Pumpkin Chocolate Bread
Pumpkin Chocolate Bread is moist bread full of pumpkin flavor with a hint of chocolate that is as easy to make as it is delicious!
Servings: 12
Calories: 195kcal
Ingredients
- 1¾ cups (219 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon baking powder
- 2 large eggs, room temperature
- 1½ cups (300 g) granulated sugar
- 1 can (15 ounces) pure pumpkin
- ½ cup (109 g) vegetable oil
- ⅓ cup (83 g) orange juice
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (29.5 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray a 9x5-inch loaf pan with nonstick cooking spray. Set aside
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, cloves, and baking powder. Set aside.
- In a large bowl using a hand mixer on medium speed, beat together the eggs, sugar, pumpkin, oil, orange juice, molasses, and vanilla until fully combined.
- Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients. Mix on low speed until the ingredients are just combined.
- Place half of the batter into a separate large bowl. Add cocoa powder to the separated half. Stir until just combined.
- Add alternating scoops of pumpkin batter and chocolate pumpkin batter to the prepared pan until both of the batters have been used.
- Use a skewer or knife to gently swirl the batters together in an s-shaped pattern.
- Bake for 75-80 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out mostly clean. (A few crumbs are okay!) Allow the bread to cool before slicing and serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 195kcal