I didn’t think I’d like chocolate and pumpkin together, but boy was I wrong. It’s really tasty.
PUMPKIN BROWNIES
(serves 24)
Brownie Ingredients:
*1/2 cup butter, melted
*2 large eggs, room temperature
*1 teaspoon vanilla extract
*1/2 cup all-purpose flour
*1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
*1/4 teaspoon salt
*1/4 teaspoon baking powder
*1 (11.5 ounce bag) semi-sweet chocolate chips
*1/2 cup pecans (halved or chopped)
Pumpkin Ingredients:
*3/4 cup butter, melted
*1 cup granulated sugar
*1 cup pumpkin puree
*3 large eggs, room temperature
*1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
*3/4 cup all purpose flour
*1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
*1/4 teaspoon baking powder
*1/4 teaspoon salt
Brownie Directions:
~Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
~Spray a 9×13 baking pan with cooking spray (I also line mine with parchment paper).
~In a medium mixing bowl, whisk sugar, vanilla extract and melted butter together.
~Whisk in eggs one at a time.
~Sift in flour, unsweetened cocoa, salt, and baking powder.
~Stir chocolate chips into flour mixture.
~Stir into wet ingredients, until just mixed.
Pumpkin Directions:
~Whisk the butter, sugar, vanilla extract and pumpkin puree together until smooth.
~Whisk in eggs one at a time.
~Whisk in flour, pumpkin pie spice, salt, and baking powder.
~Stir until just mixed.
~Pour pumpkin mixture into brownie mixture and mix until just mixed.
~Pour into prepared pan.
~Sprinkle pecans over top of brownies.
~Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
~Allow to cool before cutting.