Pear & Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
- 2 cups flour ⓘ
- 1/2 cup brown sugar ⓘ
- 1/2 cup white sugar ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon baking powder ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda ⓘ
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin ⓘ
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil ⓘ
- 2 eggs, beaten ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon lemon juice ⓘ
- 1 (15 ounce) can sliced pear halves in natural juice, drained and chopped ⓘ
- 1/2 cup pecans, chopped ⓘ
- 1/2 cup coconut, shredded ⓘ
Instructions
- ****Note--if you use the four pear or canned fruit cans (15 ounce size)--open one end of 3 cans, drain fruit into bowl (except for the one can of pears) refrigerate for a later use. Wash and dry all four cans and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350-degrees F.
- Open can of pears, drain juice and chop pears. Set aside. (see above if using cans for baking).
- In a large bowl, combine first 7 ingredients (flour - baking soda), stir to combine.
- In another bowl, combine next 4 ingredients (pumpkin - lemon juice). Stir in chopped pears. Add pumpkin mixture to dry ingredients, stir well to combine.
- Stir in pecans and coconut.
- Spray cans or one 9x5 bread pan with Pam (or other cooking spray). If using cans place cans of baking sheet.
- Spoon batter into cans or bread pan.
- Bake for 50-55 minutes if using cans or 70-75 minutes for bread loaf pan or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
891
kcal
45% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).