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Easy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

This recipe makes 2 loaves of quick bread.

Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Keyword fall, pumpkin
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 16 slices

Ingredients

Dry Ingredients

  • 3 3/4 c all purpose flour
  • 2 t baking soda
  • 2 t cinnamon
  • 1 t salt
  • 1 t nutmeg
  • 1/2 t ginger
  • 1/4 t cloves

Wet Ingredients

  • 2 sticks butter softened
  • 2 c sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 15 oz can of pumpkin

Stir In

  • 1 1/2 c chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 325.

  2. In one bowl, mix together all dry ingredients.

  3. In a mixing bowl, using a stand or hand mixer, cream 2 sticks of butter. Gradually add 2 cups of sugar. Cream well.

  4. Blend 4 eggs, then beat them into the sugar mixture.

  5. At low speed, add dry ingredients a bit at a time (about 1/2 cup or so), alternating with a bit of pumpkin at a time. Begin and end with your dry ingredients.

  6. When the mixture is *just* combined, stir in your chocolate chips.

  7. Pour into 2 greased standard sized loaf pans.

  8. Bake for one hour or until top is golden and a toothpick comes out clean.

Recipe Notes

In my oven, this recipe takes closer to 1 hour and 10 minutes.  But I have had commenters say their ovens cook closer to 1 hour.