Pumpkin Halloween Brownies
A Halloween take on Pumpkin Brownies, using pumpkin, maple and red food coloring.
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time45 minutes mins
Total Time1 hour hr 5 minutes mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 20
Author: Angela Roberts
Brownies
- 1 1/4 cups unsalted butter 2 1/2 sticks
- 2 1/2 cups white sugar
- 1 1/2 cups unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chops optional
Cream Cheese Swirl
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 3/4 canned pumpkin
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin spice recipe hereor store bought
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla paste or vanilla
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- red food coloring gel
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F 
- Will fit a 9 x 13 baking dish (spray with cooking spray) or use a parchment paper 
- Melt butter over medium heat. It was suggested in original recipe to melt and brown, but that's not necessary. You can do that if you like. I didn't brown the butter. 
- Add sugar and cocoa. Mix well. 
- Add butter. 
- Add eggs one at a time. Mix well. 
- Add flour and butter. Mix until just incorporated. 
- Add in chocolate chips. 
Cream Cheese Swirl.
- Cream cheese must be at room temperature or it will be hard to incorporate. 
- Mix pumpkin with a teaspoon of pumpkin spice. 
- Add food coloring to pumpkin until a deep red. It will lighten up once mixed with cream cheese. 
- Mix cream cheese, pumpkin, vanilla paste, sugar and maple syrup until very smooth. 
- At this point, add in more food coloring to get desired color. 
- Pour brownie mixture into baking dish. 
- Pour cream cheese over the dish and use a knife to swirl. 
- Bake for 40-45 mins. Cool completely before cutting.