Ribbon Pumpkin Bread

Bumping this too. Sounds so good.

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I made this today!! I actually made a double batch. Just made a few small changes, but it turned out great!

Batter:
1 cup solid pumpkin
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 egg + 1 egg white
1 tbsp canola oil
1-2/3 cups all purpose flour (I used 1 cup whole wheat and 2/3 cup all purpose)
1-1/4 cups sugar (I just used 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup white sugar)
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon (I used more cinnamon)
1/2 tsp ground cloves (I also added some nutmeg & ginger)
1/3 cup walnuts (optional- I used 1/3 c. mini semi sweet chocolate chips instead)

Filling:
6 oz. reduced fat cream cheese
1/4 cup sugar
1 tbsp all purpose flour
2 egg whites

1. For filling, combine the cream cheese, sugar, flour, and egg whites in a bowl; set aside. In a mixing bowl, beat the pumpkin, applesauce, egg, egg whites, and oil. Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and cloves; add to the pumpkin mixture. Stir in walnuts or chocolate chips.

2. Divide half of the batter between two 8-in. x 4-in. x 2-in. loaf pans coated with cooking spray. Spread each with filling; top with remaining batter. (I made a double batch and used 2 larger loaf pans and 3 smaller ones)

3. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Refrigerate leftovers.

It was a hit here, my kiddos all gobbled it down! :drinker:

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yum yum yum..i think i have everything on hand..i cant wait to try this!! Thanks!

This sounds awesome, can't wait to get home and try it out! :bigsmile:

Thanks!
-Mack

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I have this in the oven baking. I didn't use walnuts and I used 1/8 cup less sugar per loaf (so 1/4 less for the whole recipe). I also just used egg whites instead of a whole egg. I added up the calories in my recipe and it's far more than 107 for 2 slices of 1 loaf (cut into 14 slices). Mine came out to 174 calories for 2 slices (with the loaf cut into 14 slices) the way I made it (which would've cut down the calories a bit from the original recipe).

I'm going to cut my loaves into 10 slices each and have 1 slice be 122 calories. Still not bad, but I don't understand how the recipe says 2 slices is 107 calories. I tasted the batter and it seems really sweet so next time I think I'm going to cut the sugar even more.

Thanks for posting!

Edit: This was my calorie breakdown for each loaf's ingredients:

1/2c pumpkin 50
1/4c applesauce 25
1/2 tbs can. oil 60
3 tbs liq. egg whites 25
5/6c flour 333
1/2c sugar 375
1/2tsp baking soda 0
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice ~0

3 oz Neufchatel cheese 210 (this is "reduced fat cream cheese")
1/8c sugar 90
1/2 tbs flour 25
3 tbs liq. egg whites 25

Total Cal for 1 loaf: 1218

1/14 of the loaf: 87 calories
So, 2 slices = 174 calories
Are you sure the original recipe doesn't say it's 207 calories for 2 slices? That would be about right.

See where I'm confused? Do you see any obvious reasons I'm coming out with a significantly higher calorie count even though my alterations should've *cut* the cals from the original recipe?


SECOND EDIT:
http://www.tasteofhome.com/Recipes/Ribbon-Pumpkin-Bread

This website explains that 1 SLICE has 107 calories.
I REPEAT -- 1 SLICE has 107 calories. That is, 1/14 of one of the loaves has 107 calories.

Just think that may be an important bit of info. for everyone who thought the serving size is 2 slices for 107 calories. 2 slices of the original recipe will have 214 calories. That doesn't make it any less delicious, but it may make you think twice before reaching for the 2nd slice.

In the above nutritional value I just posted, I used 1 cup ww flour, 2/3 cup white flour, 1 cup sugar, and no walnuts.