Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread is an easy recipe for a flavorful quick bread. Pumpkin spice and pumpkin puree combine to make a moist pumpkin bread that’s bursting with warm seasonal flavor and studded with bits of chocolate.
A slice of pumpkin loaf cake with a cup of coffee or tea is a delicious way to enjoy this seasonal quick bread that's made in one bowl.
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Pumpkin Bread
The days are sunny and crisp and there's a slght chill in the evening air. There's no denying that the seasons are changing here in Jersey and I will just have to accept that.
Giving in to the changing seasons is not easy for me. I always want to hang on just a bit longer but I will admit that each season brings its own special charm.
Enter fall, enter pumpkin season and enter pumpkin quick bread, one of my favorite fall treats!
Once a new season arrives I become fully vested in it.
This year I am welcoming fall into my home with my chocolate chip pumpkin bread recipe.
My spiced pumpkin bread combines the two flavors of pumpkin and chocolate in every bite.
Have a slice for breakfast, for dessert or as a snack. Any way you have it is a perfect way to welcome in fall!
This is a quick bread recipe so it is so easy to make. Just combine the ingredients in one bowl and stir until blended. No mixer is needed, just stir with your wooden spoon!
The swirls of warm spices filling my kitchen whenever this pumpkin spice bread recipe is baking remind me of how warm and comforting snuggling under a blanket with a cup of tea and a slice of chocolate chip pumpkin bread can be!
Want to get fancy? Drizzle melted chocolate over the top of your pumpkin loaf. Oh yes, now we're talking deliciousness!
You can also add a sugar glaze. Just combine 2 cups of confectioners sugar with 2-3 Tablespoons of water and whisk or stir until smooth and blended. Then drizzle over the top of your pumpkin loaf!
And may I suggest adding a scoop of pumpkin spice ice cream on top of your slice? There you go, you're welcome!
I've made this recipe with chocolate chips, chocolate chunks and mini chocolate chips too. The choice is yours!
A super moist pumpkin bread, fragrant with pumpkin pie spice and brimming with warm creamy chunks of melty chocolate chips, sure is a delicious way to welcome in fall!
So give me a cup of tea and a slice of pumpkin bread and I'm a happy girl!
Welcome back fall, I think I've missed you!
Looking for more easy quick bread recipes? Check out our easy chocolate banana bread and one bowl banana bread. Both are quick breads that you are going to love too!
If you love pumpkin spice as much as I do, be sure to give my pumpkin cheesecake cookies, pumpkin latte coffee and iced pumpkin spiced latte a try too!
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How to make pumpkin bread
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- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl combine butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla, stirring until blended.
- Stir in flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt until a batter forms.
- Add pumpkin puree and stir until combined.
- Stir in chocolate chunks. You can save some of the chocolate to sprinkle on top too.
- Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan and bake 1 hour. Tent with foil and bake an additional 10 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool for 20 minutes in the pan on a wire rack.
- Remove from the pan and cool completely on a wire rack.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Make your pumpkin bread with a combination of milk chocolate chips, semi chocolate chips and dark chocolate chips
- Make this pumpkin bread with white chocolate chips
- Leave out the chocolate chunks and bake a plain pumpkin loaf
- Be sure that your butter is very soft at room temperature for easy stirring
- It is important for the pumpkin bread to rest in the pan for 20 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack. If you take it out of the pan too soon it will fall apart!
- You can bake several mini loaves from this recipe
- Top with a sugar glaze. Just combine 2 cups of confectioners sugar with 2-3 Tablespoons of water and whisk or stir until smooth and blended. Then drizzle over the top of your pumpkin bread!
Substitutions
- Use chocolate chunks or chocolate chips in place of mini chocolate chips
- Combine milk chocolate and white chocolate chips in place of the chocolate chunks
- Substitute canned sweet potato for canned pumpkin and make a sweet potato quick bread
Equipment
- loaf pans
- mixing bowl
- wooden spoon
- mini loaf pans
Storage
- Cool the pumpkin loaf completely and then wrap the quick bread in plastic wrap or aluminum foil.
- You can also store the pumpkin loaf in an airtight container.
- Store the quick bread at room temperature.
- You can also slice the bread and wrap the individual slices in plastic wrap for an easy grab and go treat
- This pumpkin loaf also freezes well when wrapped in plastic wrap and then in foil
Ingredients for pumpkin bread
- butter – adds sweet dairy notes
- granulated sugar – for sweetness
- brown sugar – adds another dimension of sweetness
- eggs – make the bread rise
- vanilla extract – rounds out the flavor
- flour – you can use white flour or half white four and half whole wheat flour
- pumpkin pie spice – use our easy homemade pumpkin spice recipe or store bought
- baking powder – helps the bread to rise
- baking soda – reacts with the brown sugar to help the bread rise
- salt – makes the flavors pop
- pure pumpkin puree – adds flavor and moisture
- chocolate chunks – use chunks or chips, the choice is yours
Easy Pumpkin Recipes
Pumpkin spice recipes are always greeted with open arms when autumn arrives with its chilly weather.
Glazed Pumpkin Spice Muffins combine pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice for moist muffins bursting with warm seasonal spices topped with a sweet sugar glaze. An easy recipe made with just a few basic ingredients make this Pumpkin Spice Muffins recipe your new go-to favorite recipe.
Here’s a quick and easy homemade Pumpkin Spice Creamer for your coffee or beverage of choice that’s sure to warm you right up! Take a deep breath and savor the comforting aroma of pumpkin spice when you add a splash of our spiced creamer!
Salted Caramel Pumpkin Spice Cheesecake Bars is an impressive and easy dessert recipe. Every bite of creamy pumpkin cheesecake is kissed by the warm holiday flavor of pumpkin pie spice and elevated to a level of bliss with a buttery cinnamon graham crust!
Everyone loves pumpkin pie spice and now you can have the perfect blend of warm fall spices in a creamy buttery frosting! Pumpkin Pie Spice Buttercream Frosting will be the crowning glory on your next cupcake, cake, cookie or muffin!
When National Pancake Day meets Pumpkin Spice season, Pumpkin Spice Pancakes, an easy homemade pancakes recipe seasoned with pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice, is born! Delicious for breakfast or as for breakfast for dinner, Pumpkin Spice Pancakes are lightened with seltzer!
With just a few ingredients in the perfect proportions, you can make your own Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice whenever you need some! Because, after all, isn't it sometimes hard to find and oh so expensive?
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread Recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 cup butter, at room temperature
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 1/4 cups flour
- 2 Tablespoons pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup pure pumpkin puree
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Spray a 9-inch x 5-inch loaf pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In bowl combine butter, granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs and vanilla, stirring until smooth and blended.
- Stir in flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda and salt until a batter forms.
- Add pumpkin puree and stir until combined.
- Stir in the chocolate chips. You can also save some of the chocolate and sprinkle it on top of the batter, or just add some additional chips, before baking.
- Transfer batter to prepared loaf pan and bake 1 hour. Tent with foil and bake an additional 10 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool 20 minutes in pan on wire rack. Remove from pan and cool completely on wire rack.
Notes
- Make with chocolate chips in place of the chocolate chunks
- Combine milk chocolate chips, semi chocolate chips and dark chocolate chips
- Make with white chocolate chips
- Make without any chocolate chips for a plain pumpkin loaf
- Be sure that your butter is soft at room temperature for easy stirring
- It is important for the pumpkin bread to rest in the pan for 20 minutes before transferring it to a wire rack. If you take it out of the pan too soon it will fall apart!
- Bake several mini loaves
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