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.

Pumpkin streusel bread
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So in an effort to forget the pain, I baked. Because streusel makes everything better.

Pumpkin bread with streusel topping

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.

Paleo pumpkin bread

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.

Paleo pumpkin streusel bread

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!

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Pumpkin Streusel Bread

Servings: 10 servings
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 55 minutes
Total: 1 hour 5 minutes
Pumpkin streusel bread.
This pumpkin streusel bread is a delicious paleo treat for the fall.

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

*this is not an overly sweet bread. If you prefer something sweeter, add more honey to the bread or brown sugar to the topping if you’re not following a paleo diet.

Nutrition

Serving: 1SERVINGCalories: 280kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 8gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 11gCholesterol: 75mgSodium: 132mgFiber: 5gSugar: 11g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Additional Info

Course: Baked Goods
Cuisine: American
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  1. All right so i didnt have any sunflower seeds either, so i went with the crushed pecans and it turns out absolutely delicious. Its the best pumpkin recide i have ever made and i cant wait till tomorrow morning to eat half of the thing lol! Thank you!

    1. pepitas are pumpkin seeds, so if you can grind up another seed (maybe sunflower?) that could work. You could also just increase one of the other flours with success most likely.

  2. Okay i really want to do this just because it looks so damn good BUT I have absolutely no idea of what pepitas is! Can i sub it with arrowroot or coconut flour or something else maybe?? Thanks alot

  3. I’m glad you are getting in such great shape, but be careful of your knees! I hurt mine pushing heavy weights and doing low one-legged squats to get strength for my sit spin, I am much more cautious about squats, lunges, and heavy weights now.

  4. Baking is really therapeutic, it can calm your nerves. I would like to try your recipe but I’m thinking of using butter instead of coconut oil, what do you think? Would it be as delectable?

  5. Yum! I’m totally impressed by your streusel and I’m inspired to make a pumpkin streusel bread now. I may or may not be totally obsessed with streusel at this point in time… :D

  6. I just made this tonight and it was so good. Even my husband liked it and he turns his nose at anything I say is Paleo. I will be making this again for Thanksgiving! Thank you for another awesome recipe :)

  7. Wow. And I’m complaining cause Im sore from my regular 30 minute work out. Can i have a peace of the streusel please? :)

  8. I’m getting sore, just reading about your work out.
    Streusel does make almost everything better, yum!