Pumpkin is a versatile ingredient. It features in both savory and sweet recipes, adding a touch of sweetness to any dish you use it in. Here it pairs with chocolate brownies for a surprisingly good result.
The pumpkin adds moisture as well as flavor to the dessert, and this is a great recipe to make during the fall when everyone wants pumpkin flavored treats and drinks.
They would be welcome at any occasion from a Halloween party to a birthday party or you can make them “just because” – which is always one of the best reasons to make dessert! Not only do these taste scrumptious but they also look really cute because the pumpkin mixture is swirled around with the brownie mix, so it has a marbled look.
You can change the recipe if you want, adding nuts or leaving them out, trying another kind of chocolate chip or adding frosting.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe:
If you’re a fan of pumpkins and they’re one of your favorite fall flavors, you just have to make these fabulous pumpkin brownies. They have a gourmet marbled look and boast nuts, spices and chocolate chips.
How to Serve Them:
A brownie pairs beautifully with a cup of coffee. They’re also portable so you can take them to a picnic or potluck meal.
Can You Make Them Ahead?
Yes, you can make these pumpkin brownies in advance.
Ingredients:
- Salt
- Baking powder
- All-purpose flour
- White sugar
- Melted butter
- Eggs
- Ground nutmeg
- Ground cloves
- Ground cinnamon
- Vanilla extract
- Semisweet chocolate chips
- Cocoa powder
- Walnuts
- Pumpkin puree
How to make Pumpkin Brownie Recipe:
Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
Stir the melted butter, vanilla and sugar together in another bowl.
Mix the eggs into the butter mixture one at a time.
Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture.
Divide this batter between 2 bowls.
Stir the chocolate chips and cocoa powder into one and the pumpkin, nuts and spices into the other.
Spread half of the chocolate batter in the bottom of the prepared pan.
Add half the pumpkin batter on top.
Now add dollops of both kinds of batter in the pan and pull a kitchen knife through the different dollops to get a swirly result.
Bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through.
Pumpkins are a real fall favorite and this recipe combines the distinctive pumpkin taste with all the chocolatey richness of brownies. This is a simple recipe which always comes out wonderfully.
Pumpkin Brownie Recipe
Ingredients
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups white sugar
- ¾ cup melted butter
- 3 eggs
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
- ¼ cup cocoa powder
- ½ cup chopped walnuts
- ½ cup pumpkin puree
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
- Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl.
- Stir the melted butter, vanilla and sugar together in another bowl.
- Mix the eggs into the butter mixture one at a time.
- Stir the flour mixture into the egg mixture.
- Divide this batter between 2 bowls.
- Stir the chocolate chips and cocoa powder into one and the pumpkin, nuts and spices into the other.
- Spread half of the chocolate batter in the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Add half the pumpkin batter on top.
- Now add dollops of both kinds of batter in the pan and pull a kitchen knife through the different dollops to get a swirly result.
- Bake for 45 minutes or until cooked through.
Storage Instructions:
Keep the brownies in an airtight container in the refrigerator and eat them within a week. You can also freeze them for up to 6 months and thaw overnight.
Variations and Substitutions:
You can use 1¾ teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice instead of the cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves. Also, use any type of chocolate chips you want, and any type of nuts.
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