Happy Thanksgiving! Joanna Gaines' Pumpkin Bread Recipe Will Fill Your House with Joy Til the End of the Year

With temperatures cooling down outside, its the best time to get cozy and enjoy a tasty quick bread. One of my favorite treats is Joanna Gaines' Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread. A moist and tender cake made from pumpkin and winter spices, this quick bread contains a swirly tangy cream cheese surprise inside. For added richness, I like to add a simple vanilla icing outside.

The hardest part of the recipe below will be waiting for your bread to cool!

Happy Thanksgiving

This easy pumpkin bread recipe by Joanna Gaines is my go to for Thanksgiving and my family loves it!

HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED:
For Pumpkin Bread:
1¾ cups all-purpose flour
1½ cups sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup canned unsweetened pumpkin puree
1 stick of unsalted butter, melted
1 large egg
⅓ cup whole milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For Cream Cheese Filling:
4 ounces of cream cheese, at room temperature
3 tablespoons sugar
1 egg yolk
½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For the Vanillla Icing:
1 cup confectioners’ sugar, sifted (sift after measuring)
2–3 Tablespoons milk or heavy cream
1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
optional: pinch of salt

HERES WHAT YOU DO:
1. Preheat your oven to 350°
2. Take a 9 × 5-inch loaf pan and spray it with cooking spray
3. Combine the cream cheese, sugar, egg yolk, and vanilla extract into a bowl in a mixing bowl and mix
4. Then whisk together your flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg in a separate bowl
5. Add the pumpkin puree, melted butter, egg, milk, and vanilla extract to your mixing bowl and mix
6. Gradually add your dry ingredient mix to the wet ingredients in the mixing bowl and continue to mix at a low setting
7. Start by pouring one-third of your pumpkin batter into your prepared loaf pan. Then spread half of your cream cheese filling on top. Continue this process until the last of your pumpkin batter is on top.
8. While the bread cooks, whisk the confectioners’ sugar, 2 Tablespoons milk or heavy cream, and vanilla extract together. Add another Tablespoon of milk or heavy cream to thin out if necessary. For thicker icing, add a little more confectioners’ sugar
9. Bake at 350° for 1 hour and 20 minutes then let stand until cool
10. Top with vanilla icing

Enjoy on chilly mornings paired with a cup of hot coffee for a delectable breakfast treat!