bit different so I would suggest trying that sometime.

How long should you bake pumpkin bread to keep it moist?

50 minutes to 1 hour is typical in a 9×5″ loaf pan. Around minute 50 you should keep an eye on it as some ovens run hot. Once middle has risen and looks golden brown check with a toothpick. It should come out mostly moist but with moist crumbs attached, NOT dry. Allow to cool for 15 minutes and remove from the hot pan and on to a wire rack to cool.

Best if you wait until it is room temperature so it can continue to solidify in pan. Can sprinkle with powdered sugar before serving. Pumpkin Mug Cake is a smaller version of the same thing.

Pumpkin Bread Topping Ideas

We sprinkled the top with some more oats. You can use dried cranberries, mini chocolate chips, or shelled air fryer pumpkin seeds are a nice touch like they do at Starbucks. Many times I won’t add anything at all and it is still beyond delicious so that isn’t necessary.

With Streusel

If you wanted it to be more like a streusel type of goodie though I do have this muffin crumb topping that works quite well. With that you can incorporate some chopped up nuts too to add more texture.

After this one we have a ton of other dessert pumpkin recipes you can try. There really are too many to list so you should just type the word into my search box to see them all, or click on the link above. Many are loaves like this one from scratch but we do have others that are semi-homemade using boxed mixes.

How do you save leftover pumpkin bread so it doesn’t dry out.

If you have leftovers you need to wrap tightly with plastic wrap and keep on the countertop slid inside a freezer bag sealed as well, not in the fridge. When reheating drizzle a bit of melted butter on top of the slice and heat for 30 seconds in the microwave to get moist again.