This pumpkin chocolate chip bread with streusel topping has something for everyone in my family. It has a thick streusel topping for the one who could eat any streusel by the spoonful. This pumpkin bread is moist with all the flavors the pumpkin lover in the family desires for. Then there is this nutty brown butter hint in the loaf to please the one who swears by brown butter. And of course chocolate chips for the one whose idea of a treat has to involve some kind of chocolate.
If you are a purist when it comes to pumpkin bread, you can leave out the streusel and chocolate chips. You can use vegetable oil instead of the browned butter. And you’ll still end up with a delicious and moist pumpkin bread.
As for me, I like the whole deal in this bread. I like the crunchiness of the streusel topping, nuttiness of the brown butter and the pretty sight of the chocolate chips dotted all over the bread. I mix the chocolate chips with some of the streusel before adding it to the batter so that the chips do not sink into the bottom while baking and are nicely distributed throughout.
A pumpkin bread with just the right amount of volume turned up. Make it and you will discover that this one is a crowd-pleaser, just the way it was meant to be.
Recipe
Streusel Topping
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
 | 1 stick butter softened |
| 1 cup packed brown sugar |
| 1 cup flour |
| ½ cup walnuts |
| ½ teaspoon cinnamon |
| Instructions | |
|---|---|
| Cream butter and sugar in a food processor |
| Pulse in the cinnamon, flour and nuts until combined and crumbly. The streusel won’t hold together like a dough |
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
| Ingredients | |
|---|---|
| 1 stick butter (for brown butter) |
| 2 cups flour |
| ½ teaspoon salt |
| 1 ½ teaspoon baking powder |
| 1 cup sugar |
| 1 cup pumpkin puree |
| 1 ½ teaspoon pumpkin pie spice |
| 2 eggs |
| 1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
| ½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips mixed with ½ cup of the streusel |
| Instructions | |
|---|---|
| Heat oven to 350 degree F. Grease a 9 by 5 inch loaf pan with softened butter and line the bottom with parchment |
| Sift together flour, salt, pumpkin pie spice and baking powder in a large bowl |
| Melt the butter in a small pan over medium heat. After about 2 minutes the butter will appear brown and will give out a nutty aroma. Let it cool down for 5 minutes |
| Add the browned butter into a large bowl |
| Add sugar and eggs to the butter and mix with a whisk or a hand mixer until well combined |
| Add vanilla and pumpkin puree, continue to beat until well combined |
| Fold in the flour mixture into the pumpkin mixture, until just combined |
| Add the chocolate chip and streusel mixture to the batter |
| Gently mix in everything together |
| Pour the batter into the prepared pan |
| Sprinkle streusel on top of the batter |
| Bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until the bread is golden brown on top and a toothpick inserted comes out clean |
| Cool the pan on a rack for 15 minutes |
| Then carefully turn it upside down to release the loaf |
| Serve warm with a smear of butter or keep at room temperature for a couple of days |
If you make this Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread with Streusel Topping, please leave a comment. I would love to hear from you! And if you do make this recipe, please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram or your favorite social media platform! I would love to see pictures of your creations.
Inspiration: Not just another pumpkin bread
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