Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Loaf

An addictive moist pumpkin bread recipe that's not too overly sweet. It's made with a hint of maple syrup and molasses, as well as warming pumpkin pie spice and chocolate chips. The sugar crust has you coming back for more. 

Yield: 1 9in. x 5 in. Loaf 

Time: 1 hour and 20-30 minutes  

Ingredients 

• 2 tablespoons maple syrup 

• 1 tablespoon molasses

• 1 stick of unsalted butter, room temperature

• 3/4 cup granulated sugar 

• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract

• 1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice

• 2 eggs, room temperature

• 1 can pumpkin puree (15 ounce can)

• 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour 

• 2 teaspoons baking powder 

• 1 teaspoon baking soda 

• ¼ teaspoon salt 

• 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips 

• 2 teaspoons all purpose flour

Instructions 

• Pre-heat oven to 350F. 
• Butter and sugar a 9 in. x 5 in. loaf pan. Set aside. 
• In a bowl of a mixer, add maple syrup, molasses, room temperature butter, granulated sugar, pure vanilla extract, and pumpkin pie spice. Mix with a paddle attachment at medium speed for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. 
• While the mixer is on slow, add pumpkin puree until fully combined. Slowly add room temperature eggs one at a time. Be sure to scrape the edges of the bowl. 
• Whisk 1 ¼ cup all purpose flour, baking powder. baking soda and salt in a separate medium sized bowl. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients in 3 additions with the mixer on slow. Use a rubber spatula to scrape down sides between each addition. 
• In a small bowl mix together chocolate chips with 2 teaspoons all purpose flour. Make sure chocolate chips are coated in flour. This stops the chocolate chips from sinking in the batter. Add coated chocolate chips to your batter and mix.
• Add batter to your buttered and sugared loaf pan. 
• Place loaf pan on a sheet pan to catch any drips. Bake at 350F for about 55 minutes -1 hour. Or, until cake tester comes out clean.
• Allow pan to cool on wire rack for 30 minutes. Take pumpkin bread out of the loaf pan gently and allow to continue cooling on wire rack. Enjoy. 

Recipe Notes: 

This loaf can be topped with cream cheese frosting as well if you want to serve it in more of a loaf cake style. Or, it's perfect toasted in the morning with butter and enjoyed with a hot cup of coffee.