Pumpkin-Chocolate Brownies

(from castro15’s recipe box)

Categories: Desserts

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cups semisweet chocolate morsels
  • 1 cup unsalted butter, cut into pieces
  • 3 (1-oz.) unsweetened chocolate baking squares, chopped
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup plus 2 tbsp granulated sugar
  • 2 tbsp cold brewed coffee
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • Parchment paper
  • 2/3 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp kosher salt, divided
  • 15 oz. can pumpkin
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
  • 1/3 cup light brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice

Directions

  1. eheat oven to 350. Pour water to a depth of 1 inch in the bottom of a double boiler over medium; bring to a boil. Reduce heat, and simmer. Place first 3 ingredients in top of double boiler over simmering water. Cook, stirring occasionally, 5 to 6 minutes or until melted. Remove from heat; cool 10 minutes.

  2. Whisk together 3 eggs, granulated sugar, and next 2 ingredients in a large bowl. Gradually whisk warm chocolate mixture into egg mixture; cool 10 minutes.

  3. Grease a 13×9-inch baking pan with butter. Line bottom and sides of pan with parchment paper, allowing 2 to 3 inches to extend over sides. Grease (with butter) and flour parchment paper.

  4. Sift flour, baking powder, and 1/2 tsp salt in a bowl. Whisk into chocolate mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan, reserving 2/3 cup.

  5. Whisk together pumpkin, next 4 ingredients and remaining 1/2 tsp salt; pour over brownie batter in pan. Top with reserved brownie batter and swirl batter gently 3 times in 1 direction and 3 times in the opposite direction with a knife or the end of a wooden spoon.

  6. Bake at 350 for 45-50 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack (about 2 hours). Lift brownies from pan, using parchment paper sides as handles. Gently remove parchment paper and cut brownies into 24 squares.

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