It’s October, and pumpkin season is already in full swing. What better way to celebrate than with a quick and easy pumpkin dessert? In my autumn realm, there’s nothing quite like a slice of warm pumpkin bread. Aldi has an amazing pumpkin quick bread and muffin mix from their Baker’s Corner brand, and if you happen to shop there, you might spot it on Aldi shelves in early fall through Thanksgiving. So is it worth adding to your fall baking lineup? (Spoiler alert: yes.)
Baker’s Corner Pumpkin Quick Bread and Muffin Mix typically costs around $2–$3 per box, depending on your store and region. What’s great about this mix is that Aldi offers two baking options: loaf or muffins. The back of the 14-ounce box shows instructions for both. In this review, I used the pumpkin baking mix for bread. For whichever pumpkin spice baked good you choose, all you need is vegetable oil, water, and eggs.
My Baking Experience
The box includes one bag of dry bread mix, and the seasoned flour smells like fall time with its blend of pumpkin spice and cloves. The Baker’s Corner Pumpkin Quick Bread and Muffin Mix comes together easily. All you need is one bowl to mix all the ingredients. You can use a spoon or a hand mixer; I started with a whisk for to combine the wet ingredients before switching to a spoon to stir in the dry bread mix.
I used a 9×4 loaf pan, which made for a wider pumpkin loaf, though any standard size loaf pan will work fine. The instructions mention a baking time of 45–50 minutes, but with my older oven, I had to bake the pumpkin bread for an hour.
How does Baker’s Corner Pumpkin Quick Bread taste?
This quick bread turns out moist, fluffy, and sweet—it reminds me a lot of popular muffin mixes. If I had to categorize this as a bread or a cake, I’d say Aldi Pumpkin Quick Bread and Muffin Mix leans toward cake. The level of pumpkin spice is balanced, and the aroma as it bakes is even stronger than what you taste!
How much sugar does this pumpkin dessert have?
Each serving of the Baker’s Corner Pumpkin Quick Bread and Muffin Mix has 15 grams of sugar, which gives it a dessert-like sweetness without overdoing it. As for pumpkin bread calories, an average slice has about 170 calories.
Is this product good for pumpkin bread add-ins?
Absolutely! I kept mine plain, but you can certainly add chocolate chips, pecans, or even a drizzle of glaze if you want to sweeten things up. Because the pumpkin spice flavor is mild, this mix is a great base if you want to add a personal creative touch. If you want to treat it more like a bread slice, enhance it with a pat of butter or a swipe of cream cheese.
Storage Tips
Allow the bread to cool for 20 to 30 minutes before removing it from the loaf pan. Since this pumpkin spice loaf contains eggs, I recommend refrigerating the bread once it’s cooled. It stays fresh for up to 1 week in the fridge.
Final Thoughts
What we have here is one easy pumpkin quick bread! It’s affordable, soft, and delivers that fragrant pumpkin spice flavor that makes October and November especially cozy.
Here’s a tip: like most grocery stores, Aldi marks down their seasonal products after holidays. If you’re lucky, you might score a box of this quick bread mix for less than 50 cents, just like I did!
Would you try this mix, or do you use another brand, or do you have your own pumpkin bread recipe?
If you want to read another boxed pumpkin dessert from Aldi, check out my post on Baker’s Corner Pumpkin Pie Bar Supreme Mix! 🎃
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