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Feature: Welcome Fall with Pumpkin Cream Cheese Brownies

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Brownies are an easy brownie recipe that is perfect for fall.

The brownies are impressive because the swirls look so fancy. But shhh … don’t tell others that the marbled effect is so easy to do. You mix together a standard brownie recipe and the pumpkin cream cheese filling in separate bowls and drop them separately into the pan.

The trick? Drop a little at a time. Drop many small amounts of filling on top of the brownie base, rather than large dollops – and then allow some of the filling to peek through the top, too – before swirling through all the layers with a kitchen knife.

This recipe a great way to use up some of that leftover pumpkin from making pumpkin bread, pumpkin pie, and pumpkin cookies.

Prep time: 10 minutes
Bake time: 40-45 minutes
Makes 24 brownies

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