Low Calorie Pumpernickel Bread Recipe

This pumpernickel bread is full of rich and hearty flavor. With three types of flour and brown sugar and molasses, you won’t believe how much you can enjoy this nutrient-rich bread! To top it all off, it has cocoa powder to take things to a whole other level.

This bread will fill your house with the most amazing smells! It’s rich with hearty flours and a hint of cocoa flavor. The color is so inviting and it’s actually a really tender and moist bread. It is a yeasted bread, so if you aren’t quite ready to jump into breadmaking, you can start with this easy Award Winning Banana Bread, this simple Glazed Lemon Bread, or this delicious Cinnamon Bread.

Pumpernickel bread is a rich and flavorful combination of molasses, whole wheat, and rye flour. My version is a little more light and fluffy than the traditional sourdough starter more dense bread. This bread is made light and quick with instant yeast and bread flour. It’s sweetened and flavored with brown sugar and molasses, and cocoa powder! I absolutely love the combination of the rich grains and the sweet and bitter cocoa powder. You are going to love it too!

German Rye Pumpernickel Bread Recipe

Pumpernickel is similar to rye bread, but it has cocoa powder in it, and I’m told traditional rye bread uses a different type of rye flour. I like to keep my bread recipes as simple as possible so even a beginner can try it out and be successful. This recipe makes a delicious sandwich bread that is ready for toasting and snacking. Pumpernickel French toast? Why not give it a whirl! I’m all about testing new foods to their limits.

Like most bread recipes, if you try to switch up to many ingredients in this pumpernickel bread, then you will get a very different result. I talk a little about flour substitutes here and in the tip box below. If you are new to baking homemade bread, I would stick to these ingredients for the best results! You can find the measurements below in the recipe card.

As far as bread recipes go, this pumpernickel bread is super straightforward! If you are generally comfortable with baking yeast breads, then you are going to love taking your skills a step further with this unique bread. It’s going to take around 3 hours from start to finish, and once you get it down you’ll have it ready in 2 1/2.

Sourdough Pumpernickel Bread [dark Rye Sourdough Recipe]

With any bread recipe, including this pumpernickel bread, once you change something there will be a different reaction. Every bread is a science and you never know if you have the perfect environment for your changes. I can suggest some changes here, but I haven’t had a chance to test all of the variations. If you do experiment you have to let me know how it goes in the comments!

Homemade pumpernickel bread has no preservatives, so it’s important to store it correctly to stay fresh. Here is how to store your bread.

This pumpernickel bread is full of rich and hearty flavor. With three types of flour and brown sugar and molasses, you won't believe how much you can enjoy this nutrient-rich bread! To top it all off, it has cocoa powder to take things to a whole other level.

Easy Pumpernickel Bread Recipe

Calories: 2056 kcal Carbohydrates: 347 g Protein: 50 g Fat: 61 g Saturated Fat: 36 g Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g Monounsaturated Fat: 15 g Trans Fat: 2 g Cholesterol: 144 mg Sodium: 7462 mg Potassium: 2675 mg Fiber: 31 g Sugar: 97 g Vitamin A: 1721 IU Calcium: 535 mg Iron: 14 mg

Welcome to my kitchen! I am Alyssa Rivers and the food blogger behind The Recipe Critic. The blog launched in 2012 as a place to share my passion for cooking. I love trying new things and testing them out with my family. Each recipe is tried and true, family-tested and approved.You are going to love this Easy Oil-free Pumpernickel bread recipe! It is simple, easy methods and is soft, moist with the perfect touch of sweetness!

Nothing satisfies quite like a beautiful homemade bread, am I right? I love homemade bread, but I really love this homemade pumpernickel bread recipe that is naturally vegan and also is oil-free. Most pumpernickel bread recipes contain oil. But it is simply not needed.

Calories In 2 Piece(s) Of Pumpernickel Bread

We get plenty of moisture from the water, but especially the molasses. Molasses plays two roles here: it adds sweetness that we all love in pumpernickel bread, but it also enhances the moisture of the bread. The flax also has natural fat and gives moisture.

Traditional pumpernickel is a German bread that is made with all rye flour is very, very dense and heavy and slow-baked for a really long time.

We are not doing all that because the pumpernickel bread most of us are familiar with in America is much different and is made with a combo of rye and regular flour and is still dense, but soft and a beautiful bread texture.

Paleo Bread (low Carb, High Protein)

So, that is the type of version I’m sharing today. I’m all about easy recipes and this oil-free pumpernickel bread recipe is crazy easy. It’s also healthy!

Once it’s chunky like this, pour out onto a clean work surface. Knead the dough for about 7 minutes or until smooth and elastic.

Place the dough into the bowl and cover with a towel. Let it rest for 90 minutes. It will not double in size, but will get puffy.

Pumpernickel Bread Benefits, Nutrition And How To Make

Reshape into a ball, place on parchment paper lined pan and rest another 90 minutes. It will puff up just a bit more.

Score the bread if you wish and bake at 400°F for 30 minutes until hard and crusty on the outside and it sounds heavy and hollow when tapped.

Note: I baked this bread scoring it and also a version not scoring it (picture above). Both turned out fabulous, so it’s up to you. It does look more pretty and rustic with the slices on top, so I slightly preferred the look. If you score, just do 3 lines about 1/2 inch deep across the top of the bread.

Soft Pumpernickel Bread (abm) Recipe

Check out that beauty. This healthy pumpernickel is delicious on its own, but pumpernickel also tastes amazing, of course, with a dab of butter.

MOLASSES: Regular molasses is sweeter than blackstrap, which is extremely bitter. The pumpernickel bread won't really have any sweetness if you use blackstrap and may taste bitter, so I advise against it. You can find regular Grandma's brand molasses at most stores like many groceries and Target, Walmart, Kroger, etc.

CLIMATE: As we know, baking is scientific and different climates and atmospheres will affect moisture in doughs and baking times can vary. I can only vouch for how this bread turned out in my climate, Houston, Texas. I've made this bread 3 times and this exact recipe and baking time worked perfectly each time. Follow the directions as written and if after kneading the dough for several minutes it still seems too dry, add just a teaspoon of water at a time just until it comes together. It should be slightly tacky but easy to work with, not sticky. If it's too sticky or wet, then your bread will be too doughy when baked. I also did not need any extra flour on my surface to knead the dough, as the ratios were perfect.

Steakhouse Style Pumpernickel Bread

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