Pumpkin Chocolate Brownies

i know it's been awhile since my last foodie post

i've been so busy in the kitchen (and out of it)

good news is i'm here now

and i have a ton of recipes to share over the next week!

this morning's is a favorite- pumpkin chocolate brownies

actually, it's more like pumpkin chocolate fudge it's so thick

and oh so good

Chocolate Pumpkin Swirl "Brownies" 

recipes via Smitten Kitchen and Janet is Hungry

{i used the pumpkin recipe from the second one and the brownie part from the first}

You'll Need:

Brownie:

1 stick chopped butter

6 ounces semi sweet chocolate chips

2 cups flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups sugar

4 eggs

1 tablespoon vanilla

Pumpkin Swirl:

1 oz cream cheese

1/4 cup sugar

1/2 cup canned pumpkin

1 egg

2 tbsp flour

1/4 teaspoon vanilla

1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

1) Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Butter a large, deep pan.

For Brownie

1) Melt butter and chocolate in a double broiler.  Stir until smooth.

2)  In a large bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.

3)  Put sugar, egg, and vanilla in an electric mixer.  Beat until fluffy.  Add flour mixture.

4)  Pour the chocolate mixer into the mixer in the electric bowl.

5) Pour this into your pan.

For the Pumpkin:

1)  In an electric mixer, blend sugar and cream cheese

2)  Add pumpkin and beat well.

3)  Add flour, vanilla, egg, and cinnamon.  Combine.

4) Pour the pumpkin mixture over the brownie mixture.  Swirl pumpkin as you do this.

Bake in oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.

enjoy!

coming up this week:

vanilla cupcakes

black and white cookies

home-ade twix bars

S'mores Brownies

i had a sudden craving for s'mores and brownies.

so what is more perfect then s'mores brownies?

nothing i might say!

these are absolutely delightful

S'mores Brownies

adapted from 

Joy the Baker

*the pictures show a doubled recipe.  the ingredients do not

You'll Need

1 1/2 cups flour

2 teaspoons baking powder

1 teaspoon salt

2 sticks unsalted butter

6 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips

5 large eggs

1 cup light brown sugar

1/4 cup dark brown sugar

1 cup sugar

3 teaspoons vanilla

2 cups graham crackers, roughly crushes

Big marshmallows, slicked in half

1)  Set over to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9 x 13 baking pan

2) Combine first three ingredients in a bowl

3) In a pan over boiling water, melt the butter and chocolate.  I like to melt the butter half way first.... and while you're waiting

4) Combine the eggs, sugars, and vanilla.  

6)  Once you add the chocolate to the butter, you'll get this

7) Stir in warm chocolate mixture

8) Then dry flour mixture

9) Fold in graham crackers

10) Pour into a pan.  Bake for around 36 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.

You'll end up with something glorious like this!

P.S The winner of the giveaway is.... number 2!  Victoria, congrats!

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