High protein vegan pumpkin bread breakfast bake dessert delicious snack. Say that 3 times fast, I dare you! What can I say, I love a tongue twister with my breakfast.
When it comes to breakfast I don’t mess around.
It’s a meal I LOVE whether that means a green smoothie with Fall flavors, veggie egg bites, gluten free overnight oats or healthy pancakes….and um sometimes maybe all three in the same day. Truly I could eat breakfast all the time happily (except for Friday night pizza!).
While I am not the pumpkin fiend that so many bloggers are {don’t throw anything at me!!}, I do enjoy using it occasionally, plus pumpkin has some great health benefits.
First the recipe, then the reasons why it’s a great post run meal for runners or to satisfy that sweet tooth in the evening (hello protein sans all the sugar!!).
Attempt number one started as pancakes which was a bit of fail since I made them way to thick. Attempt number two was much faster, less messy and just as delicious when I turned it in to a one dish baked breakfast!
Healthy Vegan Pumpkin Bread
I’ve called it a pumpkin bread because it’s thick and filling, but I suppose you could potentially turn it in to a muffin just by changing the baking method.
As always, I preface this by saying I like to try new things, but I don’t call myself a food blogger! I’m here for foods that are going to serve my running well, taste great and keep me full.
Vegan Pumpkin Bread
Ingredients
- 2 servings Nutiva Vanilla Hemp Protein
- 1 block silken tofu
- 1/4 cup almond meal
- 1 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup canned pumpkin
- 1/4 cup ground flax
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 375 degrees
- Spray your small baking dish
- Hand mix all ingredients
- Pour in to sprayed baking dish
- Bake 40-45 minute
Notes
SPORTS NUTRITION BENEFITS
Now let’s talk about some of the benefits of this breakfast. I’m always trying to find ways to sneak more veggies in to every meal that graces my table and yes that includes breakfast! Now you might be saying, “Amanda pumpkin is a fruit” and I would say, “you are correct“.
BUT it has some stats that make it more vegetable in my book…and really it’s my blog, so my rules. Let’s take a look at why this tasty breakfast will not only satisfy a post run craving for carbs with it’s sweet taste, but help to refuel those tired muscles!
Canned Pumpkin Benefits (1 cup):
- 83 calories
- 1g fat
- 7g fiber
- 3g protein
- 763% RDA vitamin A
- 19% RDA iron
- 17% RDA vitamin C
- 49% RDA vitamin K
- 14% RDA potassium
With that in mind here are a few of the other pumpkin recipes that I have come to love:
Benefits of Nutiva hemp protein (1 serving):
- 15g plant-based protein
- 90 calories
- 9g fiber
- Made from raw hempseeds
- Certified organic and non-GMO
- Vegan
- All 20 amino acids, including the 9 essential
- Essential fatty acids (omega 3 & 6)
- Good source of dietary fiber
I like switching things up from the pea protein that I so often use in my shakes to get a different flavor and a different plant based protein source!
Benefits of Flax:
- Ground flax is better used by the body
- Good source of Omega 3′s
- Good source of fiber
- Works as a binding agent in vegan recipes
Are you a huge pumpkin fan?
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@suzlyfe
If you put this on Instagram you should tag it as #pumpkinweek2015! A few bloggers and I are sharing pumpkin recipes all this week :D I'm a firm tofu person. I've tried to cook with silken a few times, but it just isn't my thing. Then again, it has been a while. I would be willing to try again!
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RunToTheFinish
Trust me I have tweets scheduled with your great hashtag :)
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RunToTheFinish
and PS you should have a link up on your post!
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Sarah
I do love breakfast! During the weekdays it's hard for me to find time to have a sit down breakfast so I usually grab a protein bar and banana on my way out the door. Weekends are for warm oatmeal topped with some peanut butter though!
and yes.. definitely a pumpkin fan! Put pumpkin in cookies or a bread and I have to have a taste.
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mommyrunfaster
I'm with you- I love breakfast! And I do like pumpkin but I don't go as crazy as some people. This is so creative!
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Colorado Gal
So, Will and I are actually looking at going vegetarian for awhile (for various reasons) so this breakfast comes at a good time. I'm really having to re-learn how to cook all of our meals!
RunToTheFinish
While I didn't stick with being vegan, doing it for many months taught me a TON about different foods. It was hard at first, but you'll start to find new "normal" foods.
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wendy
I'm not a huge pumpkin fan but last week my oldest son made some pumpkin muffins to die for! And he didn't use canned pumpkin, he used the real deal. Who is this kid?
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Sharon Lipinski
Is it a pancake? Is it a cookie? I'm not really sure, but it looks delicious and I want to eat it!
alisamarie
What a marvelous idea! I've been doing top allergen free recipes for so long for work, that I was realizing just yesterday that I miss tofu! Will have to trial.
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thisrunnersrecipes
I'm the same – I love breakfast! This looks extra yummy – I can't get enough of pumpkin and squash right now!
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Chrissa
Love this Amanda. Even though I want to cry at the thought of anyone not loving pumpkin, I think we can still be friends (but only because these tofu breakfast bake pancake thingies look REALLY good) ;)
RunToTheFinish
I"m quite certain I've been banished from a few food blogger groups now :)
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Suzanne
Looks delish! Can you also use whey protein? Adding this to my daily pumpkin Pinterest posts!
RunToTheFinish
Of course! I am allergic so I always stick to rice, pea and hemp, but it works just the same!
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@jlevinsonrd
I'm not big on protein powders, but I love the idea of using tofu and pumpkin for breakfast!
RunToTheFinish
I definitely understand that. I find without them I can't get anywhere near my protein needs, so I try for brands like this that are very clean
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Kelly
How much is a "block" of tofu?
RunToTheFinish
Hey Kelly! It's the package, that's usually called a block. But I'm glad you asked because I can make that clearer!
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organicsandra
I am not a huge pumpkin lover either. Everything in moderation right. But, I would definitely try this pumpkin bake! My daughter would probably like it too as she loves tofu!
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Bethany
Great idea. Looks very interesting!
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