Keto Pumpkin Bread with Cream Cheese Filling

A keto pumpkin bread with cream cheese filling is easy to make. This sweet spice bread is sure to become a favorite low carb treat.

After making a pumpkin bread with coconut flour, I was reminded of a delicious pumpkin cream cheese bread I made a few years back. So I went through my recipe files and was able to find that old recipe.

It wasn’t that difficult to convert the old recipe into a keto friendly gluten-free bread. I just had to sub in almond flour and replace the sugar.

The resulting pumpkin bread filled with sweet cream cheese was fabulous. I liked it much better than the one I made earlier with coconut flour. I did use vegetable oil in the recipe, but next time I will try coconut oil to make it healthier and less greasy.

How to make keto pumpkin bread filled with cream cheese

Although a filled sweet bread may seem more difficult, it’s super easy to make. And it only takes a few minutes more to whip up the filling mixture.

The Batter

The batter is just a mix of almond flour, spices, pumpkin puree, oil, eggs, and sweetener. It had been a while since baking with almond flour. So I that’s what I chose to use.

If you have a nut allergy, simply use my coconut flour pumpkin bread batter with the cream cheese filling. However, you may need to cut back on the batter a bit.

The Filling

The cream cheese filling is just a blend of cream cheese, sweeteners, coconut flour, egg, and orange extract. For those who don’t like the orange flavoring, lemon extract is a great alternative.

To get the cream cheese filling into the keto pumpkin bread, it’s just layered in the middle of the batter. But you want to make sure you don’t put it to close to the edges.

You just layer half the batter into the prepared pans, add the layer of filling, then top off with the remaining batter. The recipe does make two loaves so it’s great for enjoying one now and freezing the other for later.

Adjusting the Sweetness to Taste

This low carb cream cheese pumpkin bread made with almond flour is extremely moist and the spices were perfect. It’s also sweet like one I used to make with sugar.

If you’ve been on a keto low carb diet for a while, you may want to cut back on the sweeteners. I’ve found that I don’t care for overly sweet foods like I used to.

Serving the Low Carb Pumpkin Bread

I enjoy eating the sweet bread as a special treat in the morning with my coffee. It’s a nice way to get my fill while others are having high carb donuts or pastries.

You’d never know this cream cheese pumpkin bread is gluten-free and made without sugar. It’s one of those recipes that could easily be served to people without them suspecting it is sugar free or low carb.

My son was home from school for the holiday and he really liked this bread. Although he isn’t as picky as my daughter, he had no idea this was a low carb snack.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread Recipe

Want some other great low carb pumpkin recipes? Check out this collection of recipes or this one that I shared at Community Table.

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Cream Cheese Filled Keto Pumpkin Bread

Author: Lisa MarcAurele

4.78 from 22 votes

A delicious low carb pumpkin bread filled with cream cheese. This gluten free bread has a sweet and creamy filling made with cream cheese. It’s a fabulous treat.

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Prep Time10 mins

Cook Time1 hr

Total Time1 hr 10 mins

Course: Bread, Snack

Cuisine: American

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Servings 12 people

Calories 272kcal

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup powdered erythritol or Swerve confectioners
• 1/4 teaspoon stevia extract powder
• 1 tablespoon coconut flour
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon orange extract or lemon extract
• 1 2/3 cups almond flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• 1/2 cup coconut oil or other oil
• 5 eggs
• 3/4 cup powdered erythritol or Swerve confectioners
• 3/4 teaspoon stevia extract powder

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Instructions

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Lightly grease or spray two loaf pans.
• In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup powdered erythritol, 1/4 teaspoon stevia extract, 1 tablespoon coconut flour, 1 egg and orange extract; beat until smooth. Set aside. In a separate bowl, combine 1 2/3 cup almond flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, cloves and pumpkin pie spice; set aside
• Place pumpkin, vegetable oil, 5 eggs 3/4 cup erythritol and 3/4 teaspoon stevia extract in a large bowl; beat well. Stir the pumpkin mixture into the flour mixture just until combined. Pour 1/4 of the pumpkin batter into each loaf pan. Spoon cream cheese mixture on top of this layer and then pour about 1/4 batter over each cheese layer.
• Bake in preheated oven for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool bread in pans for 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Notes

Be careful not to spread the cream cheese filling too close to the edges. Otherwise it may be noticeable on the outside of the bread.

To change things up, chocolate chips can be added to the filling or batter. The top of the bread can also be topped with a low carb streusel made of chopped nuts, cinnamon, sweetener, and a little low carb flour.

Makes 2 loaves (about 24 slices)

Low Carb Sweeteners | Keto Sweetener Conversion Chart

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 191mg | Potassium: 149mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 3550IU | Vitamin C: 0.8mg | Calcium: 90mg | Iron: 1.4mg

Additional Info

Net Carbs: 4 g | % Carbs: 5.9 % | % Protein: 10.4 % | % Fat: 83.6 %

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