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Delicious Chocolate Hojicha Pumpkin Bread Recipe | Easy Fall Baking Ideas

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1⁄2 cup olive oil
  • 2 eggs, room temp
  • 3⁄4 cup brown sugar
  • 4 tbsp hojicha powder
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1⁄2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1⁄4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1⁄8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1⁄2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1⁄2 c dark chocolate chips

Cinnamon Hojicha Honey Butter

  • 1⁄2 cup room temp butter
  • 1⁄3 cup honey
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tsp hojicha powder


Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350° F.
  2. In a medium-sized mixing bowl, add the all-purpose flour, brown sugar, hojicha powder, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, salt, baking soda, and baking powder. Mix the ingredients until everything is well combined.
  3. In a separate mixing bowl, add the eggs and whisk. Then add the olive oil, pumpkin, and vanilla extract. Mix until well combined.
  4. Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and mix with a whisk or spatula until the batter is smooth and free of dry clumps.
  5. Place the batter in a lined loaf pan and bake for 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  6. Meanwhile, make the cinnamon hojicha honey butter by adding all ingredients to a mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer to blend the ingredients until everything is well combined. Place in the fridge.
  7. Serve the pumpkin bread warm with the butter and enjoy!

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Kei Nishida

Author, CEO Dream of Japan

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Education: Western Washington University

Kei Nishida is a passionate Japanese green tea connoisseur, writer, and the founder and CEO of Japanese Green Tea Co., a Dream of Japan Company.

Driven by a deep desire to share the rich flavors of his homeland, he established the only company that sources premium tea grown in nutrient-rich sugarcane soil—earning multiple Global Tea Champion awards.

Expanding his mission of introducing Japan’s finest to the world, Kei pioneered the launch of the first-ever Sumiyaki charcoal-roasted coffee through Japanese Coffee Co. He also brought the artistry of traditional Japanese craftsmanship to the global market by making katana-style handmade knives—crafted by a renowned katana maker—available outside Japan for the first time through Japanese Knife Co.

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