Description
This extra-moist pumpkin bread is loaded with warm spices and melty chocolate chips in every bite. Made for cozy mornings or sweet snacking, it’s rich, soft, and packed with fall flavor—perfect for sharing or freezing for later!
Ingredients
6 cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp salt
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
8 tsp pumpkin pie spice
4 cups canned pumpkin (not pie filling)
1 ⅓ cups brown sugar
1 ⅓ cups granulated sugar
2 cups applesauce or canola oil
6 large eggs (room temperature)
2 tbsp vanilla extract
3 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips (reserve a few tbsp for topping, optional)
Instructions
Preheat Oven: Set oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line two 9×5-inch loaf pans.
Mix Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, whisk flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and pumpkin pie spice.
Combine Wet Ingredients: In another bowl, mix pumpkin, sugars, applesauce (or oil), eggs, and vanilla until smooth.
Combine & Fold: Add wet to dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Fold in regular and mini chocolate chips.
Bake: Divide batter between loaf pans. Sprinkle reserved mini chips on top. Bake for 55–65 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Cool: Let loaves cool in pans for 10–15 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
Nutrition
- Calories: 290 / Slice
- Sugar: 23g / Slice
- Fat: 12g / Slice
- Carbohydrates: 38g / Slice
- Protein: 4g / Slice