This pumpkin banana chocolate chip bread is a delicious fall treat sweet enough to be dessert and light enough to be breakfast. The perfect fall treat!

Note: This post first appeared September 10, 2011; the recipe has been edited slightly to include some additional notes, a quick video on how to make this pumpkin banana chocolate chip bread was added (above) along with updated photography. The text is original and thankfully, our basement hasn’t flooded since this incident! Pumpkin banana chocolate chip bread doesn’t seem nearly as innovative these days as it apparently did to me 5 years ago but this recipe is still a winner nonetheless and the perfect way to ease into fall baking. Enjoy!

Operation dry out the basement was in full effect yesterday. The good news is we now have a functioning boiler and air handler again.

The central vacuum and treadmill however are still in critical condition. Doctor’s orders are time + dry air, fingers crossed for a full recovery.

Ulysses may not be a chef or a masseuse, but I’d say handyman is a slightly better quality when things like this happen.

Enough about water.

How about pumpkin instead?

Starbucks reintroduced the pumpkin spice latte this week so I figured it was an appropriate time to tap into the stockpile of Libby’s I hoarded from last year.

Confession: I actually opened this can last Sunday for some pumpkin oats and it’s been sitting in my fridge ever since, desperately waiting to be incorporated into some baked good.

You can also try these gluten free pumpkin muffins, pumpkin protein pancakes or, pumpkin chocolate chip bars if you need to use up leftover canned pumpkin.

I think this pumpkin banana bread with chocolate chips was worth the wait.

Bananas are a staple in this house.

Ulysses eats one every morning, I will almost always have at least 1/2 of one each morning, factor in snacks and we go through a “bunch” of bananas in about 2.5-3 days.

Overripe ones are a rarity.

So, when I came home yesterday from my trip to California and saw 3 bananas getting all brown and spotted I actually got excited to finally have some to bake with.

Don’t have ripe bananas but looking for a great classic pumpkin recipe? Try these easy gluten-free pumpkin bars!

I’m going to go out on a limb and say everyone has had banana bread at some point and many have had pumpkin bread before.

But, have you had pumpkin banana chocolate chip bread before?

No? It’s kind of a match made in heaven.

It’s healthy and light enough to be considered breakfast and sweet and chocolaty enough to qualify as dessert.

A multifunctional bread. What more could you ask for?

And if for some weird reason pumpkin and chocolate chips aren’t your thing in banana bread, you can try Banana Zucchini Muffins or Almond Coconut Banana Bread – both delicious alternatives!

Need a more winter appropriate banana bread? Try this gingerbread banana loaf!

Love this pumpkin banana chocolate chip bread recipe?

Check out my Vanilla Pumpkin Skillet Cornbread, Sweet Potato Raisin Bread, Granola Pear Bread, Apple Streusel Bread and Pumpkin Streusel Bread.

Or, make these chewy gluten-free vegan pumpkin cookies with chocolate chips instead!