I have been getting my pumpkin treat on lately. I can’t help myself. Judging from my Pinterest feed neither can anyone else so I don’t feel too bad. Just this month I’ve made this Pumpkin Dump Cake and Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars and now, these Pumpkin Swirl Brownies. These pumpkin brownies are one of my VERY favorite desserts to make in the fall, they always hit the spot.
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How to make Pumpkin Brownies:
I usually use a brownie mix and spiced it up to get my pumpkin fix in a brownie. You can also make this amazing, easy brownie recipe if you want to do it from scratch.
Ingredients for Brownie Batter:
- Brownie Mix
- Oil
- Eggs
- Water
Ingredients for Pumpkin Batter:
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Flour
- Baking Powder
- Pumpkin Purée
- Salt
- Cinnamon
Prepare brownie mix according to box directions. (Photo 1)
In second bowl: beat vanilla, sugar and eggs with a hand mixer for 1 minute or until mixed well. (Photo 2)
In third bowl: mix flour, salt and baking powder together. Pour into bowl two and beat together until mixed well. Now add pumpkin, oil and cinnamon. Beat until mixed. (Photos 3 and 4)
Pour half of chocolate mix into the bottom of your 9×13 pan. Next, pour half of pumpkin mixture on top of that. Repeat both.
Use a rubber spatula to swirl the brownie and pumpkin batters around until it looks something like this.
Bake for 35-50 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Now enjoy the delectable swirled goodness of pumpkin brownies!
Pumpkin Brownie Pro Tips:
Most of the time when I make these brownies, I make them in a square 9×9 pan for about 40-45 minutes. They come out thick. They are cake-like. The picture on the left shows what they look like using this method.
If you prefer a gooey brownie, you can cook them through but slightly less (35-40 minutes) and they will look more like the brownies on the right. Those were cooked in a 9×13 dish, which is why they also look thinner.
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Pumpkin Brownies
Ingredients
Brownie Batter
- 1 box brownie mix family size
- 2 eggs
- oil amt. on box directions
- water amt. on box directions
Pumpkin Batter
- 3/4 C sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 Tbsp vanilla extract
- 1 C flour
- 1/2 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/8 C oil
- 1 1/4 C pumpkin pureé
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Instructions
- Grease a 9x13 pan and dust with flour. Preheat oven to 350 F. Take out three medium sized bowls for mixing.
- Prepare brownie mix according to box directions.
- In second bowl: beat vanilla, sugar and eggs with a hand mixer until mixed well (1-2 minutes.)
- In third bowl: mix flour, salt and baking powder together. Pour into bowl two and beat together until mixed well. Now add pumpkin, oil and cinnamon. Beat until mixed.
- Pour half of chocolate mix into the bottom of your 9×13 pan. Next, pour half of pumpkin mixture on top of that. Repeat both.
- Swirl with a small spatula or butter knife until you get a marbled look.
- Bake for 40-50 minutes or until you can stick a toothpick in and it comes out clean.
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This post was originally published in October 2012 and has been updated with new photos and more detailed information.
These look so good!! I love swirled brownies & I love pumpkin & chocolate together!
I love freshly made brownies. Your swirls look great, mine always look like a dropped a pain bucket in whatever I’m trying to swirl in.
GAH! I really want to lick that bowl RIGHT NOW. These looks so delish I can’t wait to try them.
What a pretty brownie!! I sure love chocolate & pumpkin together! Definitely making these!
No shame here! I’ve been getting my pumpkin treats on too and so glad to add this one to all the pumpkin goodness I’ve been making and eating.
I needed these in my fall repertoire! thanks! delicious :-)
Featuring you today! :) Thanks so much for linking up with {wow me} wednesday.
Ginger @ gingersnapcrafts.com
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Sarah,
Oh my goodness I’m drooling over here! I love pumpkin and brownies. I keep seeing all kinds of mixed ones and have yet to try them. I just found the recipe I’ll use :) Pinned! Thanks so much for linking up to Creative Thursday. Can’t wait to see what you share this week! Have a wonderful week.
Michelle
My mouth is watering! I bet that would taste so good with my coffee right about now! Thanks for sharing at the Pomp Party! Hope to see you back next week!
Omygoodness Yum! I just bought 2 cans of pumpkin… Was trying to decide what to make first this season! This just looks delicious!
Those brownies are SO DELICIOUS! I tried them and I loved them! I wasn’t sure if I’d like pumpkin brownies, but you’ve created a masterpiece Sarah!
These look AMAZING!! I’d love for you to link this up to Do Something Crafty Friday: http://seevanessacraft.com/2012/10/do-something-crafty-60/
You are killing me with all of these fabulous dessert recipes lately! I’m trying to tone DOWN my sweet tooth and all this deliciousness isn’t helping… doesn’t mean I won’t be trying this recipe :)
XO,
Dianna @ Virginia is for Lovers
Haha I’m sorry Dianna, these are so good though! If it helps, we are obviously not doing so well on avoiding the treats either. :) Tis the season!