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Chocolate Pumpkin Bread

Fluffy, Rich, and cozy! This fudgy chocolate pumpkin bread combines two of the best - pumpkin and dark chocolate - for a decadent twist on a classic fall staple!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Equipment

  • standard loaf pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 c butter softened
  • 1 1/4 c flour
  • 1/2 c cocoa powder
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 c buttermilk (or regular milk with tsp vinegar or lemon juice)
  • 1 c brown sugar packed
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 c chopped dark chocolate bar (or chocolate chips)
  • 1/2 c sourdough discard *optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350. If you need to sub regular milk for buttermilk, prepare that now by mixing 1/2 c milk with 1 tsp lemon juice or vinegar. let sit for 5 minutes to coagulate.
  • Whisk together wet ingredients (pumpkin, butter, eggs, sugar, buttermilk, discard if using). Then pour dry ingredients (flour, spices, baking soda, baking powder, cocoa powder, salt) over the top of the wet and toss together slightly before folding into the wet ingredients to combine. Do not overmix!
  • Chop up a dark chocolate bar with a knife (or use chocolate chips) and fold into the batter.
  • Butter a loaf pan and pour the batter in. Sprinkle a few more chocolate chunks over the top. Bake at 350 for 65-75 minutes (until knife comes out completely clean).
Keyword chocolate, pumpkin bread
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