The BEST Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
A super moist and wholesome fall treat, this healthy pumpkin chocolate chip bread is delectable! Enjoy as a snack with coffee, make it with your kids as a fun fall activity, or share with guests at holiday gatherings. YUM!
- Prep Time: 10
- Cook Time: 55
- Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
- Yield: 12 thick slices 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 1 1/2 cups spelt flour (whole wheat or white whole wheat work beautifully)
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 stick butter (or 1/2 cup coconut oil), melted and slightly cooled
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 1 15-oz. can pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- optional: 1 tbsp molasses
- 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (or milk or dark chocolate chips)
Instructions
- Prepare to bake: Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper, or spray with nonstick spray.
- Mix together dry ingredients: In a bowl, combine flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt.
- Mix together wet ingredients: In a separate bowl, combine butter, maple syrup, eggs, pumpkin puree, vanilla extract, and molasses (if using). Whisk everything together until uniformly combined.
- Combine wet and dry ingredients: Pour wet ingredients into dry and mix until just combined. Add chocolate chips to pumpkin bread batter and stir.
- Bake pumpkin bread: Spread the batter into the prepared loaf pan and bake at 350 for 55-60 minutes. To avoid the top of the bread from getting overdone, loosely place some tinfoil over the top for the first 30 minutes of baking, and then remove.
- Allow to cool: Remove pumpkin chocolate chip bread from the oven and allow to cool before slicing and enjoying with some butter and a warm cup of coffee!