It’s not officially fall until I have baked my favorite Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread recipe. So as of yesterday, let the Fall Season commence!
I love the Great Harvest chocolate chip pumpkin bread, and found a copycat recipe a few years ago that satisfies my craving for it. My house smells so delicious while this is baking, even the kids come to hover around the oven. This recipe bakes 2 loaves (using 9×5 inch loaf pans). That’s nice because you can eat one now and freeze one for later. EXCEPT this bread is so good you may want to hold off on freezing that second loaf. Our first loaf was completely gone by last night and everyone was wanting more this morning.
Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread Recipe
(Great Harvest copycat recipe)
Ingredients:
- 2.5 cups white flour
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 3 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups canned pumpkin
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/2 cup Vanilla Greek Yogurt OR applesauce
- 4 eggs beaten lightly
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2/3 cup water
- 1,5 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Directions:
- Grease 2 loaf pans and set aside. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Mix flours, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
- Use a mixer to combine sugar, pumpkin eggs, oil, yogurt, vanilla and water until well mixed.
- Add pumpkin mixture to dry ingredients and stir until well mixed. Fold in chocolate chips.
- Pour batter into loaf pans (divide evenly).
- Bake for 60-65 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
- Allow to cool for 20 minutes in the pan. Remove from pan and allow to finish cooling on a wire rack.
That looks amazing! Definitely pinning this to try soon…
So which do you like better the yogurt or the applesauce? I’m leaning toward the applesauce.
Actually, I was just thinking today I think it is moister with the yogurt. I don’t know that it makes a huge difference, though. Either way is yummy. I just happened to have the yogurt and no applesauce this time. 🙂
This sounds and looks delicious! I bet the addition of the greek yogurt gives it a nice moist texture. I will be trying this one. Thanks for sharing.
This sounds so delicious, I will have to try this soon.
I’m constantly looking at different recipes to try so I can bring something into work or to a family get together. My mom makes an amazing pumpkin bread that I wouldn’t even attempt to try to recreate but this recipe adds a little something with the chocolate chips that I really like. I’m definitely going to give this one a try!
My daughter is going to love this recipe. She is always looking for recipes with pumpkin in it.
This recipe was perfect! Makes two large, yummy loaves. It was all gone immediately!! Very easy too. I’m going to make it next week–in individual mini loaves to share with friends and neighbors as a “Thanksgiving” treat.
The combination of pumpkin and chocolate is one of my favorites. Thanks for this recipe! I love that it makes two loaves–perfect for gift-giving (if I can hide the second loaf before it gets eaten).
Pumpkin bread with chocolate chips sounds so delish, would be awesome with a hot cup of tea. I love the end pieces the most with a little powder sugar sprinkled on top.
Loving the sound of this bread! I think this would be a big hit with my family! I am going to have to try it!!