Pumpkin-Cream Cheese Bread

photo by:kraft

With cream cheese, pumpkin, pecans and spices baked right into this moist, homemade quick bread, it’s sure to become an autumn favorite.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

1 hr 15 min

servings

total:

32 servings or 2 loaves, 16 servings each

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What You Need

1/2

cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, softened

pkg. (8 oz.) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

2-1/2

cups sugar

eggs

can (15 oz.) pumpkin

3-1/2

cups flour

tsp. baking soda

tsp. salt

tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2

tsp. CALUMET Baking Powder

1/4

tsp. ground cloves

cup PLANTERS Pecan Pieces

Make It

HEAT oven to 350°F. Beat butter, cream cheese and sugar in large bowl with mixer until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing well after each addition. Blend in pumpkin. Gradually add combined dry ingredients, mixing after each addition just until moistened. Stir in nuts.

POUR into 2 greased and floured 9x5-inch loaf pans.

BAKE 55 min.or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Cool 5 min.; remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Make Ahead

Bake bread as directed; cool completely. Wrap securely in plastic wrap. Freeze up to 1 month. Thaw, wrapped, at room temperature for 12 hours.

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mckinney__77

posted:12/4/2008

I made this for my family and co-workers, it was gone in no time!! Everyone loved it!

okie51

posted:12/3/2008

I made this for thanksgiving. It was a big hit and my mom is making it for a bake sale.

nonnie14

posted:11/24/2008

Wow! As an experienced baker for many years, I must say this is the very best pumpkin bread I have ever made. Moist, tasty, perfect. Huge hit with family and friends. Dusted with powdered sugar. You can also drizzle a glaze on it. Have fun and enjoy!

a cook

posted:11/23/2008

I have made this bread for over five years maybe longer. Everytime I make it someone else falls in love with it. It is a wonderful gift at Thanksgiving or Christmas. It certainly adds to the meal or desert. I LOVE IT

a cook

posted:11/21/2008

My family hunts during Thanksgiving. They love pumpkin pie, but its to messy to pack for the trip. So I made this Pumpkin bread. 1 loaf was gone the night before they left. REALLY GOOD BREAD

lpacey

posted:11/20/2008

FANTASTIC recipe. Easy to make and would certainly make it for gifts. Only used 1 1/2 c sugar and cream cheese that had 1/3 less fat. Made one loaf and 48 mini muffins. The minis took about 14 minutes each pan. The bread is moist and delicious and I also substituted pumpkin pie spice for the cinnamon/clove combo. Could even use an extra teaspoon at least. Enjoy!

diannareyes

posted:11/8/2008

My fiance's weakness is bread, so I decided to make it for him as a treat. He's a fan of "plain" things, so I left out the nuts. I didn't have 2 loaf pans, so I made one loaf, and about 10 muffins with the remaining batter. He loved it so much he had two large muffins as soon as it came out of the oven! Great recipe, I think I'll try it out with some add-ins next time.

lnikolajevs

posted:11/7/2008

Awesome, easy to make bread!

Mrsroach0808

posted:10/29/2008

First bread I ever attempted to make and it was delicious! Very easy!!

sportzgirl916

posted:12/19/2007

This is so easy to make and absolutely delicious. Everyone that eats it, loves it.