Cozy Pumpkin Bread with Chocolate Chips + Pecans
Pumpkin season means one thing: filling your kitchen with the warm, spiced scent of fresh-baked pumpkin bread. This easy recipe is perfectly moist, naturally sweetened with maple syrup, and packed with fall flavor thanks to pumpkin pie spice. Stir in chocolate chips for indulgence or chopped pecans for crunch—you really can’t go wrong.
🥄 What You’ll Need
1 loaf
Total Time: 1 hour, 15 minutes
2 eggs
⅓ cup coconut oil (or butter), melted
½ cup maple syrup
1 cup pumpkin purée (not pumpkin pie filling)
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
1 Tbsp pumpkin pie spice
1 cup chocolate chips or chopped pecans
👩🍳 Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease or line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, melted coconut oil (or butter), maple syrup, pumpkin purée, and vanilla until smooth.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and pumpkin pie spice.
Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
Fold in chocolate chips or chopped pecans.
Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan and smooth the top.
Bake for 50–60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
Host Mode Tips:
This pumpkin bread is wonderful on its own, but you can dress it up for fall gatherings:
Pumpkin Spice Syrup – Drizzle on top for extra spice and sweetness.
Scoop of Vanilla Ice Cream – Perfect when serving the bread warm.
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting – Try this dreamy Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting