Healthy Whole Wheat Pumpkin Bread

Don't let the word healthy scare you! I promise you this pumpkin bread is really good. No one can tell it's made with healthier ingredients!!

This recipe makes me think of one of my best friends, Natalie. We're only ten days apart in age and have known each other our whole lives! She was my first friend ever and she really likes this pumpkin bread.

The recipe is simple and really hard to mess up! It calls for apple sauce, whole wheat flour, and canned pumpkin. These three ingredients are all really healthy, so you shouldn't feel guilty having a slice.

Click below for the recipe and more pics!

I found this recipe on Cooks.com a few years ago and could not find the original link.

*Makes 2 loaves

Ingredients:

* 3 cups brown sugar
* 4 eggs
* 2 cups canned pumpkin
* 1 cup canola oil (I use 1/2 c canola oil and 1/2 c unsweetened apple sauce, hence making the bread healthier)
* 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
* 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
* 2 teaspoons baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 1 teaspoon ground cloves
* 1 teaspoon nutmeg
* 1 teaspoon cinnamon
* 1 cup chopped walnuts or 1 cup pecans (optional)

Directions:

1. Cream together brown sugar and eggs.
2. Add pumpkin and oil (and 1/2 c apple sauce if using less oil) and beat well.
3. Add remaining ingredients and beat well. Pour into two greased and floured loaf pans.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour and 10 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean.