Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Are you the type that doesn’t like nuts in your breads or other baked goods? If so, you’re in good company!

People love pumpkin and chocolate is a no-brainer for most – so why not put them together? Turns out, this easy bread is also delicious!

Pumpkin Chocolate Bread

Ingredients

1 ½ cups sugar

16 ounces fresh pumpkin puree

½ cup vegetable oil

½ cup water

2 large eggs

1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

¾ teaspoon salt

¾ teaspoon cinnamon

½ teaspoon nutmeg

⅛ teaspoon ginger

¼ teaspoon baking powder

1 cup chocolate chips

*Note: You can substitute 1 ¼ teaspoon Pumpkin Spice in place of the cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350˚ F.
2. In a large bowl mix the sugar, pumpkin puree, oil, water and eggs.
3. In another bowl mix the flour, baking soda, spices, and baking powder together. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture in the large bowl.
4. Fold in the chocolate chips. Feel free to leave them out if you’d prefer to not include them.
5. Pour the batter into your greased loaf pan.
6. Bake for 70 to 80 minutes. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick in the center of the loaf. If it comes out clean, the bread is ready.
7. Cool for 10 minutes in the loaf pan and then turn it onto a wire rack to complete cooling.

*You can use frozen pumpkin puree that has been thawed.

This recipe is so versatile. You can add nuts, craisins, raisins, or pretty much anything you like baked into a sweet bread. You can remove the chocolate if you’re unable to eat it. Try splitting the batter into three mini loaves to share the goodness with friends, or try making muffins with the batter.