Chocolate Almond Pumpkin Bread

This is a yummy recipe I got from a real estate agent who used to leave whole pumpkins on our doorsteps around Halloween time. Super easy and quick to prepare! My family LOVES it!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 15 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins
• Calories: 355 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 ½ cups white sugar
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• ½ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ¼ teaspoon baking powder
• ⅓ cup water
• ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
• 1 ⅔ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup pumpkin puree
• cooking spray
• ½ cup chopped toasted almonds

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray the inside of a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Add pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, water, and eggs; beat until well incorporated and smooth. Gently stir in chocolate chips and almonds. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean, 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.