- nadineali18
Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownies (Halloween Themed)

Not just any brownies, pumpkin cheesecake brownies! They are soft, fudgy, yummy and perfect for this fall season. The swirly googly eyed presentation also makes it the perfect Halloween treat! So lets get baking!
Total Time:
Prep 20 mins
Baking in oven 35 mins
Cooling time 1 hour
Total time 1 hour 55 mind
Makes 16 brownies
Equipment:
8 x 8 Inch square pan
Parchment Paper
Ingredients:
Brownies
4 Oz /113 g bittersweet chocolate
4 Oz/ 113 grams/ 8 Tbsp unsalted butter
1 cup all purpose flour
1/2 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened Dutch processed)
1/4 tsp salt
4 eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
Pumpkin cheesecake
8 Oz / 225 g cream cheese softened at room temperature
1/2 cup / 100 g sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 egg
2/3 cup pumpkin puree
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp all spice
1/4 tsp ground ginger
1/8 tsp nutmeg (freshly grated if possible)
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 cup flour
orange food color (optional)
Edible Googly eyes if making Halloween themed
METHOD:
Butter the pan, line with parchment paper and set aside
Preheat oven to 350 F
Brownies
Melt the butter and chocolate in 30 sec bursts in microwave, stir and let it cool
Sift the dry ingredients, flour, cocoa powder and salt and set aside
Beat the eggs, vanilla and sugar till lighter in color and fluffy
Add the melted butter and chocolate and mix
Add the dry ingredients and mix
Reserve 1/4 cup of the batter and pour the rest into the pan and smooth out the top
Pumpkin cheesecake
Beat the cream cheese, vanilla and sugar till nice and fluffy
Add the egg and mix
Reserve just 2 Tbsps of this white cheesecake mix for swirling later (optional)
Add pumpkin puree and spices, cinnamon, all spice, ginger, nutmeg and salt
Mix till combined
Add the 1/4 cup flour and mix
Add a few drops of orange food color and mix
Pour this batter into the pan over the brownie batter and smooth out
Add spoons of the reserved brownie and white cheesecake batter on top and swirl with a toothpick or skewer
Bake for about 35 mins, may take a bit longer but do not over bake!! to check a skewer inserted in the middle should be fairly clean, remember it keeps cooking after you take it out with residual heat
Let it cool in the pan
Remove from pan and cut with a sharp knife dipped in hot water and wiped with a paper towel
Add googly eyes if Halloween themed. Attach with icing or just water or water mixed with a bit of icing sugar
Enjoy!
