Chocolate Pumpkin Bread Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan.
• Combine flour, pumpkin, chocolate chips, cocoa, white sugar, brown sugar, eggs, cinnamon, baking powder, vanilla extract, baking soda, nutmeg, and salt in a large mixing bowl. Blend well. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until top is firm and a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 40 to 45 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool for 15 minutes; dust with powdered sugar.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line one 9-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
• Whisk together the flour, sugar, chocolate chips, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl.
• Whisk together the pumpkin, melted butter, eggs, milk and vanilla in another large bowl. Gradually add the pumpkin mixture into the dry mixture and gently combine with a rubber spatula.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Tap out any air bubbles and even out the batter in the pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 1 hour.
• Cool in the pan on a wire rack for 20 minutes. Remove the bread from the pan, remove the parchment and slice. Serve with salted butter.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin, water and oil; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Stir in chocolate chips and almonds. , Pour into two greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 70-75 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Wrap in foil and freeze for up to 3 months., To use frozen bread: Thaw at room temperature.

Steps:

• For the marmalade butter: Mix the butter, marmalade, orange zest and sea salt together in a bowl until smooth. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld. Remove from the refrigerator 15 minutes before serving.
• For the swirl bread: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Brush a 9-by-5-inch loaf pan with butter, or spray with nonstick spray; set aside.
• Combine the flour, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder and fine salt in a medium bowl.
• Place the sugar and oil in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and beat on medium-high speed until well combined (it'll look like wet sand), about 1 minute.
• Turn the mixer to medium speed and add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Reduce the speed to low, add the pumpkin puree and vanilla extract, and mix until just combined, about 30 seconds. Stop the mixer and scrape down the sides of the bowl and the paddle. Add the flour mixture, and mix until just combined.
• Remove the bowl from the mixer and drizzle the melted chocolate evenly over the batter.
• Using a rubber spatula, fold the chocolate into the batter until it's just swirled in. (Be careful not to fully incorporate the chocolate into the batter--you want a marbled effect.)
• Pour the batter into the prepared loaf pan and spread it into an even layer. Bake until the bread is browned on top and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs attached, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cool in the pan on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove from pan and let cool another 10 minutes before slicing. Serve with the marmalade butter.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Grease and flour three 1 pound size coffee cans, or three 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• In a large bowl, combine sugar, pumpkin, oil, water and eggs.
• Beat until smooth.
• Blend in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda and salt.
• Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
• Fill cans 1/2 to 3/4 full.
• Bake for 1 hour, or until an inserted knife comes out clean.
• Cool on wire racks before removing from cans or pans.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. In another bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, pumpkin and oil. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in chocolate chips., Pour into 2 greased 8x4-in. loaf pans. Bake at 350° for 60-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks.

Steps:

• Day before you want the pudding or early on the same day, preheat the oven to 350*F and butter and flour a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan.
• Whisk together dry ingredients.
• Cream the butter and sugar together until light and fluffy. Add 3 of the eggs one at a time, then add pumpkin puree and vanilla. Stir in flour mixture. Beat until just blended.
• Melt 4 ounces of the chocolate in the top of a double boiler until smooth.
• Spoon half of the batter into the loaf pan, spoon half of the melted chocolate on top, swirling it into the batter with a skewer. Repeat with remaining batter and chocolate.
• Bake for about 1 hour, or until a metal skewer inserted in the center comes out clean. Let the loaf cool for 15 minutes, then invert onto the rack and turn right side up. Cool completely before proceeding.
• Butter a 9 X 13 inch casserole dish and heat oven to 375*F/180*C.
• Slice the pumpkin loaf into 1/2 inch thick slices, arranging them, overlapping to till the baking dish.
• Beat the 4 remaining eggs and egg yolks together until frothy with an electric mixer on medium speed. Slowly beat in the sugar, beating until thick and lemon coloured. Stir in the pumpkin puree, half and half, vanilla and pumpkin pie spice.
• Carefully ladle the custard mixture over the bread slices in the casserole until the dish is filled to the top. Evenly distribute the the remaining chocolate chunks over top.
• Set the baking dish into a larger baking pan and fill the larger pan with enough hot water to reach halfway up the sides of the casserole.
• Place in the hot oven and bake for 40 to 45 minutes.
• Protecting your hands with heavy oven mitts, using a large spoon, push the bread down until the still liquid custard rises in the dish. Spoon the custard evenly over the bread slices again. Bake for about 10 minutes more until a skewer inserted in the center comes out barely clean. Let cool on a rack.
• Serve sprinkled with confectioners sugar accompanied with a dollop of whipped cream or creme fraiche.