Healthy Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Bread

A hand picking up a top piece from a stack of healthy pumpkin bread slices studded with chocolate chunks.

Healthy Chocolate Chunk Pumpkin Bread

Super moist & healthy chocolate chip pumpkin bread that tastes like anything but healthy! Made with hearty oat flour, unrefined coconut sugar, and real pureed pumpkin. This amazing bread is so decadent, delicious, and easy to make!

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate chip pumpkin bread, Healthy pumpkin bread, how to make healthy pumpkin bread

Freezer Friendly Yes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 1 5

Total Time 1 15

Servings loaf

Calories 312kcal

Author Bethany

Ingredients

1 3/4 cups oat flour (use gluten-free oat flour if needed)
3/4 cups coconut sugar
2 eggs (room temperature)
1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
1/4 cup almond milk (room temperature)
1/2 cup vegan butter, melted and cooled (see notes)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2/3 cup chocolate chunks/chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F. First, lightly whisk together eggs, pumpkin puree, vanilla, almond milk, and melted butter.
Then stir in oat flour, coconut sugar, salt, and baking soda. Don't over-mix batter. Fold in chocolate chips - reserve about 2-3 tablespoons of chocolate for later.
Line a 9x4 - 1.5 lb loaf pan with parchment paper, then spray with oil or use a paper towel to lightly grease pan with paper. Pour batter into pan and sprinkle with remaining chocolate chunks.
Bake bread for 60-65 minutes - My bread was done at about 63 minutes. Use a fork or toothpick to test bread.
Let cool for 10 minutes before lifting bread from pan by parchment paper edges. Cut into 9 bread slices and enjoy! See notes for storing tips.

Notes

Always use room temperature ingredients when baking: why? because they will start to react to one another. A cold egg will solidify the melted butter or your warm melted butter could start to cook your egg (gross, right?!). Make sure warm ingredients have cooled and cool ingredients have set to room temperature before combining!
Oat flour tips: I use oat flour (ground up oats) because it’s rich in nutrients & antioxidants and responds well in baking recipes. You can either purchase it or make it yourself by grinding whole oats or quick oats in a blender until a very fine "flour" consistency.
Add extra toppings to your bread like walnuts, pecans, or cranberries.

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