what can be better than hot cocoa and pumpkin?
As the autumn season ramps up, so do the seasonal sweets! These hot cocoa and pumpkin brownies are the fall fix we all need. Made with equal parts cocoa and pumpkin batter, the flavors in this dessert are teeming with seasonal spice and fudgy goodness. I highly recommend using true, unsweetened pumpkin purée for the batter instead of pumpkin pie mix to get that authentic pumpkin flavor. The maple syrup and spices will do the rest of the work 🙂
Warning: these are super ooey gooey, so be prepared for a delicious mess!
⟶ the recipe
hot cocoa & pumpkin swirl brownies
ingredients
Hot cocoa batter
1 cup sugar
¾ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup hot cocoa powder
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon Kosher salt
½ cup olive oil
2 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pumpkin batter
1 cup all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon Kosher salt
½ teaspoon cinnamon
¼ teaspoon nutmeg
¼ teaspoon baking soda
¾ cup pumpkin purée
3 tablespoons maple syrup
2 large eggs
Prep time
30 minutes
Cook time
30 minutes
Total time
1 hour
12 brownies
instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit, and grease a 9×9 baking dish.
In a large bowl, sift together the sugar, flour, hot cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt for the hot cocoa batter. In a stand mixer or regular large bowl, beat the olive oil, eggs, and vanilla. Slowly, add in the dry ingredients, beating until just combined. Set aside.
In another bowl, make the pumpkin batter by sifting together the flour, salt, spices, and baking soda.
Mix in the pumpkin purée, maple syrup, and eggs until combined.
Using a large spoon, spread about ⅓ of the hot cocoa batter across the bottom of the pan.
Spread about ⅓ of the pumpkin batter on top. Then, alternating position, add dollops of the rest of the hot cocoa and pumpkin batters on top. Use a butter knife to smooth the batter in a swirl pattern.
Bake brownies for 25-30 minutes, or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cut brownies into 12 squares, and serve warm with a spoonful of vanilla ice cream.
⟶ store it
- Store brownies in a container at room temperature for 3-5 days
