Skip the line and bake Starbucks pumpkin bread in your own kitchen. This copycat recipe may be even better than the original! — Taste of H...
Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Bread
Skip the line and bake Starbucks pumpkin bread in your own kitchen. This copycat recipe may be even better than the original! —Taste of Home Test Kitchen
Total Time
Prep: 25 min. Bake: 1 hour + cooling
Makes
2 loaves (16 slices each)
Ingredients
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
4 large eggs
3/4 cup canola oil
2/3 cup water
2 cups sugar
1 cup honey
1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 cup salted pumpkin seeds or pepitas
Directions
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, eggs, oil, water, sugar, honey and vanilla until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, salt and spices; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture.
Transfer to two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Sprinkle tops with pumpkin seeds.
Bake 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool.
Copycat Starbucks Pumpkin Bread Tips
Why does my pumpkin bread sink in the middle?
If your pumpkin bread is sinking in the middle, that means you could've let the batter stand for too long before baking or it's underdone. Here's how to fix undercooked bread if you're stuck with a sinking middle.
To store pumpkin bread (and keep it ultra moist), wrap it tightly in plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator. It'll keep for up to a week. If you'd like to enjoy it for even longer, you can freeze pumpkin bread for up to three months.
