Skinny Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread

Today I wanted to surprise my hubby with a yummy treat.  Baking this chocolate pumpkin bread has nothing to do with me and my chocolate obsession, no, it was a purely self-less act. 

Go ahead and be self-less with me and make this for someone else ;)

Here's the recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 cup pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 3 eggs
• 1/4 cup fat free sour cream
• 3/4 cup applesauce
• 1 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1/2 cup stevia
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup cup all natural chocolate chips
• powdered sugar, to garnish if wanted

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 F degrees. Grease & flour loaf pan.(I put mine in cupcake tin and a pan for two instead-pictured above)
2. In large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder and salt TWICE.
3. In a medium bowl, combine the pumpkin, eggs, oil, vanilla and sour cream until smooth.
4. Make a well in the flour mixture and pour in the wet ingredients. Whisk together until smooth.
5. Fold in 1 cup of chocolate chips.
6. Pour into prepared loaf pan. Sprinkle some chocolate chips on top.
7. Bake 55-60 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan on a wire rack 20 minutes before removing to wire rack to cool completely.
9. Dust top with powdered sugar to garnish.