Pumpkin Gingerbread

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Ginger, molasses, pumpkin - if you want your house to smell like the holidays, this is the recipe for you.

Pumpkin Gingerbread with Crystallized Ginger / Mia / Katie Workman / themom100.com

This pumpkin gingerbread smells so good in the oven, and if you are feeling blue, or like you want the holidays to come faster and stay longer, get a pan of this going. The marriage of ginger and molasses and pumpkin….well, that’s more like a menage a trois than a marriage, but that’s okay, we’re sticking with the metaphor. Let’s just say it works, really well.

Pumpkin Gingerbread with Crystallized Ginger

Crystallized Ginger All Day

We have always been a gingerbread family, on my paternal side. In fact, my whole family on my father’s side were ginger people, and my grandfather, who was born in 1903, talked about the medicinal properties of ginger way before anyone outside of China was talking about it, and snacked on crystallized ginger.

Pumpkin Gingerbread with Crystallized Ginger

But medicinal qualities aside, ginger is one of the best ingredients to get to know in the world. It can be used in savory dishes, in sweet dishes, in Asian food, in baked goods. And here, it stars in two ways alongside pumpkin in what I think is going to be the quick bread of the season in our abode.

Ginger, molasses, pumpkin – if you want your house to smell like the holidays, this is the recipe for you.

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Pumpkin Gingerbread

Ginger, molasses, pumpkin – if you want your house to smell like the holidays, this is the recipe for you.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 20 People

Ingredients 

  • 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ½ cup canola oil
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup molasses
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • ½ cup chopped candied ginger optional

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F.  Lightly oil a 9×13 inch baking pan.
  • In a medium size bowl combine the flour, baking soda, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and salt.  In a large bowl whisk together the oil, eggs, pumpkin, molasses and sugar until smooth.
  • Dump the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture and whisk to combine. Pour in the boiling water and whisk until smooth. Whisk in the chopped candied ginger, if using.
  • Pour into the prepared pan and bake for about 30 minutes until done; test for doneness by inserting a wooden skewer into the center and if it comes out clean, the gingerbread is done.
  • Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares and serve.

Notes

The candied ginger is optional, but I highly recommend it for both the flavor and the texture. It’s a great ingredient as it keeps for a long time in the pantry.

Nutrition

Calories: 211kcal, Carbohydrates: 37g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Cholesterol: 16mg, Sodium: 127mg, Potassium: 293mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 26g, Vitamin A: 1930IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 42mg, Iron: 2mg
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About Katie Workman

Katie Workman is a cook, a writer, a mother of two, an activist in hunger issues, and an enthusiastic advocate for family meals, which is the inspiration behind her two beloved cookbooks, Dinner Solved! and The Mom 100 Cookbook.

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  1. Amazing and hit the spot! I used olive oil as that was all I had, and it worked great! It stuck to my knife a bit as I tried to cut into it, but I think that was because I didn’t wait for it to cool long enough … it smelled too good! Thanks- Greg

  2. I’m in LOVE. The best gingerbread–moist moist like crazy with terrific flavor. And, oh, so easy…
    I did cut back on the cloves for some of the delicate younger tastebuds. Still wonderful