Featured in Peek-A-BOO! Magazine Vol. 3 | The Halloween Coalition
Leftover Halloween Candy Pumpkin Bread — The Perfect Excuse to Eat Dessert for Breakfast!
Let’s fast-forward a bit: it’s November 1st. Your jack-o-lantern has seen better days, and sadly, all of the trick-or-treaters went to “Trunk or Treat” events last night, leaving you with a bowl full of candy just begging to be devoured.
What’s a ghoul to do? You could binge on it like the monster you truly are, or you could reincarnate your jack-o-lantern and candy into this wickedly good Leftover Halloween Candy Pumpkin Bread and look like a culinary mastermind who planned this all along.
This ain’t yo grandma’s pumpkin bread recipe (unless your grandma likes to sneak Snickers and Reese’s Pieces into everything — then I stand corrected).
I mean, candy and pumpkin? It’s the unholy union of fall flavors you never knew you needed.
Leftover Halloween Candy Pumpkin Bread
- Prep Time8 min
- Cook Time50 min
- Total Time58 min
- Yield10 servings
- Energy348 cal
- Total Cost10
- Cost per Serving1
What You Need
- 1/2 cup salted butter, softened (115g)
- 1 cup brown sugar, packed (200g)
- 1 cup pure pumpkin puree (240g)
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (4g)
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon (4g)
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger (0.5g)
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg (0.5g)
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves (0.5g)
- 1 tsp baking powder (5g)
- 1 tsp baking soda (5g)
- 1/2 tsp salt (3g)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (180g)
- 1 1/2 cups assorted Halloween candy, chopped (250g)
What To Do
Preheat your oven to 350°F (180°C). Liberally grease an 8 or 9-inch loaf pan with cooking spray and place it on a baking sheet to catch any potential spill-over.
In a large bowl, beat the softened butter and brown sugar until creamy for about one minute.
Add the eggs, pumpkin puree, and vanilla, beating until well combined.
Add the cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and flour to the wet mixture; mix until just combined.
Gently fold in the chopped Halloween candy, reserving a few pieces for the top.
Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top. Place the loaf pan in the preheated oven and bake for 45-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean with a few moist crumbs.
Remove the bread from the oven and add the remaining pieces of chopped Halloween candy to the top. Allow the bread to cool completely in the pan before slicing and enjoying.
What Makes This a Killer Recipe?
- Because who doesn’t love Halloween candy!? You’ve got a mountain of leftover Halloween candy that you can bake into something that you can at least pretend is breakfast. I won’t tell anyone otherwise!
- Mix & Match Candy: Don’t limit yourself — chop up whatever candy you have. It’s like the Frankenstein’s monster of pumpkin bread!.
- Festive for Fall: It’s not just delicious—it’s festive. Show up to your next potluck with this bad boy, and maybe they’ll forgive you for getting too out of control at the last Halloween party.
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Good cheer to all on this beautiful day!!!!!
Good luck 🙂