Get ready for Fall with this deliciously moist pumpkin carrot banana bread. Made with ingredients like pumpkin puree, bananas, carrots and sweetened with maple syrup and coconut sugar. Plus, it only takes 15 minutes to prepare and no mixer needed!
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This recipe was originally published in September 2021. It has since been updated with an improved recipe and new pictures.
As much as I love my cinnamon crunch banana bread and my cheesecake swirl pumpkin bread, I felt like I was missing something that combined the two. This pumpkin carrot banana bread is the perfect recipe for when you're craving something for Fall and pumpkin-y. This basically tastes like fall in a loaf!
This pumpkin banana bread is chock-full of ingredients like bananas, pumpkin, shredded carrots, and pecans. Instead of using regular granulated sugar, I have sweetened it with maple syrup and coconut sugar.
What I love about pumpkin bread (or at least, my pumpkin bread recipes!) is you don't even need a mixer. Just a few bowls and a whisk!
Use Ripe Bananas and Shred Your Own Carrots
- Maple Syrup: make sure to use real maple syrup for this and not pancake syrup or golden syrup.
- Pumpkin Puree: You need to use real pumpkin puree and not pumpkin pie filling!
- Bananas: Use ripe bananas for this as that will make it easier to mash plus they will be sweeter
- Carrots: I recommend grating your own carrots rather than using pre-shredded carrots, as those will be too dry.
- Pecans: finely chop up pecans in a food processor, if the pieces are too big they will sink to the bottom of the loaf. You can substitute this for walnuts if you prefer!
- Coconut Sugar: you can find coconut sugar at Target, Amazon, Whole Foods, or Waitrose. I haven't tested this recipe with regular sugar or brown sugar.
One: Preheat your oven to 350°Fahrenheit/175°Celsius and grease and line an 8.5x4.5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, spices, and salt.
Two: In a large bowl, whisk together your pumpkin puree, mashed banana, grated carrot, maple syrup, milk, oil, eggs, and vanilla extract.
Three: Pour the dry ingredients into the wet and use a rubber spatula to combine everything until there are no more pockets of flour. Pour in the chopped pecans and stir to combine.
Four: Pour the batter into a greased and lined 4.5x8.5" loaf pan and tap firmly on your counter to remove any air bubbles. Bake for 80-90 minutes. A toothpick inserted should come out clean. If it browns too much in the oven, tent it with foil.
Baking That Perfect Loaf
- Use a weighing scale - I highly recommend using a weighing scale and measuring out your ingredients the metric way. It makes a huge difference to your baking and is the most accurate way to bake!
- Watch for browning - if your loaf is browning too much, quickly take it out of the oven and cover it with foil, then place it back in the oven.
- Let cool completely - allow the loaf to cool completely before slicing, otherwise, it might fall apart.
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Recipe
Pumpkin Carrot Bread with Bananas
Equipment
- 4.5x8.5" loaf pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups (240 grms) all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ¾ cup (170 grams) bananas mashed
- 8 tablespoons canola oil
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- ¾ cup (115 grams) coconut sugar
- 2 eggs room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons milk
- ¾ cup (170 grams) pumpkin puree
- ½ cup (50 grams) carrots shredded
- ¾ cup (86 grams) pecans chopped finely
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°Fahrenheit/175°Celsius. Grease and line a 8.5×4.5 inch loaf pan.
- Mash your bananas until smooth, set aside. You can use a fork or a potato masher to mash them. Grate your carrots using a food processor or a hand held grater.
- Whisk the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and spices together. Set aside
- In a large bowl, whisk all the wet ingredients together - eggs, oil, coconut sugar, bananas, carrots, pumpkin, maple syrup, milk, and vanilla extract until smooth.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients, folding until combined. Add the nuts and stir those in.
- Pour the batter into your pan and tap it on the counter to remove any air bubbles. Use a butter knife to draw a line down the middle of the loaf, this creates a weak point in the loaf and lets it naturally split down the middle while baking.
- Bake for 80-90 minutes, a toothpick inserted will come out with a few crumbs. If it is browning too quickly, place some foil on top
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Jennifer Phillips says
Regarding the nutrition, what size slice, or how many ounces in a slice, is the nutrition ratio for?
Ella says
The nutrition is for 1 slice if you cut the loaf into 12 slices!
Jennifer Phillips says
Thank you-:). It’s really delicious. I made it yesterday, but it was a bit dry and crumbly. I think I should have taken it out of the oven 5 minutes earlier.I’ll try it again. Thanks again for this great recipe.
Jennifer Phillips says
Hi Ella, this afternoon I made your Heathy Pumpkin Banana Bread. My first time using coconut sugar. I followed your recipe perfectly but it came out a little dry. Think I should have taken it out of the oven 5 minutes soon. But also, would adding one one more tablespoon of canola oil make it a bit more moist. It’s really delicious and a smear of cream cheese would be delightful.
Ella says
Thanks so much for your review! I would also maybe use a thermometer in your oven to see if it's a little bit too hot, I did this with mine and my old oven a few years ago was 10-20 degrees hotter than it said, so that would make it drier too! Putting cream cheese on sounds delicious.
Sue Chantrell says
Hi Ella, can we buy pumpkin purée in the uk? Actually I have grown some pumpkins and squashes. Any advice on making and storing pumpkin purée which would be equivalent to the tinned product? Sue x
Ella says
Hi Sue 🙂 You can now find canned pumpkin at Waitrose and Tesco! But if you make your own it'll have more moisture than the canned pumpkin, so you'll need to get rid of the extra moisture. I haven't tried making my own but this looks like a good recipe!