Chocolate Pumpkin Bread {Vegan + Gf}
GOOD CLEAN CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN BREAD
Our Chocolate Pumpkin Bread is rich and chocolaty with a hint of pumpkin and spices. It is the perfect cold weather recipe and so easy to make. We love to slice it up and serve as an apres ski treat with a cup of our Good Clean Chai Latte or a cozy cup of herbal tea. YUM!
CHOCOLATE PUMPKIN BREAD RECIPE:
Wet Ingredients:
1 flax egg (1 Tablespoon of flax seeds whisked together with 3 Tablespoons of water)
1 cup unsweetened pumpkin purée
1/4 cup melted coconut oil
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/4 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups gluten free oat flour
1/2 cup cacao powder
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon high quality sea salt
2/3 cup non-dairy chocolate chips (we love Hu!) (Pecans or walnuts work here too.)
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350°F and prepare your loaf pan with coconut oil..
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flax seed and water until combined and set aside for a few minutes to thicken.
To the same bowl, add the rest of the wet ingredients (pumpkin, oil, applesauce, sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla) and stir to combine.
Add the dry ingredients (oat flour, cacao powder, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt) to the bowl with the wet ingredients. Whisk until smooth.
Set aside 1/2 of the chocolate chips for the topping and stir the remaining chips into the batter.
Pour your batter into a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan, to 2/3 full. Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips (or nuts) into the top.
Bake your loaf for 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
Place on a cooling rack for 30 minutes at least. Carefully remove loaf, slice and enjoy!!
