Simple yet impressive, Pumpkin Spice Pull Apart Bread is flaky and tender and loaded with everyone's favorite pumpkin spice flavor then topped with a sweet cinnamon vanilla glaze. Served for breakfast or dessert, Pumpkin Spice Monkey Bread is a crowd pleaser.
Homemade Pumpkin Puree for Pull Apart Loaf
If you have been following along, then you know we have subscribed to a local farmhouse delivery service. Last week we got pumpkins in the bushel of food. I've always used canned pumpkin puree for all my recipes. But now I'm convinced that fresher is better. It is so easy to use the pumpkins to make puree. And if you find you have too much, just freeze it. We had only two small pumpkins but going forward, next time I will stock up on the pumpkins just to maximize my oven time. Baking for an hour plus is a bit time consuming, so I'd get as many pumpkins on the baking sheet as I could. I got almost 3 cups of puree from these two pumpkins. But I would have liked to freeze more for later.
To make the pumpkin puree I used two pie pumpkins, each one weighing close to three pounds.
Preheat oven to 375°F. Using a large knife, half the pumpkins lengthwise. Use a spoon to scrape out the seeds and pulp. Cut each half again in half. Arrange pieces rind side up on a foil lined baking pan. Bake, covered 1 - 1 ½ hours or until tender. Remove from oven, cool. Once cooled, scoop pulp from the rind. Place pulp in a food processor or blender and process until smooth. Spoon puree into a fine mesh sieve. I lined the sieve with cheesecloth. Let stand for an hour to drain. Discard liquid.
If you have more than you need, you can freeze this for later use. I would transfer 1 ¾ cup puree to quart size freezer bags. You can keep this for about 6 months in the freezer. To use, thaw in the refrigerator.
Also, I want to point out that this is going to be a bit more expensive than buying cans of Libby pumpkin. As always with everything local and fresh, it's not going through a large food processing plant with volume discounts and bulk production runs. It's more expensive but so worth it in terms of flavor.
Ingredients in Pumpkin Spice Pull Apart Bread
- Milk
- Active dry yeast
- Pumpkin puree - fresh is best but canned will work
- Butter
- Sugar
- Egg yolk
- Salt
- AP Flour
- Brown sugar
- Cinnamon
- Ginger
- Nutmeg
- Cloves
- Allspice
- Powdered sugar
- Milk
- Vanilla
How to Make Pumpkin Spice Monkey Bread
- Make the dough and let it rise for about an hour.
- Turn out the dough and roll it into a rectangle.
- Spread the pumpkin mixture over the dough followed by the cinnamon mixture.
- Cut the dough into strips and stack them in a loaf pan.
- Let rise for another hour.
- Bake 35-40 minutes until golden in color.
- Cool for 10 minutes then drizzle with the glaze.
We turned our puree into this yummy pull apart bread and also this pumpkin cheesecake. You could easily just roll this recipe into pumpkin rolls but I like the look of the pull apart. And it feels like every piece that I pull apart is the equivalent of the center of the roll. Which is my favorite part.
More Tasty Pumpkin Recipe
- Instant Pot Pumpkin Cheesecake
- Pumpkin Bread Cake Balls
- Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Chocolate Pumpkin Stout Cupcakes
I hope you enjoy this pull apart loaf as much as we do. Please share and let us know how it turned out if you tried the recipe.
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Pumpkin Spice Pull Apart Bread
Ingredients
- ¾ cup milk
- 1 pkg active dry yeast
- 1 cup pumpkin puree - fresh is best but canned will work
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups AP Flour
- 3 tablespoon melted butter
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon cloves
- ½ teaspoon allspice
Glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- In small saucepan warm the milk up to 105°F. Once warm, combine in a large bowl, the milk and yeast.
- Stir to dissolve. Let stand 10 minutes or until foamy.
- Add ½ cup of pumpkin, 3 tablespoons of butter, sugar, egg yolk, and salt to the yeast mixture. Beat with a mixer on medium speed until combined. We used our KitchenAid, but a hand mixer will also work.
- Add half of the flour and continue mixing for 3 minutes. Once mixed, add the remaining flour.
- Once combined, shape dough into a ball. Place in a greased bowl, turning ball once to cover with grease.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double in size. About an hour.
