This healthy pumpkin bread is made without any grains, sugar or flour! It's low carb, gluten free and a perfectly healthy yeast free bread full of fall flavors!
Have you ever been excited about meeting a celebrity or someone you've seen on TV, only to realize your nerves got the best of you and you acted far from professional and put together, to more... well.... childlike and silly?
That's what happened when I went to Miami last May and met Ree Drummond, the Pioneer Women. My photo on Instagram is so goofy and I told her I felt like a stalker, YIKES! Insert foot in mouth disease!
This weekend I'm headed to New York City for the Food Network Food & Wine Festival! I was thrilled to be provided tickets from my new potential clients, Anolon cookware. The Grand Tasting on Saturday will include demonstrations from Rachel Ray, Emeril Laggesse, Martha Stewart and many more.
To be completely honest I'm as nervous as anything! I know when I'm nervous I stumble on words, talk too much, appear quite goofy looking in pics and act like a giddy little teenager.
Oh how I wish I could be more composed and sophisticated!
But such is life and I'm going and I will meet Rachel Ray and many more chef's I'm in awe of.
And if that goofy girl strikes again, heck I'm just going to go with it. Hopefully I will be a little more poised and less giddy, but this is who I am and well.......guess I'm trying to accept this part of me, silly and all.
I've got great plans when I return after this weekend provided of course I have the courage to actually talk to Rachel Ray and she invites me on her show!!!
No actually I just hope to let her know I'm a little blogger who's trying to find a place among others in this crazy blogging world. I hope I have the confidence to share with her what I do and why I do it.
My goal here has always been, foremost to my family and then to all of you, providing a way for everyone to see sugar-free recipes aren't a jail sentence but rather a way to embrace a healthier way of life without refined sugars.
I hope I show you it's not only manageable but also enjoyable. 🙂
Recipe adapted from my Grain Free Nut Free Sunflower Bread recipe.
Sugar-Free Low Carb Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
- ½ cup ground flaxseeds
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 cups sunflower seed raw, unsalted
- ½ cup pure pumpkin puree
- 4 eggs
- ¼ cup Swerve
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon liquid cinnamon stevia or vanilla
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- Whisk flaxseed, baking powder, salt and spices. Set aside.
- Place sunflower seeds in the food processor and process until the texture resembles flour.
- Add in the pumpkin, eggs and process for just a minute until combined. Add in all the rest of the ingredients and process until smooth.
- Line a loaf pan with parchment paper and pour batter into pan.
- Top with pumpkin seeds if desired.
- Bake 40-45 minutes or until a skewer in center comes out clean.
- Cool for 15 minutes before removing and slicing.
Notes
Nutrition
About Brenda
Brenda Bennett is a certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, certified Sugar Detox Coach, certified Keto Coach and certified Life Coach. She has been Sugar Free & Refined carb free for 17 years and has written 2 cookbooks, Sugar-Free Mom, and Naturally Keto and her 3rd book The 30-Day Sugar Elimination Diet, is a four part program to help you detox from sugar, eliminate cravings, balance blood sugar and lose weight all while eating a delicious, nutrient dense whole foods. Meal plan offers two tracks to follow, low carb or keto. She is the founder of the Sugar Free Fresh Start course and Sugar Free Tribe weight loss membership. Learn more.
Nicole
This looks like a super hearty and yummy pumpkin bread! Love the idea of adding pumpkin seeds to it. Can't wait to try.
Helen
things not to do to this recipe: switch pepitas for sunflower kernels; switch cocoa for cinammon; leave out the Swerve.. The consistency/texture was 10 out of 10 so I can only imagine following the recipe would be delicious. My weird adaptation however was a minus on the taste spectrum. Not even the birds would eat it. But I am psyched by the consistency without using flour so am going to try again following the exact recipe. Thank you for this!
karen justinn
can you substitute almond flour instead?
Barb
Could I just replace swerve with stevia and if so how much?
Naomi
Why the parchment paper? Is it necessary? Or can I take my Pyrex loaf pan and coat with coconut oil?
Naomi
Why the parchment paper? Is it necessary? Or can I take my Pryrex loaf pan and coat with coconut oil?
Brenda
I used it as it's much easier to simply grab the ends and lift the bread out of the loaf pan to slice onto a cutting board.
Tanya
Do you mean the whole sunflower seed or just the seed kernels? And am wondering where do I get raw (Im assuming not roasted) unsalted sunflower seeds? My grocery store does not seem to carry this.
Brenda
raw unsalted sunflower seed kernels can be found at Whole Foods or online. I found mine in the bulk section of my health store.
Melissa+from+HungryFoodLove.com
I am soooo jealous! I've always wanted to go to NYWFF. Enjoy!
Nutmeg+Nanny
How fun! This was the first year in forever that I didn't go to the NYWFF. I wish I was there to hang out again!
Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic
Wow! That bread looks free of everything but taste! I'm so intrigued that I must try it. 🙂
Meseidy
Perfect for the season!
Yasmine
Could the Swerve be substituted with Erythriol?
Brenda
Yes
Rose | The Clean Dish
Awww I'm the same way! I lose my nerves, get all giddy and say weird stuff haha! You're not alone. I practically invented foot-in-mouth disease!! Good luck at the festival!! I'm sure it'll be a blast!!
Your pumpkin bread looks uh-mazing!! Can't wait to try it 🙂
Kim (Feed Me, Seymour)
I love the pumpkin seeds in here! So delicious!
Bea
Sounds like you have a lot of exciting traveling plans and ideas. Yay - yes, dealing with leaving certain items (its dairy in this house) out of our food does not have to be a jail sentence. I absolutely agree with you on that. Have a great time and oh, yes your pumpkin bread looks perfect.
Heather // girlichef
Oh man, I have the same syndrome. I babble and ridiculousy stupid things are all that seem to come out of my mouth. ha ha ha! That is such a cute pic of you and Ree, though. And this bread looks and sounds fantastic. Best of luck this weekend - you can do it ;).
Brenda
Thanks Heather!
Martha+@+A+Family+Feast
I have an equally star-struck photo of myself with Ree from Miami - and was tongue-tied too! Looks delicious and very healthy!