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    Home » Recipes » Breakfast and Brunch

    Five Spice Pumpkin Bread

    January 17, 2022 · Published: December 18, 2017 By: Asian Inspired Eats 8 Comments

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    This moist and delicious Five Spice Pumpkin Bread is the best pumpkin bread you'll ever have! It's a family recipe that appears this time of year without fail!

     A baked loaf of pumpkin bread sliced half-way through on top of a wooden cutting board with a bread knife and black and white checkered napkin on the side.

    This recipe makes a butt load of pumpkin bread so you'll need two large loaf pans, and maybe even another little one, for the extra batter. I like to freeze these and pull them out whenever I want to serve something sweet.

    If you don't want that much you can always cut the recipe in half. But, once you taste this pumpkin bread you'll want to make it over and over again! Happy Holidays!

    A white mixing bowl filled with pumpkin bread batter with mixing beaters on the side on top of a white wooden plank board.

    I've altered the recipe slightly with the addition of the Chinese Five Spice. This spice adds so many layers of flavor like cinnamon, fennel seeds, and star anise. Trust me, it's subtle so you won't really notice it's in there but you'll say, "That's really good, wonder what makes it taste like this?"

    Seriously, you could eat this pumpkin bread batter right out of the bowl, but save the calories and just lick the beaters!

    Two aluminum bread loaf pans filled with pumpkin bread batter with a wooden spoon on the side on top of a white wooden plank board.

    Pour the pumpkin bread batter into two large loaf pans. You may even need another small pan for this recipe.

    Two baked pumpkin breads in aluminum loaf pans on top of a black and white checkered napkin.

    Gorgeous, golden-brown Five Spice Pumpkin Bread! Let it cool before removing from the pan.

    Close-up of thick slices of pumpkin bread with a black and white checkered napkin placed behind.

    Moist and delicious, this Five Spice Pumpkin Bread tastes so good! You'll want to make this every year for the holidays! This is the BEST pumpkin bread you'll ever taste!

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    This moist and delicious Five Spice Pumpkin Bread is the best pumpkin bread you'll ever have! It's a family recipe that appears this time of year without fail!

    • Total Time: 1 hour 20 mins
    • Yield: 2 loaves 1x

    Ingredients

    Units Scale
    • 3 cups sugar
    • 4 eggs
    • 1 cup canola or vegetable oil
    • 2 teaspoons vanilla
    • ⅔ cups water
    • 3 ⅓ cups flour
    • 2 teaspoons baking soda
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • 1 teaspoon Chinese Five Spice
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • 1 cup pumpkin purée
    • 1 cup chopped walnuts

    Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
    2. In a mixer, mix together the sugar, eggs, oil, vanilla, and water until mixture is light yellow. In a separate mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking soda and baking powder into the bowl.
    3. In batches, slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, until well combined. Scrape down the sides of the mixing bowl and add in the Chinese five spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt, and pumpkin purée and mix on medium until combined. Stir in the chopped walnuts.
    4. Pour the batter into two large loaf trays and bake for 1 hour, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool before removing the bread from the pans and slice once cooled.
    • Author: Asian Caucasian
    • Prep Time: 20 mins
    • Cook Time: 1 hour
    • Category: Breakfast
    • Method: Oven
    • Cuisine: Asian Fusion

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 2 Loaves
    • Calories: 349
    • Sugar: 30.7 g
    • Sodium: 200.5 mg
    • Fat: 16 g
    • Carbohydrates: 48.2 g
    • Protein: 4.5 g
    • Cholesterol: 37.2 mg

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    Comments

    1. Erin Clarkson says

      December 22, 2017 at 11:32 pm

      Yum! I love how warming five spice is

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      • Asian Caucasian says

        January 03, 2018 at 9:23 pm

        The Chinese Five Spice is the secret (not so secret) ingredient that makes you go, "hmmm...!"

        Reply
    2. Shelby says

      December 22, 2017 at 8:04 pm

      This loaf of bread is gorgeous! I also love that you use 5-spice powder in the recipe!

      Reply
      • Asian Caucasian says

        January 03, 2018 at 9:24 pm

        You must try this pumpkin bread! It's to die for and you will want to make this throughout the year!

        Reply
    3. Richa Gupta says

      December 22, 2017 at 9:54 am

      Love these, looks incredibly delish!

      Reply
      • Asian Caucasian says

        January 03, 2018 at 9:25 pm

        Thank you! It's so moist and delish!

        Reply
    4. Jocelyn (Grandbaby Cakes) says

      December 20, 2017 at 7:28 pm

      Looks amazing!!

      Reply
      • Asian Caucasian says

        January 03, 2018 at 9:25 pm

        Thanks, Jocelyn! I hope you will try this recipe!

        Reply

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