Chocolate Bourbon Pumpkin Bread
With a double dose of chocolate, pure pumpkin puree, pumpkin pie spice, and just enough bourbon for a little kick of flavor, this chocolate bourbon pumpkin bread is perfection! Try it at Thanksgiving, Halloween, or Christmas, or any other time of the year when you want a yummy treat.
Ingredients
- Pam baking spray
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup Hershey Dark Cocoa Powder
- 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 1/2 cups pure pumpkin puree
- 3/4 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 large eggs
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 3 Tbsp bourbon (see notes)
- 1 cup chocolate chips divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F and spray a 9x5 loaf pan with baking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour, cocoa, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt.
- In a large bowl, beat together pumpkin puree, brown sugar, canola oil, buttermilk, eggs, vanilla and bourbon, until combined.
- Gradually whisk the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients. Then, fold in ¾ cup of the chocolate chips.
- Scoop the batter into the loaf pan, and then smooth.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
- When the 30 minutes is up, sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips onto the top of the bread.
- Continue to bake for another 20-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to cool completely before enjoying!
Notes
If you'd rather your recipe be alcohol-free, you could either skip the bourbon or replace it with an equal amount of water if you believe your bread will be dry without it.
Nutrition
Calories: 216kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 3gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 210mgPotassium: 167mgFiber: 2gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 4815IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 2mg
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