Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Nothing says “hello fall” quite like a fresh loaf of homemade Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread. If you haven’t made bread in a slow cooker, this is a great recipe to experiment with. The long cook time and low heat, combined with the enclosed slow cooker, creates a perfectly moist and delicious loaf. Enjoy on a cool fall day with friends and family.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup plus 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour, divided
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup olive oil (or 1/2 cup melted butter)
  • 2/3 cup maple syrup (or 1 cup brown sugar)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon 2% milk
  • 1 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract
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  • 3/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons pumpkin puree
  • 3/4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice

Directions

Spray a 2-pound loaf tin with non-stick oil. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon whole wheat flour to coat the edges. Place a small piece of foil on the bottom of your slow cooker and turn your slow cooker onto high.

In a large bowl, mix the flours, baking soda and salt. Add the olive oil, maple syrup, eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Mix until ingredients are thoroughly beaten and that the mixture is without lumps (if using butter and sugar, blend the ingredients together in a separate bowl before mixing the eggs, milk and vanilla). Fold in pumpkin puree and chocolate chips.

Pour the entire mixture into your loaf tin and set your slow cooker to 2 ½ hours on high. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the middle of the loaf. If it comes out clean, loaf is done.

The loaf can be stored for one to two days at room temperature, or up to a week when tightly wrapped in the fridge.

Notes:

This recipe was developed by our friends Meg and Jane of The Zen of Slow Cooking. Their blog features a number of innovative and classic recipes you can easily make in your slow cooker.

  • 120 grams whole wheat flour, divided
  • 120 grams all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 119 ml olive oil (or 120 ml melted butter)
  • 156 ml maple syrup (or 213 grams brown sugar)
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon 2% milk
  • 1 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract
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  • 215 grams pumpkin puree
  • 130 grams semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon pumpkin spice

Directions

Spray a 900 g loaf tin with non-stick oil and shake 1 tablespoon of whole wheat flour to coat the edges. Place a small piece of foil on the bottom of your slow cooker and turn your slow cooker onto high.

In a large bowl, mix the flours, baking soda and salt. Add the olive oil, maple syrup, eggs, milk and vanilla extract. Mix until ingredients are thoroughly beaten and that the mixture is without lumps (if using butter and sugar, blend the ingredients together in a separate bowl before mixing the eggs, milk and vanilla). Fold in pumpkin puree and chocolate chips.

Pour the entire mixture into your loaf tin and set your slow cooker to 2 ½ hours on high. Check for doneness by inserting a toothpick into the middle of the loaf. If it comes out clean, loaf is done.

The loaf can be stored for one to two days at room temperature, or up to a week when tightly wrapped in the fridge.

Notes:

This recipe was developed by our friends Meg and Jane of The Zen of Slow Cooking. Their blog features a number of innovative and classic recipes you can easily make in your slow cooker.

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    10 minsprep

  • Nielsen-Massey time icon

    2.5 hrscook

  • Nielsen-Massey yield icon

    6-8servings

This Recipe Uses

Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract