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Best Pumpkin Bread Recipe with Chocolate & Caramel (Easy)
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Best Pumpkin Bread

The best pumpkin bread recipe from scratch loaded with dark chocolate chips, canned pumpkin puree, smooth extra virgin olive oil (no butter), then covered in sea salt caramel and toasted coconut.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Keyword pumpkin bread, Thanksgiving recipes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 10 peoples
Calories 495kcal
Author Florentina

Ingredients

Caramel Sauce

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350" F.
  • In a medium size mixing bowl whisk together the eggs, olive oil, vanilla extract, nutmeg, sugars and pumpkin puree until combined.
  • Using a separate bowl combine the flour with a pinch of sea salt, baking powder and baking soda. Stir in the chocolate chunks but reserve a few to sprinkle on top, then add the flour mix to the bowl with the wet ingredients.
  • Using a spatula fold the two together until combined, but without over-mixing.
  • Line a loaf pan with parchment paper leaving some hanging out on the sides to make the removal process easy. The extra parchment paper will serve you as handles.
  • Pour the batter in the loaf pan and sprinkle with the reserved chocolate chunks. Press them down gently using the palm of your hand.
  • Bake the pumpkin bread in the preheated oven for 35 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out almost clean. Transfer it to a wooden board and allow it to cool. Use the parchment paper to easily remove the bread from the loaf pan.

Toast the Coconut

  • Spread the coconut on top of a parchment lined baking sheet in a thin layer. Toast it in the preheated oven for about 5 minutes, stirring once or twice making sure not to let it burn. The coconut is toasted when it has a nicely golden color. Remove from the oven and let cool.
  • Once your pumpkin bread has cooled off completely, drizzle it over the top with the melted caramel, sprinkle with a pinch of coarse sea salt flakes and cover with the toasted coconut. Allow to caramel to harden on top  before slicing.

Make the Caramel

  • Heat up the sugar in a medium sauce pan over low flame whisking consistently until the sugar has melted and is turning a nice amber color.
  • Whisk in the butter at this point until completely melted. 
  • Carefully start adding the heavy cream while continuing to whisk. The caramel sauce will bubble because of the difference in temperatures, so you might want to take a little step back. Whisk another 20 seconds or so until the caramel is smooth then remove from heat. Add the sea salt and allow it to cool off completely before drizzling over the pumpkin bread. Store any leftovers in a jar in the refrigerator.

Notes

  • This bread would be really cute baked into muffins or a bundt cake pan instead of a plain loaf. 
  • Cinnamon - i only add cinnamon here if I'm not doing the salted caramel and toasted coconut topping.
  • Storage - Best way to store any leftovers is at room temperature loosely covered with aluminum foil or a lidded glass container with parchment paper between each slice. 
  • Don't over mix - resist the temptation to stir and mix the dough too much as this will make your bread gummy not fluffy and moist as intended.

Nutrition

Calories: 495kcal | Carbohydrates: 58g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 556mg | Potassium: 183mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 40g | Vitamin A: 2340IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 2mg