Pumpkin Bread Made in a Coffee Can?
Yes, you really can make Pumpkin Bread in a Coffee Can...
My Mother started making these unique "loaves" years ago and gave them away to everyone all during the Holidays. I don't know where she found the recipe but our whole family uses it now and we kept the tradition of giving it away to all our friends from right after Halloween all the way through Christmas.
Enjoy this wonderful Pumpkin Bread made from your leftover Halloween pumpkin and all the coffee cans in your cabinet you didn't throw away. How cool is that?
Don't worry, if you don't have natural pumpkins, you can used canned pumpkin, and if you don't have coffee cans you can use baking pans. See cooks notes below.
Enjoy your Coffee Can Pumpkin Bread!
And please read about the charity which I support with the proceeds from this lens. You can do the same!
The Scoop
- Ingredients
- Directions
- Help! What if I Don't Have Coffee Cans?
- Don't Be Intimidated! It's Easy to Prepare Pumpkin Yourself!
- Gourmet Baking Sheet
- Do You Really Reuse Your Pumpkins?
- If You Do Really Use Pumpkins....
- More Pumpkin Recipe Ideas
- A Pumpkin Cookbook
- Pumpkin Recipes on the Web
- What Goes With Pumpkin Bread?
- Kona Coffee; There's no Other Coffee Like it in the World....
- May No Soldier Go Unloved
- Support Your Own Charity
- Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy Your Coffee Can Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
2 cups of cooked prepared pumpkin
or 1 large can pumpkin, drained
3 cups Sugar
1 cup canola or rapeseed
or extra light virgin olive oil
3 eggs
3 cups flour
1 cup raisins
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 tsp each of
cloves
allspice
salt
baking powder
baking soda
2 tsp cinnamon
Directions
If you are using leftover or fresh pumpkins, prepare them first.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Grease and flour three (13 oz.) coffee cans (or two standard bread pans).
In a large bowl, mix suger and oil and add eggs one at a time. Set this mixture aside.
Sift flour and all spices together.
Add flour mixture and pumpkin alternately to the sugar/oil mixture. Mix just enough to moisten all the dry ingredients; It's better if you don't overbeat. Lastly, add raisins and nuts. (I think it tastes better without nuts and many people are allergic to nuts, so I leave them out.)
Pour mixture into the 3 coffee cans or the 2 loaf pans. Stir a bit when mixture is in the cans to avoid air bubbles.
Cover loosely with foil.
Bake at 350 degrees for 70-80 minutes.
Cool for 10 minutes before loosening from cans or pans.
Serve with Coffee and/or Ice Cream or whipped cream.
Makes about 24 slices.
Enjoy!
Help! What if I Don't Have Coffee Cans?
You can still bake it in several loaf pans; It just won't be round...and that's ok.
Squares are good too.
Below are some baking dish choices handpicked with this recipe in mind.
Le Creuset Stoneware Deep-Dish Loaf Pan, Red
Amazon Price: $29.99 (as of 11/27/2009)
OvenStuff Non-Stick 9.3 Inch x 5.2 Inch2.7 Inch Large Loaf Pan Two Piece Set
Amazon Price: $9.99 (as of 11/27/2009)
Don't Be Intimidated! It's Easy to Prepare Pumpkin Yourself!
Gourmet Baking Sheet
~Great for Baking Your Pumpkin~
Baker's Secret Air Insulated Large Baking Sheet
Amazon Price: $14.99 (as of 11/27/2009)
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What Goes With Pumpkin Bread?
How About Coffee?
Indulge Your Coffee Craving!
Here are some Gourmet Coffees
to go with that Coffee Can Pumpkin Bread.
Kona Coffee; There's no Other Coffee Like it in the World....
Grown on the mountainous slopes of the Big Island of Hawaii
Award Winning Farm Roasted 100% Kona Coffee, Whole Bean, Medium Roast, 1 Lb
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May No Soldier Go Unloved
~Motto of Solders' Angels~
Soldiers' Angels is a volunteer-led nonprofit that encompasses over 20 different teams and programs. They send letters, care packages, and comfort items to deployed American service members, and we support their families here at home.
