Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

70 min
20 servings

Ingredients

  • 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 4 whole eggs
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 3/4 cup mini chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips for topping (optional)

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 2 9x5 inch loaf pans or line with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    In a bowl combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg. Mix until well combined.

  3. 3

    In a separate bowl mix together pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, eggs and water. Mix until smooth and well blended.

  4. 4

    Gently mix flour and pumpkin mixture together. When just barely combined add mini chocolate chips and fold into batter.

  5. 5

    Divide evenly between to pans. If using the semi-sweet chocolate chips, sprinkle evenly over the top of the batter.

  6. 6

    Bake for 50-60 minutes until a tester comes out clean.

  7. 7

    Remove from the oven and let cook for 15 minutes before removing from the pan and cooling completely on a wire rack.