CHOCOLATE CHIP PUMPKIN BREAD

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread image

I make this recipe during the holidays. It is moist, and freezes well! I bake them in coffee cans, and wrap them in colored cellophane to give as gifts.

Provided by Star Pooley and KC

Categories Bread Quick Bread Recipes Pumpkin Bread Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield 36

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

3 cups white sugar
1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
1 cup vegetable oil
⅔ cup water
4 eggs
3 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
1 tablespoon ground nutmeg
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips
½ cup chopped walnuts

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 1 pound size coffee cans, or three 9x5 inch loaf pans.
In a large bowl, combine sugar, pumpkin, oil, water, and eggs. Beat until smooth. Blend in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt. Fold in chocolate chips and nuts. Fill cans 1/2 to 3/4 full.
Bake for 1 hour, or until an inserted knife comes out clean. Cool on wire racks before removing from cans or pans.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 210.2 calories, Carbohydrate 30.5 g, Cholesterol 20.7 mg, Fat 9.4 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 2.6 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 204.1 mg, Sugar 19.9 g