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Cream Cheese Brownies with Pumpkin

Y'all are going to fall head-over-heels in love with these chocolatey pumpkin-flavored moist brownies that are perfect for the fall season, and of course, Halloween parties.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time45 minutes
Additional Time30 minutes
Total Time1 hour 35 minutes
Course: Desserts
Cuisine: American
Servings: 36
Calories: 267kcal
Author: Julie Pollitt

Ingredients

Brownie Mixture

  • 1 cup butter melted
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 1-1/4 cups sugar
  • 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 4 eggs
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3/4 teaspoons salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
  • 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

Cream Cheese Layer

  • 8 ounces cream cheese softened
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 Tablespoon all-purpose flour

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350-degrees and grease a 9" x 13" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
    Brownie Layer
  • In a large bowl, add the melted butter, brown and white sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, and vanilla extract and mix well.
  • Sift the flour, unsweetened cocoa, and salt and add to the wet mixture.
  • Next, add 3/4 of the chocolate chips and mix them into the batter.
  • Spread half of the batter into the baking dish.
  • Cream Cheese Pumpkin Layer
  • Add the cream cheese to a bowl and cream.
  • Next, pour the sugar into the bowl and mix.
  • Add the pumpkin puree and egg and mix.
  • Finally, add the flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves and mix.
  • Pour over the brownie batter.
  • Add the remainder of the brownie batter over the pumpkin mixture and run a knife through, creating swirls.
  • Top with the remainder of the chocolate chips.
  • Bake for 40-50 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean.

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Notes

You can also line the pan with parchment paper to lift the brownies out easier after they bake and cool.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 267kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 46mg | Sodium: 122mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 35g