With the kids back in school and the weather turning a little bit cooler at our house…I have been in the mood for baking some yummy goodness! My friend Stacy gave me a recipe she had that was supposed to be a Copycat Great Harvest Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread. She had tried it and really liked it, so I thought I would give it an “official” taste test of my own. I really do like to make sacrifices like that for the good of all ;)!
After looking at the recipe, I immediately knew there were some changes I was going to make. First of all…the recipe called for 3 cups of sugar (for 2 loaves of pumpkin bread). Whoa! I cut out 1 cup of sugar and then made a few changes to the water amount and the spices. I am really happy with how the bread turned out and it still tastes great with a 1/3 of the sugar!
I have tasted Great Harvest’s Pumpkin Bread and think it is really a pretty close comparison…but…my husband claimed that he actually liked this pumpkin bread better!! He’s a keeper that one! And the kids…well…they LOVED it!
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Here is the recipe.
Great Harvest Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread Recipe
*printable Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread Recipe
Ingredients:
- 3 1/2 cups white flour
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups cooked or canned pumpkin
- 1/2 cup oil
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 4 eggs, beaten lightly
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup water
- 1 1 /2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (or more…according to your chocolate needs)
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
- Grease two bread loaf pans.
- In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together and then set aside.
- In a mixer cream together the pumpkin, oil, applesauce, eggs, vanilla and water.
- Slowly mix in the dry ingredients while mixing continuously.
- Mix in chocolate chips.
- Separate batter into the greased pans.
- Bake for 55-65 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
- Cool for 20 minutes in pans before turning out onto wire racks.
- Serve or store in airtight container.
We always add a few more chocolate chips that the recipe calls for…because sometimes our chocolate needs are more than what is called for! You could also throw in some nuts, cranberries or even some blueberries to add a tangy twist to your bread.
Some of you may have noticed that these loaves of bread are a little bit longer and thinner than your standard Bread Loaf Pan. I have been baking my quick breads in these longer Bread Loaf Pans made my Wilton and I LOVE how well the bread bakes in them. Sometimes I had trouble with the bread not baking in the middle of the bread while the outside was getting overdone. I feel like you get an all over even bake on with these pans!!
This Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread great alone! But…I wanted to test out a Cinnamon Glaze and see how that would taste drizzled over the top! Um…hello! So yummy! But I do love me some Cinnamon! The Cinnamon Glaze hardens slightly so you get a nice texture on the top and sides of the bread.
So…I saved a cup of sugar out of the bread recipe…and just added it to the top…haha! I only used half of the Cinnamon Glaze and tested it out on something else that I will be sharing with you here later!
Cinnamon Glaze Recipe
- 2 Tablespoons Milk (or Buttermilk)
- 1 Tablespoon Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
1. Mix together well so that it is smooth and creamy with no lumps.
2. Drizzle over the bread.
3. Store any leftovers in an airtight container for up to 1 week in the refrigerator.
If you liked this recipe, you may want to check out some of our past recipes:
Chocolate Marbled Banana Bread
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffins
White Chocolate Raspberry Muffins
Kid Friendly Wheat Bread Recipe
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I just can’t get enough of pumpkin, especially when it has chocolate too! Yum!!
Made this bread and it was great!!!
This bread looks amazing Amy! So perfect! Pinned!
This, my friend, looks PHENOMENAL!!
This looks AHHHMAZING. I think I might make this tomorrow. I happen to LOVE Great Harvest and this bread, but I am NEVER around when they sell it, which might be a good thing. #yummy
Great pictures~
Thanks Bekah!! Now you can make it whenever you feel like it…which might not be a good thing either! haha!
The bread turned out really delicious. Was wondering if I can turn some of the bread into biscotti. Pumpkin biscotti in the fall along with coffee. Yummy!
Well that sounds perfect! I have never made biscotti!! Would love to know how it turns out if you make some! Glad you loved the bread!
Love this recipe! Made it again today for a play date & everyone wanted the recipe. It’s definitely my new go-to choc chip pumpkin bread. Thanks!
So happy to hear that! xo
Have you ever tried this recipe with coconut or almond flour? I try to limit the amount of wheat flour I eat, but would love to try this recipe.
I will have to try that. I bet it would be a great substitution.
What oil did you use in this recipe? And does the applesauce have to be unsweetened?
Just an edit. 2 out of 3 cups of sugar is 2/3 the sugar not 1/3. Pumpkin chocolate chip bread signs delicious though.
Samantha- Thanks, I will fix that.
This looks awesome! I can’t wait to make it for pumpkin season! TY!
Lissa- Thank You. This Bread is so tasty!
Can’t wait t o try this it looks mouth wateringly good, thanks for sharing.
Catherine- I hope you do try this recipe out! Its so GOOD!
Have you ever made this into muffins? Just wondering if it stays as moist…? Love this recipe!
Laura- I have not. Great idea though. I am going to try that.
Hey Amy,
I wanted to ask if u ever do vegan recipes or would u ever consider maybe adding like a side note to a recipe that offers an alternative or a substitute ingredient. I know this may seem challenging if ur not a vegan eater or not, lol but u might find some of ur readers who are happy to assist u with this. i know i would and i appologize for not participating or reading emails; the truth is is i havent been receiving any. None the less i would like to recommend ur website to a few Facebook groups for moms. I hope that will be ok with u. Thanks Teresa
Teresa- I will have to look into adding substitutes for vegans. I would love to have you share my page. Thank you so much!