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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Loaf

A layered breakfast/dessert made healthier with apple sauce
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 can 15 oz pumpkin puree
  • 4 eggs
  • 1/2 C. vegetable oil
  • 1/2 C. applesauce
  • 2/3 C. milk
  • 2 tsp. vanilla extract
  • 2 C. sugar
  • 3 1/2 C. flour
  • 2 tsp. baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 3 tsp. cinnamon
  • 1 tsp. cloves
  • 1/2 tsp. ginger
  • 1 1/2 C. chocolate chips.

Cream Cheese Filling

  • 16 oz. cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/4 C. sugar
  • 1 egg room temperature
  • 1 Tbsp. milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease loaf pans
  • In a large bowl, combine pumpkin, eggs, vegetable oil, applesauce, milk, vanilla extract and sugar
  • In a separate bowl, sift flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves and ginger together
  • Combine the 1st and 2nd bowl and stir only until combined.
  • Stir in chocolate chips.

Filling

  • Beat cream cheese, sugar, egg and milk together until smooth.
  • Pour a little bit of batter into the loaf pan. Pour about 1/8 of the way up from the bottom
  • Next, spoon cream cheese filling and spread it, gently, on top.
  • Continue to alternate with a second layer of each.
  • Finish the top layer with the pumpkin
  • Bake 75 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Serve and enjoy!