Skinny Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread is full of delicious flavor and has the most amazing texture, with very little fat! A light way to enjoy a fall treat!
We are halfway through PUMPKIN WEEK! So far we have Pumpkin Donuts and Pumpkin Waffles. Today, I am lightening things up a bit with Skinny Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread. I love trying to make baked goods skinnier when I can, especially when you can barely tell the difference! This bread is super moist and is full of great flavor, but has very little fat. And there are chocolate chips, which make everything taste better!
One of my absolute favorite treats to get for myself is the Pumpkin Bread at Starbucks. I just love it, and am tempted by it literally every time I go into Starbucks (so basically every morning…). When Starbucks changed to La Boulange baked goods in NYC, they got rid of the pumpkin bread for a while. I literally had a mini breakdown. Luckily, they brought it back!
But what I do not love about the pumpkin bread is how many calories/fat/sodium are in there. Not the best way to start the day. And so that’s why I made this Skinny Pumpkin Chocolate Chip bread! It has all the flavor (and texture!) of the real stuff, with a fraction of the fat.
This recipe is very similar to my Pumpkin Yogurt Loaf. I recently discovered that pumpkin and chocolate taste delicious together (not sure why it took me so long to realize this!), so I decided to add some chocolate chips to my pumpkin bread. Great decision! I love chocolate chips in muffins and quick bread, and so does TheBetterHalf. He’s not even the biggest pumpkin fan, and he loved this bread.
Skinny Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread is full of delicious flavor and has the most amazing texture, with very little fat! A light way to enjoy a fall treat!
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 3/4 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ cup packed brown sugar
- ¼ cup oil
- 2 large eggs, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/3 cup greek yogurt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8x5" loaf pan.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, whole wheat pastry flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, pumpkin pie spice, and cinnamon.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together sugars, oil, and eggs until very well combined. Add in pumpkin and yogurt and mix well.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter evenly into the loaf pan. Bake for 45 - 55 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to cool completely.
I love making skinny/healthy breads – like these!
Healthy Blackberry Coconut Yogurt Bread
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I made my first pumpkin bread a couple of months ago and have been obsessed with it ever since. I love that you made it low fat and calorie! And adding chocolate chips is always a good thing. 🙂 Yummy!!
Skinny:) It is something for me! Yum!
Yum! This looks so moist, hard to believe that it’s skinny too! Chocolate chips here I come 😀
Hurray for more pumpkin recipes! I love that pumpkin bread at Starbucks too. I don’t love how pricey it is. Almost as much as my coffee! Now I can make it myself at home. Sounds delicious!
I have not made pumpkin bread on forever!! This looks amazing and I love the fact that it’s skinny!
Pumpkin Week = <3 <3 <3
So happy to see so much pumpkin around.
I love love this recipe. I've been trying out a lot of different breads lately and have been looking for some slimmed downed versions because health is kiiiiinda important too. 🙂
Yes! I love to see pumpkin bread skinnied-up, especially when there’s chocolate!!! <3
This sounds so good! I need to go grab some all purpose GF flour and mix this up. I love pumpkin bread in the fall!
this looks dense and moist,, which is JUST how I love my breads!! I hate when they’re too fluffy or crumbly, I like some substance! and good thing you made this with greek yogurt, because my post-honeymoon self (just back!) truly needs to shed a few lbs lol – love this!
I made this delicious “skinny” bread and posted a version with a link to your blog! Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
http://thebrookcook.wordpress.com/2014/10/30/skinny-whole-wheat-pumpkin-chocolate-chip-bread/
Hi Josette! I’m so glad I could inspire you! Can’t wait to check out your version!