- Butter a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
- Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and roll into a 20x12 inch rectangle.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining ½ cup pumpkin and 3 tablespoons of melted butter. Spread over the dough.
- Combine brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves and all spice. Sprinkle over the pumpkin mixture.
- Cut dough crosswise into five 12x4 inch pieces.
- Stack the strips, then cut crosswise into six 4x2 inch pieces.
- Leaving the stacks intact, loosely stagger pieces, cut side up into prepared loaf pan.
- Cover and let rise in a warm place until nearly double. About 60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Bake 35-40 minutes until golden brown. Cover with foil the last 15 minutes to prevent overbrowning if needed.
- Cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
Glaze
- In small bowl stir together powdered sugar, milk, cinnamon and vanilla. If needed add more milk 1 teaspoon at a time to achieve drizzle consistency.
- Remove bread from pan and drizzle with glaze.
Notes
Nutrition
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Lisa says
This looks like an awesomely delicious desert for Thanksgiving time. I am gonna try it.
serena says
It's perfect for Thanksgiving time. Breakfast or afternoon munching with a coffee 🙂
Brittany Fryman says
This sounds like a delicious, sweet option for Thanksgiving morning or even the day after Turkey Day! I think I'm going to add this to the menu.
Kristin @ FoodFash says
I love that every part feels like the center! My fav too 🙂
Heather says
This looks fantastic! My oldest daughter really enjoys making pull apart bread with her grandfather. She would love to wow him with this recipe the next time they bake together!
Jeanine says
Wow this looks incredible. My family would love this. Especially my husband and kiddos! They love everything to do with Pumpkin!
Jessica says
I like pretty much anything that is pumpkin flavored, this is a must try for me! Thank you for sharing this!
Rachel says
I have never made pull apart bread from scratch before. It looks great, so thanks for sharing. I don't care for the kind made with biscuits.
serena says
I agree with the biscuits. This is quite nice and so much more flavoe
Cindy Ingalls says
This looks like such a delicious indulgence. I love pumpkin spice anything, especially when it is topped with delicious frosting. This would be such a nice surprise to make for your guests during the holiday season.
serena says
It definitely is a great little snack during the day with coffee
Brittany says
I can't decide if my favorite part of this recipe is the icing or the pumpkin. This would make a great addition to breakfast or brunch during this holiday season!
serena says
The pumpkin is my favorite part! I originally started thinking the icing, but the actual bread is quite delicious
Kimberly Lewis says
This looks so amazing! My family would love this! I will need to make this over the holidays!
serena says
It's good all year round, but I'm excited to have it during the holidays also 🙂
Jessica Joachim says
This looks really good and pretty easy. I may have to try this out here soon, maybe as part of my Thanksgiving spread!
Terri Steffes says
These look wonderful! I know I would love it. I am not very good at yeast breads, though, not enough patience!
Reesa Lewandowski (@mommalewsblog) says
OH my!!!!! This looks DELICIOUS! A perfect fall breakfast or treat! I need to try this!
serena says
Thanks so much! It's definitely worth a try!
Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh says
You had me at pumpkin spice! The bread and the drizzle won me over for sure.
Beth Davidson says
I've never attempted pull apart bread, but these instructions look pretty clear. I'll have to give it a go... with the can puree. I just don't have time for the rest!
Karen Morse says
This recipe looks so good and it's perfect for breakfast or during the afternoon with your favorite cup of tea or coffee. It's definitely a must try, it's an easy recipe that SUPER worth it.
lydia says
I love love love pull apart bread! This sounds so delicious for the days adding up to Thanksgiving.
serena says
I love the pull apart bread also. I always forget about making it, but love it so much more than just rolled bread.
Teresa says
This looks so delicious, I'm not much of a baker, but i would totally try this. It looks so good and a perfect dish for this cold weather we are having right now
serena says
Thanks! It's a great dish for this weather. And I'll just say it goes really well with a morning coffee or tea 🙂
Krystal Butherus says
I love this time of year, when all things pumpkin spice related come out! Always something new and exciting! This pull-apart bread definitely ranks up there as exciting!
serena says
Thanks so much. It's definitly my favorite time of the year for eating 🙂
robin rue says
I seriously need to make this immediately! OMG is sounds SOO good. My family will love it, too.