Chocolate Chip Walnut Pumpkin Bread

Course: Breakfast

Cuisine: American

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 55 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes

Servings: slices

Calories: 316kcal

Author: Melanie Bauer | Melanie Makes

This insanely easy Chocolate Chip Walnut Pumpkin Bread comes together in just 15 minutes and disappears almost as fast!

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter softened
1 cup sugar
2 eggs beaten
2 cups pumpkin puree
1-1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup chopped walnuts
1 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, add butter and sugar.
Cream together on medium speed until combined and fluffy.
Add eggs and pumpkin puree to bowl.
Mix on medium speed until completely combined.
Add flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and vanilla to bowl.
Mix together on medium speed until just combined.
TIP: You want to mix only until the separate ingredients are barely visible as you’ll continue to stir to mix in the walnuts and chocolate chips in the next step. If you over mix the batter, it will result in a more dense and chewy bread.
Add walnuts and chocolate chips to mixing bowl.
With a spatula, fold in walnuts and chocolate chips until just combined.
TIP: Folding is another name for very gently stirring that’s typically done with a rubber spatula until ingredients are just incorporated. The goal is to avoid deflating delicate ingredients by making broad, scoop-like movements from the inside of the bowl outwards.
The more you handle the batter gently, the more tender your bread will be!
Line a 9″ x 5″ x 3″ baking pan with parchment.
TIP: To form a parchment paper sling for your bread, cut a length of parchment paper long enough to line the bottom of the pan with extra hanging over the sides. If your parchment is longer than your pan, fold the extra under.
Pour batter in a greased and parchment lined loaf pan and bake at 350 degrees for 55 minutes. Turn oven off and leave bread in oven for additional 15 minutes.
OPTIONAL: If you want your Chocolate Chip Walnut Pumpkin Bread to look like it came straight from the bakery, I love to dot the top with additional chocolate chips and a sprinkle of chopped walnuts prior to baking.

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