Spiced Butternut Bread
Spiced Butternut Bread is a moist, quick bread that features pureed butternut squash as a key ingredient, often spiced with warm flavors like cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. It's a popular autumn and winter baked good in North America, blending the natural sweetness of squash with a tender, cake-like crumb.
🍽️ Nutrition at a glance
This bread is typically high in carbohydrates from flour and sugar, with moderate fat from oil or butter, and provides a good source of dietary fiber and vitamin A from the butternut squash. A standard slice generally contains around 200-250 calories.
Nutrition breakdown
| Calories | 220 kcal |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Carbs | 35 g |
| Fat | 8 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 18 g |
| Sodium | 200 mg |
| Vitamin A | 120 mcg RAE |
| Potassium | 150 mg |
| Iron | 1.5 mg |
| Magnesium | 20 mg |
| Phosphorus | 40 mg |
| Folate | 30 mcg DFE |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.1 mg |
| Vitamin E | 0.8 mg |
Per 1 slice (80 g) · estimated, varies by recipe
💡 What's interesting
Nutritionally, it's a clever way to incorporate a vegetable into a sweet treat, boosting its vitamin A and fiber content compared to traditional quick breads. Culturally, it fits into the North American tradition of seasonal 'harvest' baking, similar to pumpkin bread.
