I made pumpkin bread with just 2 ingredients, and it almost lived up to the hype

Melissa WellsJan 14, 2024, 05:06 IST

Spice cake mix and pumpkin purée; pumpkin bread.Melissa Wells/Insider

When fall comes around, I love a good pumpkin bread.
A TikTok video shows how to make it with just spice cake mix and pumpkin purée.

When the fall season hits, with cozy flannels and changing leaves, I know it's time to break out my favorite bread pan and make something with nutmeg and pumpkin.

Pumpkin bread has always been a favorite of mine, especially during this season, so I was excited when I came across a pumpkin-bread recipe that contains just two ingredients.

The recipe — which I first saw on @brunchwithbabs' TikTok and confirmed on The Slow Roasted Italian — calls for just one box of spice cake mix and one 15-ounce can of 100% pumpkin purée.

"This is the pumpkin bread you make when you have no time but have a taste for pumpkin," TikToker Babs says in her video, which was posted in 2022. "It's simple, it's vegan, and it's delicious."

Did it live up to the hype? Almost.

I started by buying the two ingredients — spice cake mix and pumpkin purée — which cost me $6.79 at my local grocery store.

Spice cake mix and pumpkin purée.Melissa Wells/Insider

I poured the full bag of spice cake mix into a large bowl then scooped out all 15 ounces of pumpkin purée and added that too.

Spice cake mix and pumpkin purée in the bowl.Melissa Wells/Insider

After I folded the two ingredients together, it created a thick mixture that smelled of fall.

Spice cake mix and pumpkin purée mixed in the bowl.Melissa Wells/Insider

I used baking spray I already had in my kitchen to prep my favorite bread pan.

Bread pan and olive-oil spray.Melissa Wells/Insider

With a spatula, I transferred the mixture into the bread pan and smoothed the top.

Pumpkin bread mixture in the bread pan.Melissa Wells/Insider

It baked in my oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for about 45 minutes, filling my house with the delicious smell of pumpkin and clove.

Oven set at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.Melissa Wells/Insider

While the cake was even more moist than my favorite Starbucks pumpkin bread and smelled just as enticing, I thought the taste of the spices was lacking.

Pumpkin bread.Melissa Wells/Insider

While this won't be my go-to recipe, there's no denying how easy it was, so I would make it again for a quick snack.

Finished pumpkin bread.Melissa Wells/Insider

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