Chocolate Almond Pumpkin Bread
Description
Traditional pumpkin bread batter is enriched with chocolate chips and almonds for a new twist on a favorite breakfast treat.
Ingredients
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cooking spray
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1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
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1/4 teaspoon baking powder
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1 cup pumpkin puree
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1/2 cup vegetable oil
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1/3 cup water
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2 eggs
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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
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1/2 cup chopped toasted almonds
Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray the inside of a 9x5-inch loaf pan with cooking spray.
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Mix flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, cloves, cinnamon, nutmeg, pumpkin pie spice, and baking powder together in a large bowl. Add pumpkin puree, vegetable oil, water, and eggs; beat until well incorporated and smooth. Gently stir in chocolate chips and almonds. Pour batter into the prepared loaf pan.
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Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the bread comes out clean, 1 hour and 15 minutes. Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before transferring to a wire rack to finish cooling.