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Close-up of rich, fudgy brownies with vibrant orange and yellow swirls on top, stacked on a white plate. The brownies have a moist, chocolatey texture and a marbled, colorful topping.

Pumpkin Swirl Brownies

Melissa Jo
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Ingredients
  

  • 1 box of brownie mix & the ingredients called for on the back of the box usually an egg, oil, and water
  • 4 oz. of cream cheese room temperature
  • 1/2 cup of Pumpkin Pie mix
  • 1 egg

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to whatever temperature the back of the brownie box indicates. In my case it was 350.
  • Prepare the box of brownie mix as directed on the box. Grease a baking dish and add the batter to the dish.
  • Mix the pumpkin pie mix, cream cheese, and egg until smooth.
  • add dollops of the pumpkin mixture to the top of the brownie batter (don't cover all of the surface area or it will just become one color)
  • Take a skewer or anything long pointy and swirl the topping in circular motions until you achieve the look you desire. I was thinking "Starry Night" by Van Gogh while I was swirling. 😉
  • Bake as directed on the back of the box.
  • Allow to cool about 10 minutes, cut, and enjoy!

Notes

  • Cakey or Fudgy Brownies?: You will need a box of brownies mix for this recipe. Follow the directions on the back of the box to make these treats. I made a fudgy brownie, but you can follow the directions to make a cake-like brownie, too! Either works!
  • Greasing the baking dish: Generously grease the pan. First, I grease the entire inside of the pan with butter. Afterwards, I also spray with a little nonstick baking spray such as: Baker's Joy.
  • Pumpkin Pie Mix: This recipe calls for a can of pumpkin pie mix. https://amzn.to/3AEJ9Z1 Do not confuse this with Pure Pumpkin. You will need the Libby's Pumpkin Pie mix that I linked above.
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