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Close-up of several pumpkin muffins topped with white frosting, one partially eaten, on a white surface with a pumpkin and an orange fruit in the background.
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Mini Pumpkin Bread Recipe

These Mini Pumpkin Bread Loaves are spicy and delicious plain but add cream cheese frosting and it takes yummy to a whole new level.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword pumpkin bread mini loaves
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 8 small loaves
Calories 505kcal
Author Kristin Augustus

Equipment

Ingredients

for the frosting-

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325° F. Spray a mini loaf pan* and set aside.
  • In a large bowl, using an electric hand mixer, cream butter, and sugar together until light and fluffy. Stir in eggs and vanilla extract.
    A mixing bowl with a batter and two cracked eggs on top, surrounded by small bowls containing various ingredients, including spices, vanilla, pumpkin puree, and empty eggshells.
  • Scrape sides and stir in pumpkin. Mixture won't be smooth - it will look kind of curdled. This is totally normal.
    Mixing bowl with pumpkin puree and batter, surrounded by small bowls containing spices, vanilla extract, and eggshells.
  • Slowly stir in the remaining ingredients until just combined. Scrape sides and mix again briefly.
    A mixing bowl filled with a creamy yellow batter, surrounded by ingredients including eggshells, spices, vanilla extract, and butter on a countertop.
  • Divide batter evenly between pan sections and bake for 20-30 minutes or until the toothpick comes out clean after being inserted.
    A baking tray with eight rectangular molds filled with pumpkin batter. Surrounding the tray are various baking ingredients, including flour, ground cinnamon, and a bowl of cream cheese mixture.
  • Cool for 10 minutes before transferring to the cooling rack. Cool completely.
    Eight golden brown loaves of bread cooling on a wire rack.

for the frosting-

  • Whip cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon together until smooth and creamy. Scrape sides and whip again. Spread a good layer over each loaf, slice, and serve.
    A spoon spreading frosting on mini loaves of bread on a cooling rack, with pumpkins and a green cloth in the background.

Notes

Nutritional information is for each mini loaf.

Nutrition

Calories: 505kcal | Carbohydrates: 66g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 654mg | Potassium: 168mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 41g | Vitamin A: 2057IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 57mg | Iron: 2mg