This super moist, flavorful Chocolate Swirl Pumpkin Bread is enhanced with chocolate chips and a luscious chocolate swirl. Once you taste this amazing pumpkin bread, you will never search for another pumpkin bread recipe again!

Is it just me, or does gravity seem to be stronger in the kitchen? I swear, it’s like a separate plane of reality where half of what my children try to eat ends up on the floor.

And my kids aren’t young, either. It’s totally understandable when babies and toddlers drop things on the floor. But with my kids, it’s like a super-strong force of gravity pulls the food out of their hands before it even gets to their mouths. Or while they are chewing, gravity reaches in and pulls out crumbs.

If I added up all the crumbs, Cheerios, Chex, potato chips, and everything else that has landed on my floor over the years, it would probably be enough to feed a small country.

One thing you do not want to lose one crumb of, though, is this Chocolate Swirl Pumpkin Bread.

I am not going to call it “The Best Pumpkin Bread Ever” or anything with the word “best” in it. That word gets bandied about on Pinterest so much that it has lost its meaning. Everybody’s recipe is “the best.”

Instead, I am going to call it, “The Supreme Pumpkin Bread to End All Pumpkin Breads.” Well, maybe not. Even though that monker may be lengthy and unweildy, it is, nevertheless, absolutely true.

After you make this pumpkin bread, you will never go back to whatever recipe you have previously been using. That’s because this pumpkin bread not only has chocolate chips in it, but gorgeous chocolate swirls. See how the swirls make it better?

How do you Make Chocolate Swirl Pumpkin Bread?

Most pumpkin bread recipes have cinnamon, allspice, and/or pumpkin pie spice. This doesn’t have any of that. But it does have a healthy dose of cloves, and that is what creates the deep, complex flavor of this superlative pumpkin bread. This recipe also uses sour cream, which creates such a moist and tender bread.

To make the chocolate swirls, you melt chocolate chips (plus a squirt of cooking spray to thin the melted chocolate out a little bit) and then pour the melted chocolate over the top of your batter. Then using a spatula, you gently fold the chocolate into the batter. You only need to fold it about 3-5 times.

If you are using a stand mixer, just turn on your mixer for literally two seconds. You can repeat this a maximum of three times. We want the chocolate to form beautiful ribbons, not get all mixed into the batter.

Realize that as you pour the batter into your bread pans, it will also mix the chocolate in a little. Basically, you want to mix the chocolate in as little as possible, but still have it go throughout the whole loaf.

How do you Make Pumpkin Puree from a Fresh Pumpkin?

In this recipe, you can either use pumpkin from a can, or you can use your own pumpkin puree. Every year, I get a pumpkin and make my own puree, and it’s what I like to use in this bread, as well as all my other pumpkin recipes.

I’ve got a great step-by-step tutorial with pictures for you that teaches you how to make your own pumpkin puree.

I’m warning you, if you make this bread, you can never go back. And if gravity is super strong in your kitchen and you drop some on the floor, the 5-second rule totally applies 🙂

Recipe adapted from Marbled Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bread in the book, Chocolate Never Faileth by Annette Lyon.

Chocolate Swirl Pumpkin Bread

Yield: 2 large loaves

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Additional Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Super moist, flavorful pumpkin bread is enhanced with chocolate chips and a luscious chocolate swirl.

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Ingredients

• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup butter, slightly melted or softened
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup melted chocolate chips (Melt in a saucepan over low heat on the stove. If the melted chocolate is not easily pourable, add a squirt or two of non-stick cooking spray).

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour two large loaf pans.
2. In a small bowl, mix the sour cream and baking soda. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
4. Add the eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla. Mix well, then add the sour cream/baking soda mixture.
5. Add the salt, baking powder, nutmeg, and cloves. Mix well.
6. Gradually add the flour and mix well.
7. Add the chocolate chips and mix just until distributed throughout the batter.
8. Pour the melted chocolate chips into the batter and gently fold in. If using a mixer, turn it on low for only a couple of seconds. You want there to be swirls of chocolate in the batter.
9. Pour into the two prepared bread pans and bake for 55-65 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
10. Cool on wire racks.

Notes

Can be frozen.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 24 Serving Size: One slice
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 285Total Fat: 9.6gSaturated Fat: 6.1gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 299mgCarbohydrates: 46.7gFiber: 1.5gSugar: 28.7gProtein: 4.1g

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Chocolate Swirl Pumpkin Bread

Yield: 2 large loaves

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Additional Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Super moist, flavorful pumpkin bread is enhanced with chocolate chips and a luscious chocolate swirl.

Print

Ingredients

• 2 tsp. baking soda
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup butter, slightly melted or softened
• 2 1/2 cups sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups pumpkin puree
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 1/2 tsp. salt
• 1 tsp. baking powder
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1 tsp. ground cloves
• 4 cups flour
• 1 cup chocolate chips
• 1 cup melted chocolate chips (Melt in a saucepan over low heat on the stove. If the melted chocolate is not easily pourable, add a squirt or two of non-stick cooking spray).

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease and flour two large loaf pans.
2. In a small bowl, mix the sour cream and baking soda. Set aside.
3. In a large mixing bowl, cream the butter and sugar.
4. Add the eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla. Mix well, then add the sour cream/baking soda mixture.
5. Add the salt, baking powder, nutmeg, and cloves. Mix well.
6. Gradually add the flour and mix well.
7. Add the chocolate chips and mix just until distributed throughout the batter.
8. Pour the melted chocolate chips into the batter and gently fold in. If using a mixer, turn it on low for only a couple of seconds. You want there to be swirls of chocolate in the batter.
9. Pour into the two prepared bread pans and bake for 55-65 minutes, until a toothpick comes out clean.
10. Cool on wire racks.

Notes

Can be frozen.

Nutrition Information:

Yield: 24 Serving Size: One slice
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 285Total Fat: 9.6gSaturated Fat: 6.1gCholesterol: 29mgSodium: 299mgCarbohydrates: 46.7gFiber: 1.5gSugar: 28.7gProtein: 4.1g