Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Moist, delicious pumpkin bread with warm spices, filled with sweet chocolate chips. This easy pumpkin chocolate chip bread comes together with simple ingredients and little prep time. Perfect for a snack with a cup of coffee or tea on a fall day.

Quick and easy pumpkin bread, filled with sweet chocolate chips and warm spices, is the perfect snack for a fall afternoon.

If you love pumpkin, you may also enjoy these Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Scones, or the simple Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies.

There is nothing better in the cool fall months than a delicious treat with warm spices and the flavor of pumpkin.

This pumpkin bread with chocolate chips is incredibly easy to make, uses simple ingredients, and will keep for several days.

This loaf has the familiar pumpkin flavor your’re looking for with the addition of pumpkin pie spice and sweet, decadent chocolate chips.

It is easy to make, using only 2 bowls and no fancy mixers or equipment. It comes together in less than 20 minutes of prep time.

Delicious served warm or cold, it will keep fresh for several days.

Great as a mid-afternoon snack with a cup of coffee or tea, but equally delicious as a dessert with a scoop of ice cream.

Ingredients & Substitutions

All purpose flour – You will need all-purpose flour for this recipe. If you like you can substitute part of the all-purpose flour for whole-wheat flour, but this will make the bread heavier and it may not rise quite as much. I don’t recommend replacing the full amount or the bread will be too dry.

Sugar – This recipe uses both granulated sugar and brown sugar. You can use either light or dark brown sugar.

Pumpkin Puree – You want pure pumpkin puree for this recipe. This should not be confused with pumpkin pie filling, which contains extra ingredients such as spices and thickeners.

Vegetable Oil – I use vegetable oil in this recipe, but you can use any neutral-flavoured cooking oil. Canola oil and refined avocado oil are good substitutes. Avoid strong-flavoured oils, such as olive oil, as they will alter the bread’s flavor.

Buttermilk – Buttermilk gives the bread a soft texture and slightly tangy flavor, it also works with the baking soda to give the bread rise. If you don’t have buttermilk, or don’t like the flavor, you can use regular milk and add a teaspoon of lemon juice.

Pumpkin Pie Spice – Pumpkin pie spice is a delicious blend of cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, allspice, and cloves. It gives pumpkin pie its signature spicy flavor. You can buy this premade in the spice aisle of the grocery store. If you don’t like the flavour profile of pumpkin pie spice, you can make your own blend using any of the spices you do like, or simply use cinnamon. You can also use other spice blends such as apple pie spice.

Food Safety and Storage

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf will keep for about 3 days when stored in an airtight container or covered tightly with plastic wrap.

You can also freeze this loaf for several months when wrapped tightly with aluminum foil or plastic wrap, or stored in an airtight container.

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