Looking for a versatile recipe for making the best pumpkin bread, muffins or mini loaves? This is it! Mini chocolate chips, pumpkin, walnuts, nutmeg, and a burst of cinnamon combine to bring together the flavors of fall. I'll share the cooking times for making all of the variations! This post contains affiliate links.
You might also like our pumpkin mini bundt cakes, our pumpkin cinnamon rolls (90 minutes!) or our pumpkin pretzel bites recipe!
The Best Pumpkin Bread Batter
I love recipes that I can use for multiple things. This pumpkin bread recipe is just that. It makes delicious loaves, mini loaves and muffins. I made mini loaves this time because they are quicker than full size bread. My kids love bringing mini loaves and muffins in their lunch in lieu of sandwiches. This works great when I forget to buy bread and we're scrambling to make lunches the night before. This batter yields the most flavorful and moist bread!
Pumpkin Mini Loaves, Muffins and Loaves Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 2 cups white sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 Tbsp. ground cinnamon*
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups pumpkin puree
- ½ cup vegetable oil (or canola oil)
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Combine wet ingredients in a bowl. Whisk dry ingredients in a separate bowl. Mix wet and dry ingredients together. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts.
Divide batter amongst greased baking and loaf pans (loaf, muffin or mini loaf).
Mini chocolate chips and walnuts are optional, but I love the added flavor and crunch. For an all applesauce version (no oil) check our our healthier cinnamon pumpkin muffins. It's a slight variation of this recipe and delicious too!
*(1 ½ Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice can be used in place of cinnamon, nutmeg and ginger.)
Oven Baking Times
Bake muffins 20-25 minutes.
Bake mini loaves 30-35 minutes.
Bake loaves 55-60 minutes. If bread starts to brown too quickly you can tent it with aluminum foil for the last 20 minutes or so.
Bake at 350 degrees F until toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle. Mini loaves and muffins can be served hot, but pumpkin bread loaves slice easier after cooling on wire rack for an hour.
How many Pumpkin Muffins or Loaves Will This Recipe Make?
Muffins: 24-30 (depending on how much you fill the muffin cups)
Mini Loaves 16 (I use this pan)
Quick Bread Loaves: 2
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Mini Loaves
The Best Pumpkin Bread Recipe
Ingredients
- 3 ½ cups white flour
- 2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 Tbsp. cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups pureed pumpkin
- 2 cups sugar
- ½ cup oil
- ½ cup applesauce
- 4 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup water
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F degrees.
- Grease baking pans.
- In a large bowl, mix pumpkin, oil, applesauce, sugar, eggs, vanilla and water. In a separate bowl combine baking soda, flours, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt together in a large bowl. Add dry ingredients to pumpkin mixture and stir. Mix in walnuts and chocolate chips (optional).
- Divide batter between prepared pans.
- Bake muffins for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the middle.
- Bake mini loaves for 30-35 minutes.
- Bake loaves for 55-60 minutes.
- Cool in pans for 10 minutes before transferring to a cooling rack.
Nutrition
The muffins, mini loaves and quick bread can be store in an airtight container (or covered in plastic wrap) and also freezes well.
Basic Pumpkin Spice Mix
A simple combination of spices to mix up and keep on hand for fall baking.
(double or triple to make as much as you need)
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground ginger
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¼ teaspoon ground allspice
Clare says
Can substitute sugar to sweetner?
Brandy says
Hi Clare! I haven't ever baked with sweetner, so I am not sure. I'm sorry I couldn't be more help to you!
Theresa @ Shoestring Elegance says
Hi Brandy! I love your adorable and yummy recipe! Thanks for sharing with me at the What to do Weekends party! I'm featuring your cute little loaves now. Happy Weekend!
Theresa.
Miz Helen says
Congratulation!
Your recipe is featured today on Full Plate Thursday. Enjoy your new Red Plate and have a great day!
Miz Helen
Miz Helen says
Congratulations!
Your recipe is featured on Full Plate Thursday this week. Have a great day and enjoy your new Red Plate!
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Miz Helen!
Marie (@DIYadulation) says
Wow, these look delicious! Of course, it helps that they are so stinkin' adorable! Thanks for sharing your recipe with us at Merry Monday this week!
diy180 says
These are so cute and I love to make anything pumpkin. Yummy! Thank you for sharing at Dishing it and Digging it link party. We love having you.
michelleoblogoff says
Mini loaves are precious!
Pumpkin +chocolate =love!
Thanks for the recipe!
Michelle
Linda Bass says
Yum! I love pumpkin. Thank you for sharing. You have a beautiful blog and I would be honored if you would share on the "new" Share the Love blog party. I think my readers would like your blog. You can find me at http://homecookingrecipebox.blogspot.com/ hope to see you sometime.
Camille says
Hmmmn I can just smell your loaves. These would make a great gift. Thanks for sharing.
JESS44903 says
These sound amazing!! Pinned! 🙂
I would love for you to share this with my Facebook Group for recipes, crafts, tips, and tricks: https://www.facebook.com/groups/pluckyrecipescraftstips/
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Valerie says
Pumpkin and chocolate is my favorite combo. Perfect for Fall!
janetvinyard says
Hi Brandy, What a great idea to use the mini loaf pans which are great for giving little gifts around the holidays! I'm sure your children loved them! Thanks for sharing this recipe! Blessings, Janet
Heidi says
Pumpkin and chocolate--a great combination! Love your mini loaves!
Angela says
These loaves look amazing! Thanks so much for sharing at Meet up Mondays.
Bunnie says
This is the BEST Pumpkin choc chip bread Thank you
Brandy says
So glad to hear!!
Rehab Awad says
Can you freeze loaf after baking and cooling?
Brandy says
Hi! You definitely can freeze the loaf after it’s been baked and cooled.