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Marbled Pumpkin Brownies

Source of Recipe


Adapted from Bon Appétit



List of Ingredients



• ½ cup unsalted butter, softened
  
• 1 cup brown sugar, packed
  
• 1 large egg
  
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
  
• 1 cup flour
  
• 1 tsp baking powder
  
• ¾ tsp ground cinnamon
  
• ¼ tsp ground ginger
  
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  
• ¼ tsp salt
  
• ¾ cup canned pumpkin
  
• ½ cup coarsely chopped pecans
  
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• ¼ cup cream cheese, softened
  
• 2 Tbsp sugar
  
• 1 egg yolk
  
• 2 tsp whipping cream
  
• ½ tsp vanilla extract
  






Instructions



1. Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter and flour an 8-inch square glass baking dish.
   
   
2. Beat butter in large bowl until fluffy. Gradually add brown sugar and beat until well blended, about 2 minutes. Add one egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla, and beat to blend. Add flour, baking powder, spices and salt, and beat until well mixed. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in nuts. Spread batter in prepared pan (batter will be thick).
   
   
3. Mix cream cheese, 2 tablespoons sugar, egg yolk, whipping cream and ½ teaspoon vanilla in bowl to blend. Drop cream cheese mixture by heaping tablespoons on top of the pumpkin batter. Using small knife, gently swirl cream cheese mixture into batter, creating marbled pattern. Bake about 35 minutes, or until tester inserted into center comes out clean and top is firm. Cool. Cover with foil and let stand at room temperature. Reheat, covered, in 350° oven for 15 minutes before serving. Cut warm brownies into squares.
   
   Makes 10 servings.