Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread made with pumpkin puree and chocolate chips is the perfect fall treat for breakfast or dessert!
A good easy quick bread like my popular Banana Bread or Zucchini Bread is popular all year long but Pumpkin Bread is the king of October and nothing is better than adding chocolate to the mix.
CHOCOLATE CHIP PUMPKIN BREAD
Pumpkin Bread studded with chocolate throughout may seem like it is a recipe you’re going to work hard on but fear not. This recipe comes together in just a few minutes and doesn’t need a mixer to make your house smell like fall is here!
And if you want another awesome fall treat try my Caramel Apple Recipe which is tested to work EVERY TIME!
The recipe calls for Chocolate Chips but I used chocolate disks and just look at those molten centers! Either way you go you won’t regret it!
How to Make Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Spray a 7×3 loaf pan with baking spray or cover in butter and dust with flour.
- Mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended with a whisk.
- In a separate bowl add the rest of the ingredients except for the chocolate disks and whisk together.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ones and whisk until just combined.
- Pour into prepared loaf pan.
- Press the chocolate disks halfway into the batter.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from the loaf pan.
MORE DELICIOUS QUICK BREAD RECIPES
Pumpkin Bread
Easy Banana Bread (No Mixer!)
Zucchini Bread
Chocolate Banana Bread
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Tips for Making the Perfect Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread:
- Use Homemade Pumpkin Puree (my recipe is so easy!) vs. canned.
- Spray your loaf pan with cooking spray, baking spray or line it with parchment paper for easy cake removal.
- Do not use pumpkin pie filling instead of pumpkin puree. This will not make pumpkin bread, the filling will be too dense.
- Mix everything in a large bowl, there’s no need to pull out your stand mixer or hand held mixer here since we don’t have to cream any ingredients together.
- Once you take the quick bread out of the loaf pan allow it to cool on a wire rack completely before serving or it may crumble.
- Want to make this even more perfect for Halloween? Add disks to the top as soon as it comes out of the oven then pipe on little spider legs with melted chocolate.
- Make it a bit healthier by using whole wheat flour in place of all-purpose flour in your flour mixture.
- You can use an equal amount of pumpkin pie spice in place of the cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger in a pinch (just add all the quantities together).
- You can use canola oil or coconut oil in place of vegetable oil too.
More Topping and Mix-in Ideas:
- Nuts: Add a crunch to your bread with walnuts, pecans or even almonds, this is the perfect bread for added texture.
- Different Chocolates: Use dark chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips or white chocolate chips in place of milk chocolate. Milk chocolate allows for the pumpkin to shine because it is a mild chocolate but dark or semi-sweet would be a nice bold flavor!
- Different sizes: Bake these in mini loaves and give them to co-workers or friends with instant coffee pouches and a coffee mug. (this is a gift I give often for all different holidays!).
- Dried Fruits: Dried Cranberries are a great festive addition to the mix too, especially if you use white chocolate chips in the recipe instead of milk chocolate chips.
- Cream Cheese: Use cream cheese as a filling in this recipe: Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bread or as muffins for a portable treat! Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins
More Pumpkin Dessert Recipes:
Pumpkin Muffins
Ultimate Pumpkin Cheesecake
Pumpkin Pie
Pumpkin Fluffernutter Bars
THE TOOTHPICK TEST
Once it’s finished baking you should test the loaf to see if it’s cooked all the way through.
How to do the toothpick test:
- Grab a toothpick and poke it into the middle of the bread and then pull it out.
- If it’s clean when it comes out, then the loaf is solid and ready to eat once it cools.
- If the toothpick comes out covered in batter, then the bread is still molten inside and you should put the bread back into the oven, usually for about 10 minutes longer.
- If the edges are looking overcooked but the middle is still molten you can cover the edges with foil to prevent more over-baking. (this may be a sign your oven is running hot).
HOW LONG IS CHOCOLATE CHIP PUMPKIN BREAD GOOD?
- Serve: Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread will be fine at room temperature for 2 days. After that, it will become more stale.
- Store: Leftovers are fine in the fridge for a week. You can bake your bread ahead of time if you want a quick breakfast before work. If you do, cover it in plastic wrap or put it in an airtight container to keep it fresh longer.
- Freeze: Pumpkin bread is good in the freezer for up to 3 months. For the best tasting pumpkin bread, eat it before 3 months. Always let the bread cool to room temperature before you wrap it up and stick it in the fridge or freezer.
Ingredients
- 8 ounces fresh pureed pumpkin (canned works great too)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 pinch ground ginger
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 7x3 loaf pan with baking spray or line with parchment paper.
- Mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended with a whisk.
- In a separate bowl add the rest of the ingredients except for the chocolate disks and whisk together.
- Pour into prepared loaf pan.
- Press the chocolate disks halfway into the batter.
- Bake for 55-60 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Nutrition
Calories: 337kcal | Carbohydrates: 51g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 29mg | Sodium: 259mg | Potassium: 80mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 3015IU | Vitamin C: 0.9mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1.6mg
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I made a double batch so I could use up the entire 15 oz can of puree. I baked in mini loaf pans instead of one large pan. I used coconut oil and pumpkin pie spice and they turned out fantastic! I left the chocolate chips out of a few loaves but wish I had gone ahead and put them in every loaf because it tasted so good with them in there. I gave some of the loaves away as gifts and every recipient raved that it was THE BEST pumpkin bread they have ever had. Thank you for a great recipe.
