Description
The BEST pumpkin chocolate chip bread! Perfectly spiced and studded with rich chocolate chips, you’ll love this easy pumpkin bread recipe. Recipe makes 1 loaf and freezes well.
Ingredients
Pumpkin Bread
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1 1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger
- 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 1/4 cups pure pumpkin puree
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup milk, at room temperature
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten, at room temperature
- 6 Tbsp melted coconut oil (or vegetable oil)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup semisweet chocolate chips
Topping
- 3 Tbsp semisweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9 x 5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang around the edges; spray lightly with nonstick spray.
- Make pumpkin bread: Whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg in a large bowl. Make a well in the center of the mixture. Combine pumpkin, sugar, milk, eggs, coconut oil, and vanilla in a medium bowl; add wet ingredients to flour mixture and fold in with a rubber spatula until almost combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Spoon into prepared pan and smooth with an offset spatula. Tap pan sharply to reduce air bubbles and sprinkle sprinkle chocolate chips over the batter.
- Bake bread for 60 to 65 minutes or until bread is golden, springs back to the touch and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean or with a few crumbs attached. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes before using the parchment overhang to carefully lift bread from pan; cool completely on wire rack.
- Store pumpkin bread tightly wrapped in foil for 1 to 2 days, or refrigerate for up to 4 days (rewarm before serving).
Notes
Freeze Pumpkin Bread: Once the bread has fully cooled, use a serrated knife to slice the loaf. Place slices flat on a baking sheet, and freeze for 1 hour. After 1 hour, individually wrap the slices in plastic wrap and transfer to a freezer bag for up to 3 months.
Pumpkin: Use pure pumpkin puree. Do not use pumpkin pie filling, which contains added sugar.
Milk: Use room temperature milk in the batter. You can use 1%, 2%, or whole milk.
Chocolate chips: You can use semisweet, dark, milk, or even white chocolate chips.
Nuts: If you prefer a plain pumpkin bread without chocolate, try adding chopped pecans or walnuts.
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