Pumpkin Spice Loaf with Maple Cream Cheese Glaze
This air fryer pumpkin loaf recipe calls for simple ingredients and just 20 minutes of preparation time for a quick and delicious treat to share with friends and family. What could be better to welcome the Fall season?
INGREDIENTS:
Pumpkin Spice Loaf:
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- ½ cup light olive oil
- ½ cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar, packed
- 1¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ¼ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
- Oil spray
Maple Cream Cheese Glaze:
- 1 package cream cheese (8-ounces), room temperature
- ½ stick unsalted butter, room temperature
- ¾ cup powdered sugar
- ¼ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pinch of salt
- Chopped pecans or pumpkin seeds, for topping
How to Cook?
- STEP 1
Whisk together the pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, buttermilk, vanilla extract, and both sugars until smooth.
- STEP 2
Add the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, ginger, and nutmeg. Stir with a spatula until combined.
- STEP 3
Preheat the Hauswirt Air Fryer Oven, adjust temperature to 300°F, and press Start/Pause.
- STEP 4
Grease 2 mini loaf pans with oil spray. Pour the batter into the loaf pans, filling each ⅔ full. Make any leftover batter into muffins, if desired.
- STEP 5
Set temperature to 300°F and time to 32 minutes, put the loaf pan in then press Start/Pause.
- STEP 6
Remove loaves when a toothpick inserted into the center of each comes out clean.
- STEP 7
Allow loaves to cool to room temperature before glazing.
- STEP 8
Beat the cream cheese and butter in a stand mixer until smooth. Add the powdered sugar, maple syrup, vanilla extract, and a pinch of salt. Beat until smooth.
- STEP 9
Glaze the mini pumpkin spice loaves with the maple cream cheese glaze and top with chopped pecans or pumpkin seeds.
