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Fudgy Pumpkin Brownies

Fudgy brownies with a cream cheese - pumpkin mixture swirled throughout them.

Ingredients
  

Brownies

  • 4 oz. unsweetened chocolate
  • 3/4 cup butter cubed
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 t. vanilla
  • 1/4 t. salt
  • 1 cup flour

Pumpkin Swirl

  • 4 oz. cream cheese soft
  • 1/2 cup canned pumpkin puree
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 t. pumpkin pie spice
  • 1/2 t. vanilla

Chocolate Ganache

  • 6 oz. semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream or whole milk

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8 x 8 inch pan.
  • Melt the unsweetened chocolate and butter together in a large saucepan. Set aside.
  • In a large bowl, combine together the soft cream cheese, pumpkin, sugar, pumpkin pie spice and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
  • To the butter/chocolate mixture, add the sugar, eggs, vanilla, and salt. Stir until just combined.
  • Pour 3/4 of the batter into the prepared pan. Smooth the pumpkin mixture over the batter and then top with the remaining batter.
  • Using a knife, cut through the batter several times to swirl it all together.
  • Bake for 30 - 35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • When brownies are cooled, make the ganache by melting together the chocolate chips and heavy cream or milk.
  • Spoon over brownies, serve, and enjoy!