Support Your Own Charity
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The Official Squidoo Thanksgiving Cookoff (for Charity)
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Starting November 2nd, Squidoo has been donating $1000 to charity every day through Thanksgiving. With a $5000 grand prize on Thanksgiving Day. It's up to you which nonprofit gets it. Vote below!
Happy Thanksgiving! Enjoy Your Coffee Can Pumpkin Bread
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- southshoretees southshoretees Nov 23, 2009 @ 11:08 am
- This recipe looks easy enough... and tasty! Thanks, I'll have to give this a try.
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- shajo shajo Nov 20, 2009 @ 5:45 pm
- Interesting, I've never heard of this before! It sounds delicious!
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- KimGiancaterino KimGiancaterino Nov 19, 2009 @ 6:39 pm
- What a great family tradition. Happy Thanksgiving... Blessed by a Squid Angel.
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- ideadesigns ideadesigns Nov 19, 2009 @ 5:43 pm
- This sounds really good, I love pumpkin recipes! God bless! Thanks for the visit.
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- JoyfulPamela JoyfulPamela Nov 19, 2009 @ 5:04 pm
- I love pumpkin pie, especially when it is from fresh pumpkins! It looks fun to try it in a coffee can.
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- Jewelsofawe Jewelsofawe Nov 17, 2009 @ 7:41 pm
- Blessed by an angel!
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- Jewelsofawe Jewelsofawe Nov 16, 2009 @ 4:33 pm
- This is a great lens! It should be LOTD! Love the idea!
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- Sylvestermouse Sylvestermouse Nov 14, 2009 @ 5:54 pm
- This sounds absolutely wonderful!!1 Thank you for the recipe!
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- ClassyGals ClassyGals Nov 14, 2009 @ 12:31 pm
- Sounds delicious, I'm going to try it.
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- ElizabethJeanAllen ElizabethJeanAllen Nov 12, 2009 @ 3:29 am
- Awesome lens!
I love pumpkin bread but I've never made it in a can
Thanks for sharing
Lizzy
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- tandemonimom tandemonimom Nov 11, 2009 @ 8:46 am
- Congrats on the purple star - very well deserved!
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- 24websurf 24websurf Nov 8, 2009 @ 7:55 am
- Just stopping back by to say well deserved Purple Star! Beautiful and Yummy!
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- KarateKatGraphics KarateKatGraphics Nov 6, 2009 @ 9:55 am
- Ooh, I'd forgotten about coffee-can bread. So cool! Love the lens.
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- 24websurf 24websurf Nov 5, 2009 @ 1:29 pm
- Love pumpkin bread and this looks like fun!
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- oztoo oztoo Nov 4, 2009 @ 3:30 pm
- Do you know that until joining Squidoo I didn't even know you could buy canned pumpkin? I don't know why anyone would bother with it when the real thing is so easy to use. This recipe sounds great and I will have to try it.
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- momto4 momto4 Nov 3, 2009 @ 11:09 pm
- I love pumpkin bread! This recipe sounds like a great unique recipe to try! Great lens!
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- happynutritionist happynutritionist Nov 3, 2009 @ 8:57 pm
- Looking forward to some pumpkin bread this year! Nice lens. 5stars ~claudia
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- HorseAndPony HorseAndPony Nov 3, 2009 @ 8:04 am
- Oh, I love pumpkin bread. What a great recipe. This would go great with a cup of my pumpkin spice coffee.
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- theraggededge theraggededge Nov 3, 2009 @ 4:22 am
- Very novel... and the bread looks lovely. I could just eat some right now.
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- sandyspider sandyspider Nov 3, 2009 @ 12:47 am
- I love pumpkin bread. Who knew that it could be baked in a coffee can. Nice lens.
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- stargazer00 stargazer00 Nov 2, 2009 @ 11:32 pm
- I love pumpkin bread and this is a unique fun recipe!
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- j_barnhart4 j_barnhart4 Nov 2, 2009 @ 10:48 pm
- This is a fun lens and a very interesting recipe. Thanks for sharing :)
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