This is a moist, tender quick bread with the rich flavors of fall. It’s studded with sweet cinnamon chips which creates almost a little sugar crust on the outside of the bread.
I had planned to make my favorite Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread, but when I went to the pantry to get the chocolate chips my big bag of mini cinnamon chips was sitting there looking irresistible. So I decided to switch it up a bit and make these cute little shaped Pumpkin Cinnamon breads. (I couldn’t decided if I should call them breadlets, cakelets, muffins? But we definitely called them delicious!)
Hershey’s makes Cinnamon Chips, I used Merkens mini Cinnamon Baking Chips from Gygi, and King Arthur also sells mini cinnamon chips. If you’re up for it Renata made some impressive homemade cinnamon chips. Of course if you can’t find cinnamon chips, this recipes is fantastic with chocolate chips too.
Pumpkin Cinnamon Bread
Ingredients
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 cup butter soften
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 16 oz can of pure pumpkin
- 1 ½ cups cinnamon chips
Cinnamon Drizzle
- ⅔ cup cinnamon chips
- 1 ½ teaspoons shortening do not use butter, margarine, spread or oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350º and spray two medium loaf pans with nonstick cooking spray. (I made 12 mini pumpkins and 2 mini loafs 5 ¾ x 3 ¼ x 2 ¼.) Don’t fill more than ⅔ full.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, spices, salt, baking soda, and baking powder and set aside.
- In the bowl of a stand mixer cream the butter and the sugar until fluffy, about two minutes. Add eggs one at a time mixing well after each addition. Add the pumpkin and combine well. Add the dry ingredients stirring until just combined.
- Coat the cinnamon chips with 2 T. flour and stir into batter. Spoon batter into prepared pans.
- Bake side-by-side for about one hour or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. (Bake mini pumpkins 25- 30 and 35-40 minutes for the mini loaves.)
- Cinnamon Drizzle
- Melt in microwave at high for 1 minute; stir until chips are melted and mixture is smooth.
Notes
Other quick bread recipes you might like:
Banana Nutella Bread, Barbara Bakes
Snickerdoodle Bread, Barbara Bakes
Chocolate Chocolate Chip Bread, Barbara Bakes
Apple Spice Quick Bread, Mountain Mama Cooks
Lemon Blueberry Tea Cake, Baked Bree
Esme
These are adorable-I thought of making pumpkin bread but settled for using my bananas in the fridge-so it was almond banana bread.
Megan
I’ve always wanted one of those cute little pans. The bread sounds wonderful with cinnamon chips! I’ve never bought the mini but it’s almost the season to by the regular chips!
Anne @ Quick and Easy Cheap and Healthy
I like “cakelets”:) Thanks for linking up to our Flu Fighting Foods blog hop. I’d like to invite you to join us next week with your favorite breakfast ideas!
Cooking on a Dime
Oh yum! Looks amazing!
a spoonful of yumm
they look adorable. i love cinnamon in any recipe…always makes things taste better !
Meghan
These little bundt cakes are so cute! Love that you used cinnamon chips!
Monet
Hello sweet friend! What delicoius treats you have here! I love those molded pans. I need to get one. Thank you for sharing yourself…and your delicious treats! I hope you are having a wonderful Thursday. It is always a joy to visit here!
Chris
These look so festive! I have never tried cinnamon chips. Must look for them …this week!
Joy
Those are cute.
nat@thesweetslife
looks like i need cinnamon chips…and cute mini pans! these look awesome!
Sandy @Southwestgirl
These are too adorable. I love little cakes that you can eat without too much frosting.
BreAna {Sugar & Spice & All Things Iced}
I love the idea of using cinnamon chips in place of chocolate chips. These look absolutely fabulous!
Kat Green
These look so cute. And I love using cinnamon chips. They are only available around here during the Christmas season.
Faith
I love pumpkin bread and it sounds like a real winner with cinnamon chips! I would love a piece right now with a cup of coffee.
Barbara
Those look wonderful, Barbara. I have one of those mini bundt pans too. I’ll save the recipe….
Kitchen Belleicious
How cute and delicious and the perfect size to share with friends and family (hint hint-kidding). I love cinnamon and pumpkin together. The bread looks super moist too. Great recipe
Liz@HoosierHomemade
What a great recipe! Love those little bundt cakes!
Thanks for sharing Barbara!
~Liz
Angie's Recipes
They are so adorable! I bet they taste as great as they look.
Valérie ( France )
Ils sont vraiment beaux et parfumé comme j’aime
Je te souhaite un excellent mercredi
Valérie
angela@spinachtiger
Barbara, they are show stoppers. Never thought of using cinnamon chips for a drizzle.