Healthy Pumpkin Bread

• 1 cup mashed or canned pumpkin
• 1 cup apple sauce (no sugar added)
• 1/2 cup agave nectar (or maple syrup)
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup all purpose flour
• 1/3 cup whole wheat flour (I use teff)
• 1/3 cup oat bran
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp nutmeg
• 1/4 tsp all spice
• 1 pkg semi sweet chocolate chips (optional, but HIGHLY recommended)

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees, and grease whatever pan you will use.
2. Next, mix together apple sauce, agave nectar, olive oil, eggs, in a stand mixer using the flat beater (or by hand) and let set.
3. Next, whisk together dry ingredients in a seperate bowl.
4. With the flat beater on a low setting, slowly mix the dry ingredients into the liquid mixture.
5. Finally add the pumpkin, mix for a few moments more, and then the chocolate chips and mix a minute more.
6. Pour into greased pan and cook for 20-25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.

pumpkin, apple sauce, maple syrup, olive oil, eggs, flour, whole wheat flour, bran, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, spice, chocolate chips

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/-healthy-pumpkin-bread-50157402 (may not work)