Healthy Pumpkin Brownies

Fudgy pumpkin brownies with dark cocoa and chocolate chips, baked in an 8-inch square pan. Preparation/total time includes an estimate based on the recipe steps; the creator did not specify every timing field.

By @organicallyaddison

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Cook time: 25 minutes

Servings: 9

Ingredients

• 2 whole eggs
• 0.25 cup olive oil or melted butter
• 0.75 cup pumpkin purée
• 0.25 cup honey or pure maple syrup
• 0.25 cup nut butter almond butter or cashew butter
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 0.5 cup coconut sugar or light brown sugar
• 1 cup dark cocoa powder
• 0.25 tsp baking soda
• 1 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper. Oven is heated and pan is lined.
2. In a mixing bowl, stir together the eggs, olive oil, pumpkin purée, honey, nut butter, and vanilla until combined. Mixture is evenly combined.
3. Add the coconut sugar, dark cocoa powder, and baking soda, then stir until combined. Batter is uniform.
4. Fold in the dark chocolate chips. Chocolate chips are distributed through the batter.
5. Pour the batter into the lined pan and smooth it into an even layer. Batter is level in the pan.
6. Bake for 25 to 28 minutes, until a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean. Toothpick tests mostly clean.
7. Remove from the oven and let the brownies cool before slicing. Brownies are cool enough to slice.