I love pumpkin and chocolate chips – very moist and delicious! I could eat the whole loaf myself.
Ooh this looks so perfect! Love a good pumpkin bread for my family – it never fails to get devoured!
YES! I love this recipe! I have so many cans of pumpkin I got on sale this week…I need to get going and make some (or a lot) of this bread. Maybe even freeze some. I love the addition of the chocolate chips. My kids will then actually eat the bread because of the chocolate chips!
Can this recipe be doubled without making any changes except the obvious? I only have a 10×3 tea loaf pan
I would not double it and put in one pan. If you don’t leave enough room (about an inch at least) the bread will fall after baking.
Pumpkin & chocolate is such a tasty combination! Seriously can’t wait to try this bread!
What a delicious recipe and perfect for fall! Looking forward to enjoying this all season long!
It is the perfect fall treat! Hope you enjoy!
My favorite fall recipe. This Pumpkin bread is easy to make!
It’s so easy – too easy, I can’t help but make it all the time.
My family keeps asking for pumpkin this year – I’ll have to try out this recipe 🙂
Let me know how they like it!
SO good. One of my all time favorites! And obviously the whole family loves it too.
Same here 🙂 It’s a family request all the time!
Absolutely delicious. I did not have the disks but I found the morsels worked very well. If you have more than one recipe for pumpkin bread this will be the one you will want to use.
Thanks for the 5 stars Mary!
Just blend raw pumpkin to get the fresh puréed pumpkin? Or should th rpumpkin be cooked
No this recipe uses cooked pureed pumpkin or a can of prepared pumpkin puree. Blending raw pumpkin won’t work.
I just made some pumpkin bread without chocolate b/c my honey doesn’t like it. But I’m all about the chocolate, I’ll have to come over to your place for this amazigness ! yum !
You’re welcome anytime!
That bread is quite the hunk! 😉
This is such an easy recipe and it has to taste fantastic because… well, because pumpkin AND chocolate! What a yummy combo! And I love how you used the chocolate disks! I am also a crazy holiday lady too!
Thanks! I am a total sucker for the holidays. I have already started moving furniture around to make room for a giant 10ft tree!
This looks amazing! Love the chocolate pumpkin combination!
Thanks Mira!
i lovee pastries made with pumkin. cake, cookies, bread and this looks amazing. i know i would totally love these. thanks for the share.
My pleasure!
Whoa!! Chocolate disks. LOVE that idea. I haven’t made anything pumpkin yet this fall. I am totally off my game. This might be the first thing. This bread would be gone in a flash with my kids!
Thanks! It definitely didn’t last long in our house!
This is one of my favorite things about the season!! I make this even in the summer and get wacky looks. But I just love the combo LOL
Oh I am notorious for doing that too! I make “Thanksgiving” dinners all year!
Yum. My mom used to make something like this. Used to be my favorite fall recipe.
Aww I love coming across recipes that remind me of my mom’s cooking!
I love pumpkin bread. I have never tried it with chocolate in it before. This looks so delicious. I think my family would love it.
Awesome! I hope your family loves it!
My kids would love to try Pumpkin Chocolate Bread. It looks easy to make. I will have to give it a try.
Awesome! I hope you all love it!
Pumpkin Chocolate Bread looks so delicious. I will have to add this recipe to my bake list for this Sunday.
Thanks Ann! Hope it makes your kitchen smell like the holidays 🙂
I love the idea of using chocolate disks instead of chips to make the bread. I love Pumpkin and always get so excited for it to come back out in the fall!
Oh yes the discs are awesome! I love using them. I try to make as much as I can with them instead of chips.
This pumpkin chocolate bread sounds and looks delicious! I would have never thought to combine the deliciousness of both pumpkin and chocolate together!
Thanks Jennifer!
Yum! These are two of my favorite flavors in one delicious-sounding dessert.
Awesome! I hope you try it and love it!
Oh my goodness, what a great idea. I love the addition of chocolate to pumpkin bread. I am totally making this. Thanks for sharing…
Yay! I hope you love it!
I am not much for pumpkin flavors except for bread. Adding the chocolate makes me want to try it even more.
I mean what doesn’t taste better with chocolate?
That looks so good! One of my favorite things to do is put chocolate chips in breads like this. I can’t wait to give this recipe a try.
Hope you love it Stacie!
I love pumpkin bread, especially with chocolate chips. I make similar muffins but the bread would be a great diy gift.
Yes! It would be a great gift!
This looks so yummy! Pumpkin chocolate chip bread is one of my favorites in the fall so I’ll have to try this!
Awesome! I hope you love it!
Fabulous! Fab – u – lous! I’m all about pumpkin everything this time of year, and when you throw in chocolate chips, it’s super awesome!
Thanks Jennifer! I love it too 🙂
My entire family would eat these so fast I wouldn’t have time to take pictures! That is the best part of this time of year, anything pumpkin!!
YES! Agreed!
Oh man, this would go sooooo good with my cup of coffee right about now. 😉 Looks wonderful!
I’m doing exactly that as we speak! haha.
This looks amazing! Perfect for fall!
Thanks Florian!
Pumpkin + chocolate = AWESOME. I can’t wait to make this 🙂
Hope you love it!
OMG look at those chocolate discs! They look insanely good, you are right this can make the perfect breakfast or dessert, or even, the best snack ever!
I know right, those disks totally upped the game of this pumpkin bread! I totally took the slice with that had the most in it, haha.
Pumpkin & chocolate! This is the perfect bread for fall! Love it!
Thanks Neli!