This pumpkin chocolate chip bread is a tender loaf of lightly spiced bread made with pumpkin puree and plenty of chocolate chips. A one bowl recipe that takes just minutes to put together!
Pumpkin bread is a classic fall treat, and this version is simple to make and loaded with chocolate flavor. If you love pumpkin as much as I do, you also need to try my pumpkin dump cake and pumpkin fluff dip.
When the weather starts to turn cooler, there’s nothing better than a slice of pumpkin chocolate chip bread with a cup of tea. This pumpkin bread is so easy to make, and it only uses one bowl which cuts down on the dirty dishes. The hardest part is waiting for the bread to cool so that you can cut it!
How do you make pumpkin chocolate chip bread?
This is a basic recipe of flour, baking soda, spices, eggs, sugar, vegetable oil and pumpkin puree. Everything gets mixed together, along with a generous amount of chocolate chips, then the bread is baked to golden brown perfection.
Tips for pumpkin chocolate chip bread
- You can use semisweet, milk, or even white chocolate chips. You can also add up to 1/2 cup of chopped nuts to the batter if you like.
- Toss your chocolate chips in a bit of flour before you add them to the batter, that way they won’t sink to the bottom of the loaf.
- I like to decorate the top of my bread with more chocolate chips. If you decide to go that route, you’ll need to wait for the bread to cool before you turn it out of the loaf pan so that the chocolate chips will have time to set up and won’t smear. Run a knife along the sides of the pan while the bread is still warm, and you shouldn’t have any trouble inverting the pan later.
What spices are in pumpkin bread?
I find it easiest to use pumpkin pie spice in my pumpkin chocolate chip bread. If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, mix 3/4 teaspoon of cinnamon with small pinches of ginger, nutmeg, allspice and cloves.
How do you know when pumpkin bread is done?
The best way to tell if your pumpkin bread is done is to insert a skewer or toothpick into the center. If the toothpick comes out clean or with just a few crumbs on it, the bread is ready to come out of the oven.
Can you freeze pumpkin bread?
This pumpkin bread freezes beautifully! You can double the recipe to have a whole extra loaf to freeze, or freeze leftover slices of bread. Wrap the bread tightly in plastic wrap and place in a resealable bag in the freezer. Pumpkin bread can be frozen for up to 2 months.
My family goes crazy for this pumpkin bread, it’s moist, full of flavor and is so easy even my 7 year olds can make it! It’s the perfect dessert or after school snack.
More pumpkin delights
- Pumpkin Meringue Pie
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
- Pumpkin Dip
- Pumpkin Bars
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Cookies
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread Video
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour plus more for coating chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate chips divided use
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8" x 4" loaf pan with cooking spray and line the bottom with parchment paper.
- Place the flour, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda in a large bowl; whisk to combine.
- Add the sugar, pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, eggs and vanilla extract to the flour mixture. Stir until just combined.
- Toss 1 cup of the chocolate chips with 1 tablespoon flour. Stir the chocolate chips into the batter.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips over the top of the loaf.
- Bake for 55-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes, then run a thin knife along the sides of the pan to loosen the bread.
- Let the bread cool in the pan, then invert, slice and serve.
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This post was originally published on October 11, 2018 and was updated on August 29, 2019 with new content.
Sarah says
Recipe looks great! How long does it stay good for if in fridge? Any idea if it is freezer friendly? If so, do you have any recommendations?
Thanks in advance!
Sara says
It’s good for 5 days in the fridge and is great for the freezer! I typically wrap individual slices in plastic wrap and freeze, then thaw at room temperature or microwave for about 20 seconds.
Pat says
What alterations would be needed to make this into a cake, Bundt style?
Sara says
This makes a single loaf of bread so it would be too small of an amount of batter for a bundt pan. You could try doubling the recipe but I haven’t tested this myself so I can’t say for certain that it would work!
Ronda says
I’m wondering if this recipe could be doubled and baked in a 9 x 13 pan. How long to bake?
Cary says
I love this recipe for moist yummy pumpkin bread! I have made it now with and without chocolate chips and its delicious both ways!
Sharon says
This recipe is so good! I used white chocolate chips. The whole family loved it!!
ashlie says
will it still taste okay if i don’t have pumpkin pie spice ?
Sara says
You can use cinnamon instead!
Stacey says
I love this recipe! The bread was so moist for days. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Sonja says
Thank you, I didn’t have any parchment paper, luckily I greased the pan enough to where it didn’t stick. It turned out yummy!
Sonja says
Do I have to use parchment paper?
Sara says
If you don’t use parchment paper, there’s a chance the loaf could stick to the pan when you turn it out.
Rebekah says
So many Pumpkin Chocolate Chip bread recipes out there but this one grabbed me due to the copious amount of chocolate chips on the picture and it delivered. The best thing was all the chocolate chips on top of the bread.
Haley says
Is it possible to convert this recipe to muffins? Ive made it as bread (phenomenal), just thinking I want to make as muffins to share! What temp, and cooktime? Any ingredient modifications? Thank you!
Sara says
Use this recipe! https://www.dinneratthezoo.com/pumpkin-chocolate-chip-muffins/