Chocolate Pumpkin Bread

4.94 from 65 votes

Chocolate Pumpkin Bread

A sweet twist on pumpkin bread, Chocolate Pumpkin Bread is spiced with warming pumpkin spice mix, sweetened with white chocolate, and given a savory hint with crunchy almonds.

Prep Time10

Cook Time1

Total Time1 10

Course: Appetizer, Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Diet: Vegetarian

Keyword: fall baking, holiday bread, pumpkin recipe

Servings:

Calories: 310kcal

Author: Kristina Tipps

Equipment

Ingredients

2 cups all purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1 cup light brown or coconut sugar packed
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
2 eggs room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups pumpkin puree or one 15 ounce can
½ cup chocolate chips milk, white, or semisweet chocolate
½ cup chopped almonds optional

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a loaf pan with butter and dust with a small amount of flour.
In a small bowl, combine the all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger. Mix until combined.
In a large bowl, beat the olive oil, vanilla extract and brown sugar on medium speed (or with a whisk) for 1 minute. Add the eggs and beat 1 minute more. Add the pumpkin puree and beat until the mixture is smooth, about 1 minute.
Pour the bowl of dry ingredients into the bowl of liquid ingredients. Beat until combined, about 2 minutes.
Coat the almonds in a small amount of flour. Gently fold the almonds and chocolate chips into the batter using a spatula. *Coating the almonds in flour helps to keep the finished bread in tact where there are larger almond pieces, rather than falling apart when sliced.
Pour the batter into the loaf pan and bake for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let rest in the pan for 15 minutes before transferring to a wire rack. Let cool for at least 30 minutes more before slicing.

Notes

In place of the ground cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and ginger, use 3 teaspoon of pumpkin spice seasoning.

Pumpkin bread keeps well at room temperature for up to 5 days. Wrap in plastic or store in a Ziploc baggie. It freezes well for up to 6 months stored in a freezer bag.

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