Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Honey Bread
Honey, chocolate and pumpkin… Who would’ve thunk up this combination? It is delicious, healthy and fairly simple. Beyond being delicious taste, pumpkin is nutritious and linked to many health benefits. In addition to taste, pumpkin has an impressive nutrient profile. It is packed with vitamins and minerals, pumpkin is also relatively low in calories, as it’s 94% water.
Also know for very high in beta-carotene, a carotenoid that your body turns into vitamin A.
Moreover, pumpkin seeds are edible, nutritious and linked to numerous health benefits. Scroll down after the recipe to see a list of vitamins and minerals contained in pumpkin.
Ingredients
2 Eggs
1/2 Cup sugar
1/2 Cup Love A Bee Pumpkin Honey
1 Stick unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 Cup unsweetened pumpkin puree
1 Teaspoon vanilla
1/2 Cup buttermilk
2 Cups all purpose flour
1 Teaspoon baking soda
1/2 Teaspoon baking powder
1 Teaspoon salt
1 Teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 Teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 Teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 Teaspoon ground cloves (optional)
1 Cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Steps to Make It
1. Pre-heat the oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease either 4 mini-loaf pans or 1 regular-sized loaf pan and add a strip of parchment paper
to each for easy removal.
3. Using a hand or stand mixer, cream together the eggs, sugar and butter.
4. Beat in the unsweetened pumpkin puree ,vanilla and buttermilk.
5. In a separate bowl, sift together the all purpose flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon,
ground ginger, ground nutmeg and ground cloves, if using.
6. Add the dry ingredients into the wet batter and mix until fully incorporated.
7. Stir in the chocolate chips.
8. Pour the batter evenly into the 4 mini loaf pans or the 1 large loaf pan.
9. For the mini loaves, bake for 35-40 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. If you'r e using 1 large pan, you may need to add 5 or 10 minutes to the baking time.
10. Allow to cool before removing from the pan.
This recipe is from: https://www.thespruceeats.com/chocolate-chip-honey-pumpkin-bread-4090069
One cup of cooked pumpkin (245 grams) contains the following:
Calories: 49
Fat: 0.2 grams
Protein: 2 grams
Carbs: 12 grams
Fiber: 3 grams
Vitamin A: 245% of the Reference Daily Intake (RDI)
Vitamin C: 19% of the RDI
Potassium: 16% of the RDI
Copper: 11% of the RDI
Manganese: 11% of the RDI
Vitamin B2: 11% of the RDI
Vitamin E: 10% of the RDI
Iron: 8% of the RDI
Small amounts of magnesium, phosphorus, zinc, folate and several B vitamins.
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