• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Recipes
    • By Category
      • Breakfast
      • Lunch
      • Dinner
      • Dessert
      • Soups
      • Salads
      • Drinks
      • Snacks
      • Quick & Easy
    • By Diet
      • Detox
      • Hormone Balancing
      • Vegetarian
      • Vegan
      • Raw
      • Gluten Free
    • By Season
      • Spring
      • Summer
      • Autumn
      • Winter
  • Lifestyle
  • Resources
  • About
  • Contact

The Awesome Green logo

menu icon
go to homepage
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Recipes
  • Lifestyle
  • About
  • Contact
×

October 5, 2017 Autumn

Vegan Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate and Walnuts. Gluten Free

By: Ana / 8 / Autumn, Dessert, Gluten Free, Snacks, Vegan, Winter, Vegan pumpkin bread with dark chocolate and walnuts #glutenfree #fall #halloween | TheAwesomeGreen.comPin

Creating healthy desserts that are in line with your particular lifestyle can be a challenge for some. As a vegetarian and most of the times, a vegan, I give a strong focus to high protein, earthy foods, where you’re able to include a sufficient intake of vitamins and minerals, avoiding the use of animal products when it doesn’t make sense. I’m sure you would agree that nothing beats home cooking when it comes to healthy desserts! That’s why this vegan pumpkin bread might just become your new favorite staple.

The base ingredients for this recipe act as a smorgasbord for your daily intake of diverse nutrients and antioxidants. Using just one cup of pumpkin puree offers almost 60% of your recommended daily intake of vitamin A, 26% of vitamin C and is rich in manganese, copper and potassium.

Hearty pumpkin bread #vegan #glutenfree #fall | TheAwesomeGreen.comPin

You’re probably already quite conscious of the result of our modern day lifestyles and the burden it places on your body, particularly when you treat yourself to foods that are overly processed. These foods create free radical damage within the body where healthy cells are attacked, much like corrosion within the body.

Over time, this can have a toxic effect on your health and leave you open to an unpleasant array of disease. As pumpkin has an incredibly high level of vitamin A, it contains powerful antioxidant properties that offer protection from free radical damage. Vitamin A also helps to build a strong immune system and can give you glowing skin from the inside out.

Vegan Pumpkin Bread {GF} | TheAwesomeGreen.comPin

One of the most impressive ingredient when it comes of health benefits is turmeric, which as you probably have noticed has become huge in health stores across the nation. That’s because of its powerful antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and cancer-fighting properties. Antioxidants are measured by units on an ORAC scale, which stands for Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity. Turmeric comes out with a glowing score of 127,068. To put that into perspective, Domino’s pizza only has a score of 200. I know which one I’d rather choose!

Adding coconut oil into this hearty loaf of pumpkin bread offers a unique blend of healthy fats. Coconut oil is a highly prized oil that has also been exploding in the health world, as it increases good cholesterol and even promotes weight loss. One of the magical aspects of coconut oil is that it increases nutrient absorption.

You’ll find the finished product of the vegan pumpkin bread to be a really interesting combination, with the mellow blend of both sweet and savory ingredients infused together. The best part is that there’s no added nasties like those found in commercial loaves. Simply pure and wholesome ingredients that are life-giving and bursting with flavor.

Pumpkin bread with chocolate and nuts #vegan #glutenfree | TheAwesomeGreen.com

Pin

Pin
Print Recipe

Vegan Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate and Walnuts {GF}

A guilt-free fall dessert, all vegan and gluten-free, loaded with nutritious pumpkin and turmeric.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time50 mins
Total Time1 hr
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Vegan
Servings: 10
Author: The Awesome Green

Ingredients

  • 1 cup buckwheat flour
  • 1/4 cup gluten-free oat flour
  • 1/4 cup almond meal
  • 1 cup pure pumpkin puree obtained from mashed roasted pumpkin
  • 1 very ripe mashed banana
  • 3 tbsp vegan milk of choice I used coconut milk
  • 3 tbsp coconut oil melted
  • 1 tbsp pure maple syrup
  • 2 tsp pumpkin spice
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp apple cider vinegar
  • 1/2 cup lightly toasted walnuts
  • 1 vegan chocolate bar melted
  • Pinch sea salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 175C/350F.
  • In a large bowl combine the flours, baking soda, salt and half of the mixed nuts quantity.
  • Add the rest of the ingredients (except the remaining nuts and melted chocolate) and mix to combine, until you obtain a batter.
  • Transfer the batter into a parchment paper lined loaf pan, and bake for 45-50 mins. (insert a toothpick into the loaf, if it's coming out clean, it's ready!)
  • Remove from the oven and set aside to cool.
  • Before slicing and serving, mix the rest of the nuts with the melted chocolate, and spread the mixture onto the loaf.

Notes

Pin

 

Save

Save

Save

Save

5.3kPinterestFacebookTwitterYummlyEmailWhatsAppRedditPocket
5.3k
SHARES

Related posts

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Terri says

    October 06, 2017 at 6:37 pm

    Oh great pumpkin awesomeness!! Can not wait to try this! Does it need a flax “egg” to hold it together, or does the banana do that job?

    Reply
    • Ana says

      October 09, 2017 at 11:28 am

      It doesn’t need flax egg, but it needs to cool (even a bit of refrigeration) before cutting it. If you want to have it warm, right after removing from the oven, adding a flax egg would be a good idea. Let me know how it turned out!

      Reply
  2. Brigette says

    November 06, 2017 at 6:10 pm

    This looks amazing!!! Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Ana says

      November 07, 2017 at 9:49 am

      Thanks so much!

      Reply
  3. Misty says

    November 04, 2018 at 9:17 am

    This pumpkin bread looks amazing! Is there a substitute for the buckwheat flour, like oat or almond?

    Reply
    • Ana says

      November 08, 2018 at 2:19 pm

      I think that almond meal would make a nice substitute to buckwheat. Let me know how it turned out!

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Hi there, I’m Ana !

Welcome to The Awesome Green, the food blog where I celebrate my passion for healthy vegetarian recipes and natural ingredients. Read more

Buy My Detox eBook

Follow me

Popular Posts

Pin

The Ultimate Veggie Burger

Posted on September 3, 2014
3 Liver Cleanse Detox Soups #vegan #soup #vegan #detox | TheAwesomeGreen.comPin

3 Warming Soups for Liver Cleanse and Detox

Posted on January 8, 2017
Pin

A Blueberry Raw Cheesecake For A Special Valentine

Posted on February 10, 2015

Footer

Stay Connected

  • Bloglovin
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
  • Home
  • About
  • Privacy policy
  • Contact

Copyright © 2014-2023 The Awesome Green. All Rights Reserved.