Give us all the fall treats! Pumpkin-flavored, apple-flavored, we don’t care! We love them all. If you’re like us, then here’s another one to add to your autumn-themed roster… Perfect Pumpkin Brownies! YUM. Squares of moist, crumbly bites of pumpkin-and-chocolate-infused perfection. They remind us of chocolate chip pumpkin bread but they’re even more chocolatey and maybe even a tad bit sweeter… and of course, they’re cut into brownie-esque shapes instead of slices. Perfect Pumpkin Brownies truly are the best pick from the patch (and by patch, we mean dessert options)!
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter, melted
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 eggs
- 1/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup pumpkin purée
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
- 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
Directions
Step 1 –Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 2 –Grease an 8×8-inch baking pan.
Step 3 –In a medium bowl, stir the flour, the baking powder, and the salt together.
Step 4 –In a large bowl, stir the melted butter, the sugar, and the vanilla together.
Step 5 –Use a spoon to mix the eggs, one at a time, into the butter mixture.
Step 6 –Gradually stir the flour mixture into the butter mixture.
Step 7 –Evenly divide the batter between two clean bowls.
Step 8 –In one of the bowls of batter, stir the cocoa powder and the chocolate chips in.
Step 9 –In the other bowl of batter, stir together the pumpkin purée, the walnuts, the cinnamon, the cloves, and the nutmeg.
Step 10 –Spread 1/2 of the chocolate batter into the bottom of the prepared baking pan.
Step 11 –Spread 1/2 of the pumpkin batter over the chocolate layer.
Step 12 –Add dollops of the remaining chocolate batter and the remaining pumpkin on top of the pumpkin layer. This will make it easier to swirl.
Step 13 –Gently drag a butter knife through the dollops of chocolate batter and pumpkin batter to create a swirled top.
Step 14 –Bake the brownies until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 45-48 minutes.
Step 15 –Cut into squares and serve.
