Instant Pot Pumpkin Bread

Whole pumpkin bread on wooden cutting board.

This is everything you love about a quick bread... moist, rich, and slightly dense. Not to mention the pumpkin spice flavor!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1 15

Total Time 1 20

Servings

Calories 220kcal

Author Gary White

Ingredients

½ cup butter room temperature
1 cup sugar
2 eggs room temperature
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 cup pumpkin purée
¾ tsp. cinnamon
¾ tsp. nutmeg
½ tsp. ground cloves
½ tsp. ground ginger
½ tsp. sea salt
2 cups self-rising flour

Instructions

Add butter and sugar to large mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer, “cream” together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Then add eggs and vanilla and mix until fully incorporated. Next, add pumpkin and spices. Mix until fully combined. Will look like it has curdled, but it hasn’t.
Add flour and mix gently with a rubber spatula until fully combined, making sure to scrape the edges of the bowl.
Grease a 7×3 cheesecake pan with butter, oil, or shortening. Pour batter into pan and spread out as evenly as you can. Cover pan with foil to keep out condensation.
Add 3-inch trivet and 1 ½ cups water to cooker. Place pan on top of trivet. Lock lid and cook for 60 minutes at high pressure.
Once cook time is complete, allow pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes. Then quick-release remaining pressure. Remove pan from cooker and uncover. Allow to cool for at least 10 minutes before removing or slicing.

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Notes

Important Note: This recipe was developed using a 6-quart Instant Pot, with consistent and excellent results. When I used an 8-quart Instant Pot, the results were not consistent.

What if I don't have self-rising flour? In this recipe, you could also use 2 cups of all-purpose flour combined with 1 ½ teaspoons of baking soda and an extra teaspoon of salt.
Can I make this bread in a bundt pan? Yes! You could also use a 7-inch springform pan. Cook times for both will remain the same.
Is the butter salted or unsalted? Here's the deal... If you use salted butter, there's no need to add salt. But if you have unsalted butter, you'll want to add ½ teaspoon.
Can I use the trivet that came with my Instant Pot? The short answer is no. Here's why... You want to keep your pan as far from the liquid as possible. The included trivet is just too short.
I really only have one tip for making this bread, but it's a REALLY important one! Once you add the flour, be sure to use something other than a mixer to combine. I recommend using a rubber spatula. If you use something like a hand mixer, the bread will become chewy because it will build up the gluten, which is not what you want to happen here.

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