Butternut Squash Bread
This cozy Butternut Squash Bread is easy to make with real squash, winter spices, and pecans, and topped with a simple glaze for extra sweetness. Treat yourself to a slice for breakfast, dessert, or anytime you want a fall treat!
Servings: 8 slices
Ingredients
- 2 cups butternut squash diced small
- 2 eggs room temperature
- ¼ cup neutral-tasting oil like avocado oil or canola oil; or sub room temperature coconut oil
- ¼ cup milk room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- ½ cup cane sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- ½ tsp allspice
- ½ cup pecans chopped, plus more for topping
Glaze:
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- 1 tbsp milk plus more as needed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and line a 9x5 bread pan with parchment paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang for easy removal.
- Place the squash in a microwave-safe dish and microwave for 5-7 minutes or until softened. Use a potato masher to mash the squash, removing as many lumps as possible.
- Next, whisk the eggs, avocado oil, milk, and vanilla together in a large bowl. Then, add the mashed squash and stir to combine.
- In a separate bowl, stir the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and allspice together.
- Pour the dry ingredients into the wet, and use a rubber spatula to stir. Once there’s only a little bit of flour remaining, add the pecans and stir just until the flour disappears.
- Transfer the batter to your prepared bread pan, then bake for 55-60 minutes or a toothpick comes out clean. Leave the bread in the pan for 10 minutes, then carefully remove and transfer to a wire rack. Allow the bread to cool most of the way before adding the glaze.
- For the glaze, whisk the powdered sugar and milk together until smooth. Drizzle on bread, sprinkle with extra pecans (optional), slice and enjoy!
Notes
NOTE: if you’re using an 8x4 pan instead of 9x5, bake for 60-65 minutes
*Calories are per serving and are an estimation
Nutrition
Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 67g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.004g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 229mg | Potassium: 224mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 38g | Vitamin A: 3786IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 2mg
