Pumpkin Bread with Brown Butter Hazelnut Frosting is a delicious pumpkin bread recipe, one that you'll never forget! It's perfectly spiced, full of pumpkin flavor, and the hazelnut frosting is just beyond delicious!
While you're here, check out this Banana Bread recipe as well as this Honey Oat Bread!
Pumpkin Bread with Hazelnut Frosting is the best pumpkin you'll ever make. There are TONS of pumpkin bread recipes out there, but I'm here to tell you (no shade to all of the others), this one is the BEST! I've been making this pumpkin every Fall. Now that I have a blog, I'm so excited to share this with you. This pumpkin bread is spiced with warm cinnamon, cardamom, nutmeg, allspice, and ginger and is so moist and buttery! The frosting has brown butter, cream cheese, and hazelnut - I mean, seriously?! It gets no better than this!
I was a bit hesitant to post this recipe because I know that pumpkin bread is something that is saturated on the inter webs right now. Not without cause of course, pumpkin bread is so delicious. However, I wanted something that would set MY pumpkin bread recipe apart from the other millions of pumpkin bread recipes. Once you try this recipe, you'll understand that the proof is in the bread (lol), however the brown butter hazelnut frosting - woooooo it's insanely delicious!
Pumpkin Bread with Hazelnut Frosting
So let's talk about the brown butter hazelnut frosting. Randomly, I had some hazelnuts leftover from another recipe (coming soon) and I wanted to try to make hazelnut syrup. (This is not mandatory for this recipe, you can simply buy the syrup in store, I just REALLY enjoy experimenting in the kitchen) I roasted the hazelnuts, then boiled them in water and sugar (simple syrup) until it reduced completely and thickened into a syrup. Fun. Shockingly, it worked! That's when I linked this back to my pumpkin loaf recipe.
I said to myself - let's see how this goes. and wow, I'm so happy that I did. My pumpkin loaf recipe went from amazing to out of this world. Oh, and in addition to being absolutely delicious, it's SO EASY to make!
To make this recipe, you simply combine the wet ingredients and dry ingredients and mix the two separately and then combine them. Bake at 350 degreed F for an hour and then let it cool. For the frosting, you don't have to make your own hazelnut syrup of course. You can buy the hazelnut syrup on amazon or at world market (or wherever you can find it!) It's SO worth it because the flavor that the hazelnut adds is so warm and delicious! Check out the recipe below!
If you make this recipe, be sure to tag me on Instagram and Facebook! Also, if you love this recipe, you have to check out this Pumpkin Banana Bread and this list of awesome Pumpkin recipes!
Pumpkin Bread with Brown Butter Hazelnut Frosting
Course: DessertCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy8
servings15
minutes1
hour370
kcalPumpkin Bread with Brown Butter Hazelnut Frosting is a delicious pumpkin bread recipe, one that you'll never forget! It's perfectly spiced, full of pumpkin flavor, and the hazelnut frosting is just beyond delicious!
Ingredients
4 egg yolks
1 tbsp Bourbon
15 oz can Pumpkin Puree
2 tsp vanilla extract
1.5 cups sugar
¾ cup vegetable oil
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
1 tsp kosher salt
1 tbsp cinnamon
¼ tsp cardamom
½ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground cloves
½ tsp allspice
½ tsp ground nutmeg
- Brown Butter Hazelnut Frosting
8 oz cream cheese
1 stick butter
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp hazelnut syrup
1.5 cups powdered sugar
pinch of salt
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a stand mixer, combine egg yolks, bourbon, pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, sugar, cinnamon, cardamom, ginger, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, and vegetable oil. Whisk together.
- In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Whisk ingredients together. Add to wet ingredients and fold together with a spatula, mixing ingredients together.
- Spray a 9x5 loaf pan with oil and add batter. Bake for 1 hour.
- To make the forsting, begin by browning butter in a pan over medium heat. In a large bowl, add cream cheese, vanilla extract, hazelnut syrup, powdered sugar, and a pinch of salt. Pour in brown butter and whisk until icing is smooth and fluffy. Add to refrigerator until ready to use.
- Allow pumpkin loaf to cool completely prior to adding the frosting.
Barry J. says
You had me at brown butter hazelnut frosting! I usually pass on pumpkin related treats, but this looks like a must have. I just have to find some cardamom first. I can't wait to make this!
Britney Chamberlain says
I hope that you love this recipe when you make it, it is a favorite in my household!
Renia says
It's the Brown butter hazelnut frosting for me!! Man oh man this bread was delicious and easy to make. Can't wait to enjoy this Thanksgiving morning!!
Britney Chamberlain says
Yes!! That brown butter frosting is my favorite, especially with the hazelnut! Thank you so much!
Marta says
Hazelnut is a favorite in my house. I was looking for a way to use up the excess amount of pumpkin I have and this bread was a real winner.
Britney Chamberlain says
Yay! This is music to my ears! I love when I'm able to help reduce waste with my recipes! So happy!
Crystal says
Can I just say that this brown butter frosting was out of this world?! I enjoyed this so much!
Britney Chamberlain says
I'm so glad that you enjoyed this recipe! Thanks Crystal!
Robin says
What made this the best Pumpkin Bread I've ever tried was the addition of the cream cheese. So good!
Britney Chamberlain says
Isn't it the best?! Thanks so much for your feedback!
Eric & Shanna Jones says
If this isn't the best way to enjoy the flavors of pumpkin then we don't know what is! Wow! So good and that brown butter hazelnut frosting is excellent! Can't wait to make this again.
Britney Chamberlain says
Thank you so much! I'm so happy to hear this!
Capri says
The brown butter hazelnut frosting! Oh my! It is soo good and compliments the pumpkin bread perfectly! Thanks for the recipe!
Britney Chamberlain says
Anytime, thanks for giving this recipe a try!
Takara says
Oh my! That frosting was amazing! My household usually isn’t big on frosting, but this one was absolutely delicious!
Britney Chamberlain says
I'm so happy that you all enjoyed it! This frosting is definitely a favorite of mine!
Chenée Lewis says
This pumpkin loaf was amazing, but that FROSTING?!! The frosting was to die for!!! I want to put it on everything!
Britney Chamberlain says
Thank you! Me too, I LOVE the addition of hazelnut, it's so warm and cozy!
alice says
what is 15 can can pumpkin puree ? help
Britney Chamberlain says
15 0z can!
Jazz says
This was a hit in our house! I could put the frosting on anything.
Britney Chamberlain says
Thanks Jaz! It's one of my favorites!