Almond Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread

A delicious, moist, full-bodied seasonal treat! This pumpkin bread is for those looking for a huge hit of holiday flavors to share with friends and enjoy themselves. Also an excellent gift idea, or as an addition to any fall/winter potluck gathering.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 339 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• ½ teaspoon ground ginger
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon baking powder
• 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
• 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ⅓ cups white sugar
• 1 ½ tablespoons molasses
• 1 cup toasted almond slices, divided
• ½ cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips, divided

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x5-inch loaf pan.

Step 2

Beat sugar, pumpkin, vegetable oil, eggs, and molasses together in a large bowl. Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, and ground ginger together in another bowl. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and stir until batter is well-combined.

Step 3

Stir 2/3 of the almonds and 3/4 of the chocolate chips into batter. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan; sprinkle remaining almonds and remaining chocolate chips over the top of the loaf.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean, 45 minutes to 1 hour.