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Pumpkin bread: 3 creator recipes compared

Every one is built on baking soda, baking powder and eggs. Some add oat flour or vanilla whey protein powder.

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Times are estimated preparation and cooking; chilling or resting is extra. Updated 10 November 2026.

Classic Pumpkin Bread by Sarah Fennel, a frame from the Instagram video

Make this one first.

We put the most-saved version first: Sarah Fennel’s. This classic pumpkin bread is ultra‑moist, fluffy, and perfectly spiced with cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves. Made in a single bowl, it finishes with a bakery‑style split top and is ideal for breakfast, a snack, or a cozy fall treat.

Classic Pumpkin Bread from Sarah Fennel’s Instagram video

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Classic Pumpkin Bread

Recipe from Sarah Fennel, from their Instagram videoWritten down by ReelsMeals from the caption and voiceover.

  • 1 hr 10 min
  • Serves 8
  • 14 ingredients
  • Oven

The only one of the 3 with granulated sugar, ground ginger, ground nutmeg and ground cloves.

Ingredients

  • all-purpose flour
  • granulated sugar
  • cinnamon
  • ground ginger
  • ground nutmeg
  • ground cloves
  • baking soda
  • baking powder
  • salt
  • vegetable oil
  • eggs
  • milk
  • vanilla extract
  • pumpkin puree

How it goes

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients—flour, sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, baking soda, baking powder, and salt—until fully incorporated.

  2. Make a well in the center of the dry mixture and add the wet ingredients: vegetable oil, eggs, milk, vanilla extract, and pumpkin puree.

  3. Whisk the wet ingredients briefly, then gradually fold the dry ingredients into the center, mixing until a soft, evenly spiced batter forms.

  4. Line a one‑pound loaf pan with parchment paper on all sides and pour the batter in, smoothing the top.

  5. Drag a knife through the center of the loaf to create a weak point that will split as it bakes, giving a bakery‑style top.

  6. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Bake the loaf uncovered for 30 minutes.

  7. Place a loose tent of aluminum foil over the loaf and continue baking for an additional 20–30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.

  8. Remove the bread from the oven, lift it out of the pan, and tent the whole loaf with foil while it cools to trap steam and keep the crust tender.

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From each creator’s recipe as we saved it. Time is the estimated preparation and cooking time; chilling is extra where they say so. Ingredient counts include everything on the list.

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3 pumpkin bread recipes compared by estimated time, servings, ingredients, method and what only that version uses. Sarah Fennel’s, the one to make first, is highlighted.
VersionTime (est.)ServesIngredientsMethodOnly this one uses
Classic Pumpkin BreadSarah Fennel · make this one first1 hr 10 min814Ovengranulated sugar, ground ginger, ground nutmeg and ground cloves
Pumpkin BreadKate1 hr 15 min912Ovenoat flour, almond flour, vanilla protein powder and greek yogurt
Pumpkin BreadAdam Wolfe1 hr 5 min613Ovenvanilla whey protein powder, cottage cheese, unsweetened almond milk and sugar-free maple syrup

What they share.

  • All 3use baking soda.
  • All 3use baking powder.
  • All 3use egg.
  • All 3use vanilla extract.
  • All 3use pumpkin puree.
  • 2 of 3use all-purpose flour. Kate’s version leaves it out.

Counted from each version’s ingredient list. Salt, pepper, oil and water are left out, and names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken.

Where they differ.

  • Something only one of them uses

    Sarah Fennel is the only one to use granulated sugar, ground ginger, ground nutmeg and ground cloves. Kate is the only one to use oat flour, almond flour, vanilla protein powder and greek yogurt. Adam Wolfe is the only one to use vanilla whey protein powder, cottage cheese, unsweetened almond milk and sugar-free maple syrup.

  • Time and list length

    Adam Wolfe takes the least time (1 hr 5 min); Kate the most (1 hr 15 min).

All 3, with their videos.

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How this comparison works.

Every recipe here comes from a creator’s own video. ReelsMeals writes it down from the caption and the voiceover, and publishes it with the creator named and the original linked. When three or more versions of a dish from at least two creators are saved, the dish gets a page like this one. Reposts and the same video saved twice count once.

Times and servings come from the saved recipe cards and may be estimated. Ingredient names are matched loosely, so chicken thighs and chicken legs both count as chicken. We don’t rank them by taste: the version shown first is the one ReelsMeals cooks have saved most. Last updated 10 November 2026.

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