CHOCOLATE CHIP OATMEAL BREAD

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread is like a oatmeal chocolate chip cookie in bread form! This simple quick bread recipe is super easy to make and turns out perfectly soft and moist every time.

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread is a popular after-school treat at my house. I love how easy it is to make and all of the ingredients are pretty basic and I usually have them on hand. I have always loved oatmeal and chocolate chips together and this bread is one of my favorite ways to enjoy that delicious combination.

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Ingredients in Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread

Oatmeal – I prefer to use rolled oats because I like the consistency of them better, but you can definitely use quick oats or even a combination of the two.

Buttermilk – This is something that I don’t always have on hand, but the buttermilk makes the consistency of the bread so amazing so don’t skip out on this! If you don’t have buttermilk, it’s super easy to make your own! Just add 1 Tbsp of white vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of milk and let it sit for about 5 minutes before adding to the recipe. Works great!

Egg – Just one egg will help to bind all of the other ingredients together.

Brown Sugar – Not very much is added, but just enough to add the right amount of sweetness to the recipe.

Oil – You can use any type of oil you’d like. I usually use coconut oil when baking, but you can use vegetable or canola oil if you prefer. I’ve never tried this recipe with melted butter instead, but I’m sure it would work great too!

Flour – I always use all-purpose flour in quick bread recipes.

Baking powder, baking soda and salt – Just make sure that your baking soda and baking powder are fresh and not expired! If your bread is too dense or falls flat, a lot of times expired baking soda/baking powder is the culprit!

Chocolate Chips – I almost always make this bread with semi-sweet chocolate chips, but you can use milk chocolate chips or dark chocolate chips too! I like to use the mini chocolate chips as well, but it is definitely a matter of preference. All oatmeal bread tastes better with chocolate so you can’t go too wrong here, right?!

How to make Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread

Mix the oats, buttermilk, egg, brown sugar and oil together in a large bowl. You can use a large spoon for this and mix just until everything is well combined. Let the mixture sit for about 10-15 minutes so that the oats can soften up a bit.

Add the flour, salt, baking soda and baking powder and stir until fully combined but make sure not to over mix. If you mix too much at this point or use an electric mixer, you will likely have a more flat/dense bread than you want. Less is more when it comes to mixing quick breads! Gently fold in the chocolate chips.

Pour the batter into a well greased bread pan and bake at 325° for about 50-55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in the pan for about 15-20 minutes and then remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Slice, serve and enjoy!

AVOID SUNKEN BREAD

The easiest and best way to avoid sunken bread is to use a cooking thermometer to check the inside of the loaf. Fully cooked bread will register 200°F on a thermometer. My all-time favorite thermometer is the Thermapen. It’s super fast and incredibly durable. Another great cooking thermometer is the ThermoPop which is a more basic version that works just as well!

Can Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread be made into muffins?

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Muffins are our favorite muffins! Simply use my recipe above, then spoon 3 tablespoons of batter into each greased or lined muffin cup. Bake for 18-20 minutes at 400°.

There are several benefits of making quick bread into muffins. First, I like that they cook faster! Where a full loaf of oatmeal chocolate chip bread bakes for almost an hour, the muffins bake for less than 20 minutes, which is a fraction of the time. There’s no need to slice muffins either and of course, they’re very portable, so it’s easy to take them to a party or get-together. They’re also easy to freeze! I like to bake a batch of muffins and then freeze them just in a layer in a large ziplock freezer bag. I pull them out one or two at a time for breakfast. You can let them thaw on the countertop, or you can microwave them or toast them to heat them up.

Can Chocolate Chip Oatmeal bread be frozen?

I love freezing loaves of oatmeal chocolate chip bread! How you prepare the bread for freezing really depends on how long you intent to keep it frozen. If you just want to freeze it for a week or two, I’d wrap it in plastic wrap or foil and place the loaf in a large freezer ziplock bag. Most often, when I bake bread to freeze it, I’ll bake mini loaves so that they fit in the ziplock bag easier. If you want to freeze it for 2-6 months, I’d wrap it more securely, making sure it’s airtight and wrapping it in a double layer of foil or plastic wrap, then place it in a ziplock bag.

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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bread is like a oatmeal chocolate chip cookie in bread form! This simple quick bread recipe is super easy to make and turns out perfectly soft and moist every time.