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Pumpkin Brownies Recipe

These easy Pumpkin Brownies are moist, delicious, and made from scratch. Topped with a creamy pumpkin cream cheese swirl and crunchy pecans!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Total Cost: ($8.56 recipe / $0.95 serving)
Servings: 9 brownies
Author: Jess Rice

Ingredients

Brownie Ingredients

  • ¾ cup flour $0.08
  • 1 tsp cinnamon $0.15
  • ⅛ tsp salt $0.01
  • 12 Tbsp salted butter, melted but not hot $1.59
  • 2 Tbsp vegetable oil $0.08
  • ¾ cup granulated sugar $0.26
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar $0.51
  • ½ cup cocoa powder $1.24
  • 2 eggs $0.62
  • ½ Tbsp vanilla extract $0.98
  • ¼ cup pumpkin purée $0.15
  • ¼ cup chocolate chips, divided $0.37
  • cooking spray $0.01

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Topping Ingredients

  • 4 oz cream cheese, room temperature $1.49
  • ⅓ cup light brown sugar $0.36
  • ½ tsp pumpkin pie spice $0.09
  • ¼ cup pumpkin purée $0.15
  • 2 Tbsp pecans $0.42

Instructions

  • Add flour, cinnamon, and salt to a mixing bowl and whisk to combine.
  • In a separate mixing bowl, whisk melted salted butter, vegetable oil, granulated sugar, light brown sugar, and cocoa powder together until smooth.
  • Add eggs, vanilla, and pumpkin purée to another mixing bowl and gently beat them together.
  • Then, add the pumpkin mixture to the chocolate mixture and whisk to combine.
  • Pour the dry flour mixture and 3 Tbsp chocolate chips into wet chocolate mixture. Stir with a spatula until batter forms.
  • Lightly spray or grease an 8x8'' baking dish with cooking spray. You can also add a layer of parchment paper. Pour batter into the dish and set aside.
  • Preheat oven to 350F. Combine cream cheese, light brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice, pumpkin purée with a hand mixer on low until smooth.
  • Spoon dollops of the pumpkin mix on top of the brownie batter.
  • Stir the pumpkin topping into the brownie batter gently using a toothpick. I like to keep the layers separate and irregular, so they look a bit more rustic.
  • Sprinkle with remaining 1 Tbsp chocolate chips and pecan pieces.
  • Bake for 40 min or until the brownies are set and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1brownie | Calories: 481kcal | Carbohydrates: 59g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 27g | Sodium: 215mg | Fiber: 3g