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Pumpkin cream cheese brownies

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Brownies

A decadent brownie with all the flavors of fall pumpkin and cream cheese added in.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 1 pan

Equipment

  • 1 9 x 13 pan
  • 1 Mixing bowl
  • 1 oven
  • 1 measuring spoons/cups
  • 1 mixer

Ingredients
  

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Filling Ingredients

  • 1 8 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1 C pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 C light brown sugar
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 2 T heavy whipping cream
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • 1/2 t ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 t ground ginger
  • 1/2 t ground cloves

Brownie Ingredients

  • 1 C butter, softened
  • 1 C sugar
  • 1 C light brown sugar
  • 2 t vanilla
  • 3 large eggs
  • 3/4 C cocoa
  • 1 1/4 C all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1 t baking powder

Instructions
 

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Filling Instructions

  • Spray a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray; add parchment paper and then spray parchment with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • Add softened cream cheese to a mixing bowl and stir until soft.
    cream cheese mixture
  • Mix brown sugar into the cream cheese until dissolved.
  • Add egg and pumpkin puree to the cream cheese mixture and mix well.
  • Next, add the vanilla, whipping cream and spices and stir until completely mixed. Set aside.
    pumpkin cream cheese filling for brownies

Brownie Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350℉.
  • Melt the butter and add to a large mixing bowl.
  • Stir in the sugar and brown sugar until well mixed.
  • Whisk in the vanilla and eggs to incorporated.
  • Sift the flour, cocoa, salt and baking powder into a separate bowl, then add to the butter and sugar mixture.
  • Add half of the batter into the prepared baking dish.
    bottom layer of brownie mixture for pumpkin cream cheese brownies
  • Spread the pumpkin cream cheese filling over the top of the brownie mixture.
    pumpkin cream cheese filling spread over half of brownies
  • Using a scoop, add dollops of the other half of the brownie mixture over the filling and spread out as evenly as possible.
    dollops of brownie mixture added to top of pumpkin cream cheese filling
  • To marbleize the brownies, take a kitchen knife and insert into the brownies and make circle 8's across the dish, from the top all the way to the bottom.
    marbleize the brownies
  • Bake in preheated 350° oven for 45-60 minutes until edges are set and the center slightly moves.
  • Remove from the oven and leet cool for a few hours before cutting.
  • Lift the brownies from the pan with the parchment paper and cut into squares.
    Pumpkin cream cheese brownies
  • Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week or in the freezer for up to a month.
  • To serve, warm a few seconds in the microwave. Enjoy!

Notes

A great fall version of brownies with a pumpkin cream cheese filling. 
Make ahead when guests gather...these won't last long!
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