1 ½ cups sugar (white, brown, or some combination)
½ of a 15 ounce can of pumpkin puree
½ cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup water
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 ¾ cup flour
1 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
1 ½ teaspoons nutmeg
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
½ -1 cup chocolate chips, walnuts, pecans or other
add-ins

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease the pans you will be using.
2. Combine sugar, pumpkin, oil, water, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl. Mix by hand or using a mixer.
3. Add in flour, ground spices, baking soda and salt.
4. Add in chocolate chips and/or nuts.
5. Bake for one hour. You know it’s done when you stick a knife or toothpick in and it comes out clean. Cool in the pan before removing and serving.