Ahh, fall… the glorious season of apples, pumpkins, changing leaves, and cooler weather (finally!). I definitely get in on the fall pumpkin craze and start making pumpkin spice everything this time of year — from pumpkin spice lattes to pumpkin spice room freshening spray.
This coconut flour pumpkin bread (and muffin) recipe is the perfect way to ring in the season. Unlike most baked goods, they make a delicious and low sugar snack or breakfast with plenty of protein, fiber, and healthy fats.
And, they’re pumpkin! Score.
Perfect Paleo Pumpkin Bread
If this is your first time baking a grain-free bread, expect a denser bread or muffin, but a soft texture and all the warm flavors of pumpkin spice (with just the right touch of sweetness).
This bread is delicious by itself or with a little melted butter or coconut oil. This recipe also freezes well once baked if you prefer to batch cook.
Variations
- Feel free to add in chocolate chips, chopped nuts, or top with a dollop of coconut whipped cream.
- If you eat dairy, you can pour half of the batter into an 8×8 pan, add slices of cream cheese, and then add the rest of the batter.
- We also mix it up and use a similar coconut flour base recipe to make grain-free banana bread or apple cinnamon muffins.
If you are looking for a grain-free, low-carb, and sugar-free bread for breakfast or dessert … try this recipe!
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Grain-Free Pumpkin Bread and Muffins
Ingredients
- 5 eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ¼ cup coconut oil or butter softened
- ½ cup coconut flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1-2 TBSP pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon
- ¼ cup honey or a few drops of stevia extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F.
- Lightly grease muffin tins or 8x8 baking dish with coconut oil. A regular loaf pan doesn't work well.
- Put all ingredients in a medium-sized bowl and mix with an immersion blender or strong whisk until smooth and well incorporated. If batter is too thick, add a little coconut milk or water to thin, but don’t let it get runny at all.
- Scoop into greased muffin tins with a ¼ cup measure or pour into a greased 8x8 baking dish.
- Bake for 13-18 minutes for muffins or 20-25 minutes for bread until lightly browned and set in middle.
Notes
Nutrition
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I tried this recipe and really did not care for it. I don’t want to use sugar but it really didn’t have any taste – needs something.
I added some pure maple syrup, they turned out great and had a little more sweetness 🙂
But it didn’t make it sweet at all. I agree that it needs to be a little sweeter. Any suggestions? I’ve tried adding more sweetener, but unfortunately, it makes it even soggier–one of the things I don’t really like about paleo breads.
I tried this last night and it had no flavor. Can’t have honey, so subbed stevia. My daughter thinks it needs some salt…and more sweetener. Not sure if I’ll try this one again. 🙁 Disappointing because of how many eggs I used to make this.
I’m allergic to eggs, what’s a good substitute?
I am also allergic to eggs. In most baking recipes I substitue 1TBS flax meal dissolved in 3 TBS water. Good luck!
I’m assuming you mean the smaller can of pumpkin puree, right?
Any size can and just use a cup of it
Lol yes wellness mama yes ?
Love this recipe…easy and a great breakfast idea!
Sounds delish!! Can’t wait to dig in….timers set….6 minutes to go…thanks for sharing!
I’m a little hesitant to try this because I see no sweetener. Is this correct? I just don’t see pumpkin having the natural sweetness that the apples in your original recipe provide. Thanks!
I agree. This definitely would have been better with some type of sweetening. A few spices would have improved it as well.
Honey is the sweetner.
Is 1/4 cup honey or stevia not a sweetener???????
LOL! I just printed out this recipe and taped it up on my cabinet to make these for my daughter, who requested muffins today. I got ready to start and read “Coconut flour BANANA bread” and thought I had the wrong recipe! Can’t wait to try them. I’m trying to find soft foods that Olivia can eat as she recovers from yesterday’s tonsillectomy. Trying to look for something healthier than the “Gatorade and Mac & Cheese” recommendations from her doctor!
haha… thanks for catching that… tried to copy the formatting and save some time and didn’t change it… whoops! Poor thing… tonsillectomies are tough… I had one when I was five :-(. If she will eat it, homemade soups and bone broths are very soothing to the throat, or even just some gelatin in warm water would help sooth and heal faster…
Good for you on alternatives to the dr.’s recommendation!
Good gosh, you had me at cream cheese! I’m totally making this tomorrow, and that’ll give me a good excuse to use the iPhone app recipe picture feature too! Happy day 🙂
I didn’t see cream cheese in this Pumpkin Bread and Muffins
recipe….Am I missing something? Thanks… L
It wasn’t in the actu recipe just the suggestions in the article above
Perfect – I was looking for some baked goods I can freeze for after baby’s arrival. I’m going to try hard to not fall into the post-partum-carbs-are-easy trap.
Ohh, I’m trying this! Thanks!
This has quickly become a family favorite! We have just begun the Maximized Living Advanced Nutrition Plan and I’ve been scouting for recipes. I’m really enjoying reviewing your collection and look forward to trying many of the great recipes and ideas you have here. Thank you so much for sharing!
Hey Lisa! We love these too! We love the Maximized Living nutrition plan as well, and I don’t think there’s a thing on this blog that doesn’t fit. Sugar detoxing isn’t so bad when you have all these yummy recipes! These muffins were awesome, and one of our kids said they were his favorite muffins in the whole entire world 😀
Took a lot of ingredients for not a lot of flavor. Yuk. So hard to find low carb, sugar free stuff.
I added a lot more pumpkin spice and cinnamon. I also added more vanilla. Mine turned out fabulous! I’ve tried a lot of pumpkin paleo recipes. This one after tweaking it was very good.
So true. I even tried adding more honey in second batch. Did nothing
Well, the batter is to die for. I made a double batch to make the effort worth it, plus I need that many to eat! I added 2 tablespoons of maple syrup and 1/4 cup coconut milk for JUST the RIGHT flavor! Yummm! Was a little bland until the additional maple syrup and coconut milk. I highly suggest using maple syrup & maybe in place of honey, for that matter. The coconut milk helped with flavor and to make it not so thick. The batter is soooo tasty. I can hardly wait to try a muffin!