The Best Pumpkin Cornbread Recipe
(Vegan and gluten-free pumpkin cornbread! This post is sponsored through my partnership with Blue Diamond Almond Breeze.)
It can be difficult to think of an intro for a recipe when you’re still in the process of eating and swooning over it. I thought about creating an air-tight defense for my arguably overeager use of canned pumpkin before fall’s official arrival, but I realized it’s not needed. Just try it, and I think you’ll see things my way.
I thought we would need a go-to, make-along-with-everything-especially-simmering-chili-in-the-slow-cooker-on-a-cool-evening kind of side. This is the one!
Vegan Pumpkin Cornbread Recipe
This recipe is gluten-free, vegan, and sweetened with brown sugar and honey. It has a light warmth from cinnamon, and the texture is from the pumpkin instead of added fats or oils.
By adding a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar to the Almond Breeze, it transformed it into a tangy vegan buttermilk.
The batter took about 5 minutes to mix together,
and 40 to bake until it was golden brown, and absolutely perfect with a little butter on top. (Vegan butter would be lovely, too.)
Even though I’m in no hurry for summer to leave, I’m definitely excited for a little more pumpkin around here 😉
Here’s the recipe if you’d like to give it a try! <3
Vegan pumpkin cornbread
The “make with everything” side dish for fall. Gluten-free, lightly sweetened, and no added oils.
- Total Time: 50
- Yield: 6 1x
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 cup Almond Breeze unsweetened almond milk mixed with 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking sode
- 1 cup cornmeal
- 1 1/3 cup almond meal
- pinch of sea salt
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9×13 inch baking dish with olive oil or nonstick spray.
- 2. In a large bowl, combine the pumpkin, brown sugar, honey, almond milk mixture and cinnamon. Stir to combine.
- 3. In a separate bowl, whisk together the baking soda, cornmeal, almond meal, and salt.
- 4. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir until smooth and fully combined.
- 5. Pour the batter into the baking dish and bake for 38-40 minutes, until golden brown and set.
- 6. Allow to cool slightly before serving, if you can wait that long 🙂
Notes
- Feel free to use any whole grain flour instead of the almond meal!
- Some vegans include honey in their diet, while others choose to skip it. If you prefer to nix the sugar, try maple syrup instead.
- This tastes even better the next day 🙂
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
More pumpkin recipes to try this fall:
Flourless Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars
xoxo
Gina
This post is sponsored through my partnership with Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, my favorite almond milk. As always, all opinions (and pumpkin obsessions) are my own.
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Survey done! I’m totally making this pumpkin cornbread happen soon. Sounds like the perfect almost-fall-cooler-weather treat!!
Completed the survey! I was so excited to see a pumpkin recipe – must mean fall is here 😉
Took the survey !!
I love the gluten and dairy free recipes! This looks great!
Made this today and it is amazing! Thank you for the great recipe.
surveyed! I was initially putting up some mild resistance to this whole Fall thing, but pumpkin is a year-round contender 🙂
Just finished the survey
Survey done! Enjoy your blog Gina!
This looks awesome! Definitely gonna try!
Also, love your new blog design!
survey completed! 🙂
Took the survey!
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Done.
I took the survey!
Done with the survey and I need to be done with work so I can make the cornbread already. I have been impatiently waiting for Sept 1, which is when I can bust out fall- according to my husband. PUMPKIN EVERYTHING!
Survey completed. So excited to replenish my pumpkin stock.
Survey done! Cannot wait to make this bread! I share your pumpkin obsession 🙂
Completed the survey!! 🙂
I completed the survey.
Possible substitute for almond meal?
Survey = Done!
I took the survey!
all set – survey done!! that cornbread looks perfect for football season!!
I made this today– my hubby said “best cornbread ever!” Thanks for a great recipe!!!
wahoo! that is awesome 🙂
Took the survey. Can’t wait for pumpkin EVERYTHING!
I am looking forward to that cornbread at least once a week all fall/winter. I also completed the survey! 😉
Best. Cornbread. Ever. How am i going to keep myself from eating the whole thing!!! It’s deeeeelicious! You’ve done it again Gina!! Ur recipes are the best! Xox
Ohh and I just did your survey as well! <3
I completed your survey!
Hi again Gina! Just wanted to let you know I tried this recipe today for my parents and I to go along with our white chicken chili soup and this pumpkin cornbread was so yummy! I tweaked a couple of things in the recipe but it still came out tasting great. Thanks for the inspiration!
wahoo! happy you liked it 🙂
Think you have the wrong pan size. 9×13 was way to big unless you double the batch.
thank you for letting me know! i will update it!