pumpkin pie brownies

wednesday, november 20th 

chocolate pumpkin pie brownies

sunday baking has become so dear to me that i decided to add another day of baking to my week. i now introduce #whatchagonnabakewednesday to the blog. wednesday baking will be a day for me to share my baking experience with those around me. i usually choose to do sunday baking in solitude but wednesdays will bring friends to the kitchen and good memories will be formed and friendships will be found or strengthened while baking delicious goodies. 

this week i attempted healthy chocolate pumpkin brownies. big success. they turned out so moist and fudge like. the pumpkin flavor was mild but there was just enough to give it that holiday flavor. #myhubbybetterbeready for lots of these in the future. 

chocolate pumpkin pie brownies

1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1/2 cup ww pastry flour (or white, spelt, or even oat flour) *i used white

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp plus 1/16 tsp salt

2/3c sugar or xylitol (or 1/2c maple syrup or agave: it’ll be a bit less cakey with liquid sweetener) *i used xagave

1 packet nunaturals stevia (or 1/32tsp uncut stevia), or 1 more tbsp agave or sugar

1/2 cup canned pumpkin (or pureed pumpkin or sweet potato)

3 tbsp oil (you can omit, but be warned: the brownies will be gummy) *i used the oil

2 tbsp milk of choice

1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract

1/2 cup chocolate chips (not optional)

combine dry ingredients, and mix very well. combine wet ingredients, then mix into dry. pour into a greased pan (it will fill up half an 8×8). cook for about 23 minutes at 330F. these taste great fresh out of the oven but they're even better after sitting for a while. enjoy and don't feel too guilty--these aren't half bad for you!

original recipe found here.