Easy Pumpkin Bread with Cake Mix

Pumpkin bread with cake mix loaf with closeup of 2 slices

4.42 from 56 votes

My easy pumpkin bread with cake mix just uses 5 ingredients to make a sweet and pumpkin spice dessert! It only takes 5 minutes to prep and put it in the oven.

Prep Time5

Cook Time50

Total Time55

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Calories: 291kcal

Author: Samantha Erb

Equipment

9x5 bread loaf pan

Ingredients

3.4 ounce Jell-O vanilla instant pudding mix
15 ounces canned pumpkin puree
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
15.25 ounce box Duncan Hines Perfectly Moist Spice Cake Mix

Optional

1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Add the vanilla pudding, pumpkin puree, eggs, and pumpkin pie spice into a bowl. Mix it well to combine.
Add in the spice cake mix and mix until just blended. Mix in the chocolate chips if using.
Grease a 9x5 loaf pan and scoop the pumpkin bread batter into the pan.
Place it in the oven and bake for 50-60 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
Let the pumpkin bread cool for at least 10 minutes then remove from the loaf pan.

Notes

Mix the ingredients until they are just combined/blended. Mixing the batter too much causes the middle of the pumpkin bread to cave in.
Don’t skip the cooling step. Otherwise, it can stick to the pan and even crumble when slicing.
Use pumpkin purée and not pumpkin pie filling.
Store leftovers in an airtight container or wrapped in plastic wrap at room temperature for 3 to 4 days and in the refrigerator for up to a week.

Can't Find Spice Cake? Add the following to a white or yellow cake mix to make your own spice cake mix!

1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves

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