This pumpkin streusel bread is a delicious grain-free treat for the fall with a moist and tender pumpkin crumb and a seasonal streusel topping made with chopped nuts, honey and cinnamon.
I am in an epic amount of pain right now. 7 days off and then double workouts last Friday that looked like this,
“Ralph“
Four rounds for time of:
250 pound Deadlift, 8 reps (155# for me)
16 Burpees
15 foot Rope climb, 3 ascents
Run 600 meters
“Asstastic”
10RFT:
10 Squats
10 KB Swings (35#)
10 Pistols
10 Taters (35#)
have left me more sore than all 3 of my half marathons combined. I thought I avoided it Saturday morning when I got up and actually went to CrossFit that morning, but yesterday I got out of bed and practically fell down. Guess my muscles were a little slow on the uptake but they sure as hell made up for it in intensity. Sitting on the toilet and getting up off the couch pretty much require full out teeth gritting and a few choice 4 letter words right now.
So in an effort to forget the pain, I baked. Because streusel makes everything better.
Pumpkin + streusel should therefore have superhero healing powers as far as I’m concerned because that’s basically the best fall duo I can think of.
And those superhero powers will be needed because in honor of Veteran’s Day today, we’re doing Murph. Yep, 300 more squats and 2 miles of running along with ungodly amounts of pull-ups & push-ups.
I think there are only 2 choices in this kind of predicament: worry about it all day and drive myself crazy or just eat the entire loaf in an attempt for those streusel healing powers to kick in.
I bet you can guess which one I’m going with.
More pumpkin treats to try this time of year:
Pumpkin raisin bagels are a fun way to spend a fall afternoon in the kitchen and the result will be a delicious batch of seasonal bagels to enjoy all week long.
Pumpkin granola is another paleo recipe that’s great in a yogurt bowl, or on top of a pumpkin banana smoothie bowl.
Pumpkin cranberry chocolate chip bars blend both the fall and winter seasons perfectly with their pumpkin taste and bright pop of cranberries in each bite.
Pair a slice of this pumpkin bread with some pumpkin spice hot cocoa and enjoy everything there is to love about fall!
Pumpkin Streusel Bread
Ingredients
For the Bread
- 1 cup almond flour
- 1/4 cup coconut flour
- 1/4 cup ground pepitas, to make a flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup honey*
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 4 eggs
For the Streusel Topping
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 /8 teaspoon nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut flakes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees and line a loaf pan with parchment paper so that it hangs over the edges enough to grab.Grease parchment with baking spray.
- Combine all dry ingredients in a large bowl.
- Whisk together all wet ingredients in a medium bowl.
- Pour wet into dry ingredients and combine with a spatula.
- Carefully pour batter into loaf pan and smooth the top. Set aside.
- Combine all the streusel ingredients in a small bowl and mix together with a spoon.
- Sprinkle the streusel evenly over the top of the bread batter.
- Bake for about 55 minutes, until a fork or knife inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Remove from oven and rest loaf pan on cooling rack.
- After about 10 minutes, remove loaf from pan by the edges of the parchment paper and place directly on cooling rack to cool for another 10-15 minutes.
- Carefully pull off parchment paper and slice.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Gina Matsoukas is an AP syndicated writer. She is the founder, photographer and recipe developer of Running to the Kitchen — a food website focused on providing healthy, wholesome recipes using fresh and seasonal ingredients. Her work has been featured in numerous media outlets both digital and print, including MSN, Huffington post, Buzzfeed, Women’s Health and Food Network.
Streusel definitely does make everything better. :-)
Those crossfit workouts make me sore just reading about them.
This bread looks incredible, Gina! And seriously, your workouts amaze me! My boyfriend is a crossfit trainer, and I don’t know how you guys do it!
Sounds like the perfect post-workout treat to me! Or really, anytime treat :)
What a fun recipe!
mmm that bread looks so delicious! I’ve never did Ralph or any rope climbs yet in CrossFit. That wod looks crazy!
oh my god. you had me at the streusel part. this looks SO so good. i can imagine how moist and flavorful this bread is too!
This looks fabulous! I love the idea of using pepitas as a flour. Streusel makes any bread better, for usre :)
Hay, its looks so amazing. i loved its colour and style. Hope its taste will be good too!
um, ouch. i’m sore from just reading those workouts…
streusal pumpkin bread sounds delicious! it has been a long time since we have made pumpkin bread, too long actually – mmm- guess we know what we need to make soon ;)