Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
Delicious Sweet Autumn Bread Recipe Using Canned Pumpkin Puree
Oct 7, 2009
There’s nothing like the aroma of homemade pumpkin bread. This article contains an autumn recipe for delicious chocolate chip pumpkin bread that can be served warm or room temperature. This version of pumpkin bread will be a hit at any special holiday gathering, especially on Thanksgiving Day. Children will love the rich chocolate flavor of the chips that slightly melt in the center. Adults will appreciate the pumpkin spices that remind them of Thanksgivings past.
Ingredients for Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
This recipe can be made with ingredients that are already on hand in any home cook’s kitchen. Canned pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice can be found easily at any local grocery store all year round.
- 2½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ¾ cup whole milk
- 1 egg
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice
- 1 cup of chocolate chips (floured)
Method for Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread
Putting together the ingredients for the chocolate chip pumpkin bread is very simple and no fuss. Hint: Although the recipe calls for a hand mixer, beating the batter by hand is a viable option.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Grease and flour one 9x5x3 inch loaf pan or two 8½x4½x2½ inch loaf pans.
- Mix all ingredients together in a mixing bowl except the chocolate chips.
- Beat ingredients with a hand mixer on medium for 30 seconds.
- Add the chocolate chips to the pumpkin bread batter.
- Pour the chocolate chip pumpkin bread batter into the loaf pan(s).
- Place in the oven and bake for one hour or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Serve warm or at room temperature and enjoy!
Healthy Pumpkin Bread Ingredient Substitutions
To make this chocolate chip pumpkin bread recipe even healthier, try the following substitutions before baking the autumn bread recipe:
- Use canola oil instead of vegetable oil.
- Use 2% or skim milk instead of whole milk.
- Use raisins and/or walnuts instead of chocolate chips.
Other Autumn Sweet Bread Recipe Ideas
The base of this pumpkin bread recipe can be used to create other kinds of sweet bread. Try substituting the cup of pumpkin puree with a cup of mashed overripe bananas (2 or 3), and replace the pumpkin pie spice with vanilla extract for moist and delicious banana bread.
Also, for wonderful applesauce bread, replace the pumpkin puree with a cup of applesauce and add 1 teaspoon of cinnamon in place of the pumpkin pie spice.
Pumpkin and chocolate are a heavenly combination, and chocolate chip pumpkin bread will delight family and friends. The sweet loaves can be given as holiday gifts to relatives, placed in a Thanksgiving Day gift basket, or served to kids for a healthy afternoon snack. Served warm, the chocolate chips simply melt in the mouth and add a rich flavor to the bread, but at room temperature the pumpkin bread recipe is just as satisfying!
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