Pumpkin Applesauce Spice Bread

Servings: 24

ThisPumpkin Applesauce Spice Bread has all the moist, fluffiness and sweet flavor of old-fashioned recipes, with a fraction of the fat and refined sugars. And it’s vegan-friendly!

Ingredients

• 3 Tablespoons flaxseed, ground 
• 1 / 2 cup water
• 1- 1 / 2 cups sugar
• 1 / 2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 / 2 cup coconut oil
• 2 cups fresh pumpkin puree
• 3 cups flour, whole wheat 
• 1 teaspoon each cinnamon,
• 1 teaspoon fresh nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 / 2 teaspoon baking powder
• 3 / 4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup walnuts, loosely chopped
• Oats and Sugar for garnish

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
2. Stir together flaxseed and water until thick. Add flax mixture to sugar, applesauce, oil, and pumpkin in a large bowl.
3. In a medium bowl, mix flour, spices, baking soda, baking powder, and salt together. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Gently stir in the walnuts. 
4. Lightly coat 2 loaf pans with grease or cooking spray.
5. Split the mixture into two regular loaf pans. Toss oats or sugar on top to garnish.
6. Bake the loaves for about 55 minutes. Allow to cool 20 minutes in pans before removing to wire cooling rack.