After getting a BAZILLION requests for pumpkin bread, we figured it was time to make some. And after EIGHT attempts, we got it just right. Try it and see!

Ingredients:
One 15-oz. can pure pumpkin
1 1/4 cups whole-wheat flour
1/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup fat-free liquid egg substitute (like Egg Beaters Original)
1/2 cup Splenda No Calorie Sweetener (granulated)
1/4 cup brown sugar (not packed)
1/4 cup Ocean Spray Craisins Original Sweetened Dried Cranberries (or regular raisins), chopped
2 1/4 tsp. baking powder
1 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 tsp. salt
1/3 tsp. pumpkin pie spice

Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large bowl, combine both types of flour, Splenda, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and pumpkin pie spice (in other words, all dry ingredients except for the Craisins or raisins).

In a medium bowl, mix together pumpkin, egg substitute, and vanilla extract (all the wet ingredients). Add this mixture to the bowl with the dry ingredients, and stir until just blended.

Slowly sprinkle chopped Craisins or raisins into the batter, making sure they don't all stick together, and mix to distribute them.

Spoon batter into a large loaf pan (about 9" X 5") sprayed with nonstick spray. Bake for about 50 minutes, until the top of the loaf is firm to the touch. (Bread may be moist inside. This doesn't mean it's undercooked.) Allow to cool, and then cut into 8 slices. Enjoy!

MAKES 8 SERVINGS

Your standard pumpkin bread recipe is loaded with eggs, sugar, butter, too many raisins, and sometimes even nuts... which means it's likely going to be sky high in fat and calories. A slice of the stuff at Starbucks clocks in with around 330 calories, 12g fat, and a measly 1g fiber. Imagine pairing a piece of it with one of SB's fancy-schmancy seasonal hot cocoas -- you don't wanna know how fattening THOSE are. (Pssst... HG swaps for them comin' up soon!) And watch out if you live near a Caribou Coffee... the pumpkin bread there weighs in with 430 calories and 22g fat per slice. Eeeks! Instead of all that nonsense, bake up a lovely loaf of our Perfect Pumpkin Bread over the weekend, and you'll have delicious grab-n-go breakfasts for the whole week. Then you can stop off for a Skinny Latte at The 'Bucks without even being tempted by the pastry case. Lucky for you, we're solution-minded people.