Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread - Real Recipes from Mums

This mildly sweet Pumpkin Bread recipe is sugar free, dairy free, fat free and contains no nuts. Pumpkin and wholemeal flour help make it low GI. The chocolate chips help make it attractive to children.
This loaf can be sliced and frozen up to, 2 months.

Ingredients (serves 6 | makes 6 Thick slices.)

1.5 Cup Pumpkin purée
1 Cup Wholemeal Self Raising Flour
1/3 Cup Xylitol
1 Tablespoon Cinnamon
2 Tablespoons Dairy free Dark Chocolate Chips, for garnish, optional
3 Tablespoons Warm Water, optional

Method

Combine the puréed pumpkin and Xylitol in a large mixing bowl along with the Cinnamon.
Preheat oven and spray a loaf pan with non stick spray.
Fold the flour into the pumpkin mixture. The batter will be very thick.
Scoop the batter into the prepared pan and sprinkle the dark chocolate chips on top.
Bake for 45 - 55 minutes depending on the oven. Check with a skewer inserted to make sure it is cooked.
Cool before slicing into thick slices for school lunches or morning tea.

60 Comments

- - TraceyGail said
  - 28 May 2024
    7:48 am
I love pumpkin so this may be nice.

- - mom371543 said
  - 20 Aug 2019
    5:26 am
I can’t wait to try this pumpkin pie is a favorite so this could be another

- - caramello said
  - 23 May 2019
    10:31 pm
thats a different combination, thanks for sharing

- - Stef said
  - 25 Feb 2017
    2:00 am
Have never combined, pumpkin and chocolate before.

- - linaianna said
  - 05 Feb 2017
    6:38 pm
looks great must try this recipe

- - mom112217 said
  - 15 Aug 2016
    2:36 pm
Such an interesting combinations of flavours! Must try! Thanks.

- - Melissa89 said
  - 30 Jul 2016
    4:51 pm
How interesting!

- - Kasey said
  - 26 Jun 2016
    1:34 pm
Sounds like a nice combination

- - sharna_booth_weinrowski said
  - 12 Apr 2016
    11:47 am
not a combination i had ever thought of! Great way to sneak in the veggies!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 22 Jan 2016
    3:26 pm
A great way to sneak some veggies in for the kids.

- - mom160421 said
  - 29 Nov 2015
    8:07 pm
I’m curious as to how this will taste – will give it a try.

- - mom94378 said
  - 06 Nov 2015
    10:53 pm
Fantastic cake/bread. Thanks for the idea.

- - coastalkaryn said
  - 30 Sep 2015
    9:56 pm
I have to try this, just to make sure it works LOL thanks for sharing

- - joanne said
  - 13 Sep 2015
    8:55 am
Not sure about this one but thanks for sharing

- - curlytops said
  - 08 Sep 2015
    8:38 am
What is Xylitol? Is it a form of sugar?

- - mom81879 said
  - 04 Sep 2015
    7:17 pm
Oooohhhhhh, sounds and looks divine. Pumpkin and choc chip, have to say I’ve never seen thst combo before

- - mom152736 said
  - 20 Aug 2015
    10:43 pm
wow…didnt know pumpkin could also yield such a tasty dish..woww

- - mom113055 said
  - 21 Jul 2015
    6:59 pm
looking great and awesome

- - julie_morrow said
  - 07 Jul 2015
    10:48 pm
Can’t wait to give this a try!

- - Jazbright said
  - 30 Jun 2015
    2:42 am
I love pumpkin in sweets.