Valentina Ablaev
This pumpkin banana bread recipe makes the fall dessert of your dreams! A soft and fluffy moist banana bread made rich with fall flavors. Loaded with chocolate chips, bananas and pumpkin puree, you’ll be baking this tasty pumpkin bread on repeat during the cooler weather.
Our classic banana bread is one that we love so much that we had to create a pumpkin version, joining our banana bread with blueberries as our favorite dessert bread featuring bananas.
Banana bread is a classic and delicious dessert, and this pumpkin banana bread is no exception. Made so fluffy and moist with eggs and rich with pumpkin puree, this will quickly become your favorite dessert recipe.
We love pumpkin flavored desserts! They make the perfect fall treat! Though the pumpkin roll with cream cheese recipe is a classic, we love experimenting with pumpkin. Everything from pumpkin cream cheese muffins to our easy pumpkin cheesecake swirl bread.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- The best pumpkin bread. After trying a lot of dry pumpkin bread, we knew we had to create a pumpkin bread that is moist and fluffy, and this recipe is exactly that.
- Easy baking. Pumpkin banana bread is so simple to make, bakers of any skill level can do it!
- Fall flavors. There’s no better way to commemorate the season, than by a delicious pumpkin dessert.
Ingredients for Pumpkin Banana Bread
- Eggs – the key to a moist and fluffy banana bread.
- Sugar – granulated sugar sweetens the bread and gives it a great texture.
- Banana – a ripe banana is a must for a sweet bread. Mash the bananas with a potato masher before adding them to the batter.
- Pumpkin puree – canned pumpkin puree is the perfect shortcut, but you can also use mashed steamed pumpkin.
- Dry ingredients – a combination of flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and pumpkin pie spice.
- Chocolate chips – we like semi-sweet chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips to balance all the sweet flavors.
See the recipe card below for a full list of ingredients and quantities.
How to Make Pumpkin Banana Bread
You only need four easy steps to bake this quick bread in the oven.
- Wet ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until uniform. Stir in the oil, mashed banana, and pumpkin puree.
- Dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, sift together dry ingredients.
2. Combine: Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and whisk until combined. Fold in the chocolate morsels with a rubber spatula.
3. Chocolate: Fold in the chocolate morsels with a rubber spatula.
4. Bake: Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake at 350°F for 55-60 minutes. Let the bread cool on a wire rack before slicing into it.
Expert Tips:
- Elevate the bread: We love banana bread with nuts, and this bread would be no exception! Load it up with chopped walnuts, pecan, and even dried fruit, like raisins or cranberries.
- Sift the dry ingredients: To get the best texture, sift the dry ingredients together to prevent lumps.
- Let the bread cool: For the perfect slices of pumpkin banana bread, let the bread cool completely before cutting into it. This is the most challenging part of the recipe.
How to Serve Banana bread with Pumpkin?
Pumpkin banana bread can be enjoyed on it’s own but it’s extra delicious with these pairings:
- Iced coffee: This pumpkin bread pairs perfectly with your homemade iced coffee!
- Hot coffee: Our homemade pumpkin spice latte is the perfect seasonal drink!
- Frosting: Top this pumpkin banana bread with a homemade rich cream cheese frosting.
Recipe FAQs
Bananas are quite forgiving when it comes to banana bread! Bruised and brown bananas are sweeter and softer making for the perfect banana bread. If your bananas show any signs of mold or have a strange smell, that’s when they should be tossed.
Though we love a classic banana cake, banana bread has a more dense texture, as opposed to light and fluffy cake.
If you don’t let the bread cool before cutting into it, it might fall apart.
This pumpkin banana bread is still a dessert but does contain less sugar than traditional desserts.
If you plan to eat the pumpkin bread within 3-4 days, it can be stored at room temperature.
Yes, you can absolutely make muffins with this recipe. The baking time will vary, test with a toothpick if the muffins are done.
Store & Reheat
- Storage. Banana bread can be kept at room temperature for 3-4 days as long as it is tightly wrapped. If you would like to store it longer, you can refrigerate it for up to a week.
- Freeze. Add banana bread slices to a freezer-safe ziploc and store for up to 3 months. Thaw: Place into the refrigerator and thaw overnight before enjoying!
More Fall Recipes
If you enjoyed this pumpkin banana bread recipe, be sure to try our other popular fall recipes; here are some of our favorites:
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Pumpkin Banana Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp oil
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
- 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour, measured then sifted
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup chocolate chip morsels
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a bread pan with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat theeggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Mix in the oil, mashed banana, and pumpkin puree.
- In a smaller bowl, sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, and pumpkin spice.
- Use a spatula to fold the dry ingredients into the wet batter. Once the dry ingredients are incorporated, fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into the bread pan.
- Bake the bread 55-60 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the bread cool before cutting into it.
Notes
- Level up your banana bread: We love a banana bread with nuts, and this bread would be no exception! Load it up with chopped walnuts and even dried fruit, like raisins or cranberries.
- Sift the dry ingredients: To get the best texture, sift the dry ingredients together to prevent lumps.
- Let the bread cool: For the perfect slices of pumpkin banana bread, let the bread cool completely before cutting into it. This is the most challenging part of the recipe.
- Storage. Banana bread can be kept at room temperature for 3-4 days as long as it is tightly wrapped. If you would like to store it longer, you can refrigerate it for up to a week.
- Freeze. Add banana bread slices to a freezer-safe ziploc and store for up to 3 months. Thaw: Place into the refrigerator and thaw overnight before enjoying!
