The luscious swirls of cream cheese running through these delicious Pumpkin Cream Cheese Brownies make them an extra special dessert for your holiday dinners.
I kind of think that pumpkin and cream cheese are a match made in heaven. They just go together like peanut butter and jelly. Like rock and roll. Like bread and butter. But better.
Even though I'm calling these bars "brownies," there's not a dab of chocolate in them. Nope. All pumpkin and spice. And cream cheese. And all yummy! They also have my favorite nut - pecans.
These Pumpkin Cream Cheese Brownies have the texture of a cake-like brownie. Nice and springy with that delicious sweetened cream cheese layer swirled all throughout.
How to Make Pumpkin Cream Cheese Brownies
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x9 baking pan and set it aside.
Beat the butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl for 2 to 3 minutes until well combined. The butter and brown sugar will have an appearance similar to grainy melted caramel.
Beat in the vanilla and eggs until light and creamy.
Add the pumpkin and beat until combined.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices.
Beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients on low speed of mixer. Remove mixer from bowl and stir in the pecans.
Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
Add all ingredients for the cream cheese batter to a medium bowl and mix on medium speed until smooth.
Spoon dollops of the cream cheese onto the pumpkin batter.
Lightly swirl the two batters together with a table knife.
Sprinkle the top with remaining pecans. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a tester inserted near the center comes out clean.
Cool completely. Slice and serve. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Brownies
Ingredients
For the brownie batter:
- 6 tbsp butter melted
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie mix
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- ¼ tsp ground allspice
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¾ cup chopped pecans divided
For the cream cheese batter:
- 4 oz cream cheese room temperature
- 1 egg
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- ½ tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp flour
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x9 baking pan and set aside.
- Beat the butter and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl for 2 to 3 minutes until well combined. The butter and brown sugar will have an appearance similar to grainy melted caramel. Beat in the vanilla and eggs until light and creamy. Add the pumpkin and beat until combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, soda, salt, and spices. Beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients on low speed of mixer. Remove mixer from bowl and stir in the pecans.
- Spread the batter in the prepared pan.
- Add all ingredients for the cream cheese batter to a medium bowl and mix on medium speed until smooth. Spoon dollops of the cream cheese onto the pumpkin batter. Lightly swirl the two batters together with a table knife. Sprinkle the top with remaining pecans.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until a tester inserted near the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely. Slice and serve. Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
Notes
Nutrition Information
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susan / the wimpy vegetarian says
I agree that the combination of pumpkin and cream cheese is a match made in Heaven. I love that they're in a brownie form - I've GOT to make them!
Miss P says
The recipe sounds great. And, I have to compliment you on the photograph! Well done.
Miss P
Liz says
These look scrumptious!!! Goes to show that brownies can be fantastic without chocolate :)
Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic says
My boys have been asking for cream cheese brownies for awhile now. I think I'll surprise them with these instead!