Name: Decadent Pumpkin Brownies
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup pumpkin pie filling; 1 stick butter (113 g); 1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (60%); 2/3 cup light brown sugar (140 g); 2 large eggs; 1 tsp vanilla paste; 3/4 cup all-purpose flour (98 g); 3 and 1/2 Tablespoons Dutch process cocoa powder (18 g); 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt

Description

Cozy pumpkin pie filling is swirled into rich one pan brownies for quick and easy Fall brownies recipe that’s perfect for making ahead. Serve them chilled, and you’ll find a true rival to cheesecake’s decadence.

Ingredients

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1 cup pumpkin pie filling
1 stick butter (113 g)
1/3 cup bittersweet chocolate chips (60%)
2/3 cup light brown sugar (140 g)
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla paste
3/4 cup all-purpose flour (98 g)
3 and 1/2 Tablespoons Dutch process cocoa powder (18 g)
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F (180 C).
Lightly spray an 8″x8″ pan with cooking spray, and then cut a piece of parchment to line the bottom and sides of one side. Spray over the top of this piece of parchment, then cut another one to go across the remaining 2 sides of the pan.
Melt the butter in a skillet on the stove.
Pour the chocolate chips and cocoa into the butter as it is cooling.
Whisk in the sugar, then the eggs and vanilla into the butter. You should have a smooth, shiny mixture.
Measure the flour, baking powder and salt into the pan, and then fold everything together until the flour disappears.
Spoon out about 1/2 cup of the brownie batter into a small bowl.
Scrape the rest of the brownie batter into the prepared pan. Smooth it out into one layer, and then cover it completely with the pumpkin pie filling.
Spoon dollops of the remaining brownie batter over the pumpkin. Drag a knife through the batter to create swirls.
Bake the brownies for 25 minutes until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Turn off the oven, but leave the bars in place. Crack open the door of the oven as the bars and the oven cool. This will help the pumpkin filling finish setting up without over-baking it.