Oat Flour Pumpkin Bread — Gluten Free & Moist

By Elizabeth Waterson // Nov 21, 2023 (Updated Sep 21, 2025) // 31 Comments

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This oat flour pumpkin bread is moist, flavorful, and naturally gluten-free. Rolled oats processed into oat flour combine with pumpkin puree, Greek yogurt, butter, and pumpkin pie spice to create a tender loaf perfect for autumn mornings. Add an optional maple glaze for a sweet finish, then slice and share or enjoy toasted.

oat flour pumpkin bread slices on a pink plate on a light surface with an orange linen.

So this one time I made this amazing Oat Flour Pumpkin Bread, my sister and I fell in love with it. It was so moist, perfectly spiced, and full of pumpkin flavor, not too oaty, and the maple glaze.. to die!

The inspiration for this bread was from my oat flour banana bread, it has been one of my most viewed pages and one of my personal favorites. The oat flour is so easy to make, all you literally do is blend oats until they resemble a flour-like texture. The oats create a beautiful depth of flavor in the bread.

hand holding a slice of gluten free pumpkin bread up to the camera.

I hope you give this recipe a try, we loved it and will make Oat Flour Pumpkin bread over and over again. The maple glaze is not necessary, but it so is necessary!! I just love maple and pumpkin, like I do here and just wait until next week another maple pumpkin recipe I have planned!!

If you love pumpkin bread make sure to check out my cream cheese swirled pumpkin bread and my cookie butter pumpkin bread.

This recipe starts off with oat flour, to keep this recipe gluten-free make sure to use gluten-free oats. The oats give the loaf a good amount of fiber and still keep a delicious, moist crumb.

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"I've been searching for gluten free recipes as my son is sensitive to gluten. This is recipe is spectacular! The texture and taste are perfect. I'm so happy I found your website. I've made other oat flour breads and they ended up like a mushy bowl of oatmeal. Not this bread - it is just like any quick bread. Thanks a million!"
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What Makes This Bread So Cozy

Rolled Oats processed into Oat Flour
Offers the gluten-free base and a mild, slightly nutty flavor. The oat flour keeps the loaf moist but still has structure.
Pumpkin Puree & Pumpkin Pie Spice
Pumpkin adds depth and moisture, while the spice blend (cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, allspice) gives warming autumn flavor. You can make your own blend of pumpkin pie spice by following this recipe.
Greek Yogurt (or Sour Cream)
Adds richness and helps maintain a tender crumb without weighing it down.
Salted Butter & Eggs
Butter adds flavor and fat for moistness; eggs provide structure and lift.
Granulated Sugar & Optional Maple Glaze
Sugar sweetens; the optional glaze (maple syrup, maple extract, powdered sugar) adds a sweet, slightly sticky finish if you choose to use it

If you want you can make a maple glaze, you'll need is just powdered sugar, maple syrup, maple extract, and hot water. You could also add ½-1 cup of chocolate chips or chopped pecans or walnuts.

For ingredient quantities please reference the recipe card below. On the recipe card there is a button for US or M (Metric) measurements.

ingredients for oat flour pumpkin bread laid out in bowls on a light surface.

How do you make Oat Flour?

Take either rolled or quick oats then place them in a high-powered blender or food processor and process until a fine flour-like texture. You won't end up with an all-purpose flour texture but it will look and feel like flour, with some chunks of oats in. This creates the oat flour to make the quick bread recipe.

I love using oat flour to make this bread gluten-free, I always have oats on hand but don't always have gluten-free flour on hand.

rolled oats in a blender then blended into a flour consistency on a light surface. — Take your oats and put them in a high-powered blender or food processor and blend until a fine flour.

Oat Flour + Pumpkin = Fall in Every Slice

dry ingredients mixed together in a glass bowl and wet ingredients added to another glass bowl on a light surface with an orange linen.

oat flour mixture added to wet ingredients and mixed to combine on a light surface with an orange linen. — Mix in the dry ingredients with the wet ingredients gently folding until no oat flour streaks remain.

oat flour pumpkin bread before and after baking on a light surface with an orange linen. — Pour the pumpkin batter into pan and bake.

The pumpkin bread is delicious but if you want a little something extra then I suggest making this maple glaze. I love a real maple punch so I use maple extract to really pack the punch. In a small bowl whisk together powdered sugar, maple syrup, maple extract, and a little bit of hot water. Then pour over the cooled pumpkin bread and let set.

oat flour pumpkin loaf sliced on a wire rack on a light surface with an orange linen.

★★★★★ Please let me know if you make this recipe by leaving a star rating and comment below!

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