Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread blends pumpkin puree with warm spices and chocolate chips to create a moist, flavorful quick bread. It yields two loaves with a tender crumb enriched by pumpkin pie spice and a gentle sweetness. The chocolate chips disperse through the bread adding rich pockets of chocolate. This recipe is suited for autumn or any time a pumpkin-flavored treat fits the menu.
Ingredients
- 1 can pumpkin puree 15 ounces, pure
- 4 egg large
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- ⅔ cup water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract pure
- 2 ½ cups sugar
- 3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 2 tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour (2) 8.5 x 4.5 x 2.5 inch loaf pans.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment or in a large bowl with an electric mixer, combine pumpkin, eggs, oil, water, vanilla and sugar until well blended.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, and pumpkin pie spice until combined.
- Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour batter into the prepared pans.
- Bake in preheated oven for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Notes
- Store wrapped tightly at room temperature for 3 to 4 days.
- Freeze for up to 3 months for longer storage.
- The recipe makes two 8.5x4.5x2.5 inch loaves.