This one-bowl pumpkin chocolate chip bread recipe is so easy to make! In less than 1 hour, you can make 2 loaves of yummy pumpkin bread.
I love a good loaf of pumpkin bread! This pumpkin chocolate chip bread was based on my easy pumpkin bread recipe, and it’s just as easy and just as tasty as the original.
This recipe is a one-bowl pumpkin bread recipe that takes just minutes to mix, and it’s best stirred by hand. The chocolate chip pumpkin bread is soft and moist without being greasy, and it has good pumpkin spice flavor.
“Excellent recipe thank you. I made muffins and used Better Batter gf flour as my son has celiac disease. He ate 3. All 4 of my kids loved them. Will make these often.” – Trudy
Ingredient notes and substitutions
- Oil: A similar neutral oil will work. I’ve also used light olive oil to make this pumpkin bread.
- Pumpkin puree: Be sure to use pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie mix. Pumpkin pie mix has sugar and spice already added in.
- Pumpkin pie spice: You can use store bought or make your own pumpkin pie spice blend. Feel free to use more or less pumpkin pie spice in the bread depending on how much spice you like in your bread.
- Chocolate chips: I like to use semisweet chocolate chips. You could use dark or milk chocolate chips if you prefer.
How to make pumpkin chocolate chip bread
Here you’ll find instructions and step-by-step photos showing how to make this recipe. The full recipe, including ingredients, is given below.
Step 1: In a large bowl, whisk the sugar and oil together. The mixture will look like wet sand.
Step 2: Add the eggs and whisk in until well-combined. I highly recommend mixing by hand to avoid overmixing.
Step 3: Whisk in the pumpkin puree until combined.
Step 4: Add the dry ingredients, and whisk in just until combined. Don’t overmix. Overmixing the bread will cause it to be tough and heavy.
Step 5: In a small bowl, toss the chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon of flour together. This will keep the chocolate chips from all sinking to the bottom of the loaf.
Step 6: Fold the chocolate chips in just until incorporated.
Step 7: Divide the batter between the prepared pans, and bake.
Recipe Tips!
- Mixing: I highly recommend mixing the bread by hand rather than using a mixer. It’s easy to stir by hand and doing so will help to avoid overmixing the batter.
- Chocolate chips: Don’t skip tossing the chocolate chips with the flour. This will help to keep the chocolate chips from sinking to the bottom of the loaf.
- Variation: Sometimes I’ll add 1/2 cup chopped pecans along with the chocolate chips for a little crunch.
Storage
This bread is really moist. I like to store it in a resealable bag in the fridge for up to 5 days to keep it moist and help keep it from getting wet on top. The bread can also be stored, covered, at room temperature for up to 3 days.
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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 15 ounce can pumpkin puree
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice more or less to taste
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325F. Grease and flour two 8 x 4-inch loaf pans.
- In a large bowl, whisk oil and sugar together. Mixture will look like wet sand.1/2 cup vegetable oil, 1 ¾ cups granulated sugar
- Whisk in eggs until well-combined.2 large eggs
- Add the pumpkin puree and whisk until well-combined.15 ounce can pumpkin puree
- Add the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, baking powder, and salt; whisk in just until combined. Don't overmix.2 cups all-purpose flour, 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1/2 teaspoon baking powder, 1/2 teaspoon salt
- Toss the tablespoon of flour and chocolate chips together in a small bowl.1 tablespoon all-purpose flour, 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
- Fold the chocolate chips in just until incorporated.
- Divide the batter evenly between the prepared pans.
- Bake for 45-60 minutes, or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the loaves cool in the pans for 10 minutes, and then remove to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
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Notes
- Oil: A similar neutral oil will work. I’ve also used light olive oil to make this pumpkin bread.
- Pumpkin puree: Be sure to use pumpkin puree, not pumpkin pie mix. Pumpkin pie mix has sugar and spice already added in.
- Pumpkin pie spice: You can use store bought or make your own pumpkin pie spice blend. Feel free to use more or less pumpkin pie spice in the bread depending on how much spice you like in your bread.
- Chocolate chips: I like to use semisweet chocolate chips. You could use dark or milk chocolate chips if you prefer.
- Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
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Comments & Reviews
Judy Russell says
Great recipe! So easy to make! The loaves are in the oven, and I can’t wait to see how they come out!
Joanne Casey says
This looks fantastic. I am thinking of making this in individual sized 12 brownie pan. I’ll report back on the outcome. I found your site because I was looking for clarification on a gingerbread brownies recipe. Your instructions are spot on, while my original source missed the “with just a few fudgy crumbs.” which led to a dry first batch.
Thanks
Joanne Casey says
Update, they turned out fantastic. So moist and chocolatey. I ended up making them gluten free. And the small size works perfectly. Thank you for sharing these great recipes.
Kate says
Thank you for coming back to report on the results! I’m always curious as to how things turn out, and it’s so nice to hear when they work out well. =)
Kate says
Thank you! I’m glad the instructions were helpful. =)
Lindsey says
Oh my goodness, this recipe must have been created just for me! Thank you! I’m loving all the pumpkin recipes on your site, I’ll be sticking around:)
Kate says
Thanks! I’m glad you’re finding recipes you like! =)
Trudy says
Excellent recipe thank you. I made muffins and used Better Batter gf flour as my son has celiac disease. He ate 3. All 4 of my kids loved them. Will make these often.
Kate says
I’m so glad to hear that!! =)
danielle says
Perfect!! Pinned and cant wait to try.