Michelle's Pumpkin Brownies (Morning Brownies)

These are great brownies to start your day with.

Super Oatmeal Layer

Mix together:

2 1/2 cups rolled oats

1 cup coconut

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup flour

1/2 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. salt


Then stir in 3/4 cup melted butter into the mixture.


Pat the resulting mixture into 9x13 pan lined with parchment or foil.  You can reserve 3/4 cup of the mixture to sprinkle over batter during the final step if desired. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. then let cool 5 minutes. Set the oatmeal layer aside while preparing chocolate and pumpkin batters for the brownies.


Brownie Batter

Melt 1 cup butter and then add in 2 cups of sugar   (Use 1 1/2 cups to make it less sweet)


Stir butter and sugar over low heat until sugar starts to melt, about 2-3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool slightly.


Next add 4 eggs and mix until combined.  Then add 1 cup flour  ( I use whole wheat pastry flour from Bob’s Red Mill) and mix until well combined.  Split the batter into two separate bowls.


Two make the chocolate batter, fold in the following into the first bowl:

1/2 cup cocoa

1/2 cup chocolate chips  


To make the pumpkin batter, fold in the following into the second bowl:

1 1/2 cups canned pumpkin 

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp ginger

1/4 tsp ground cloves


Mixing it all together

Pour 1/2 of the chocolate batter over the Super Oatmeal layer and spread evenly.  Then pour 1/2 of the pumpkin batter on top of the previous layer and spread evenly.  Dollop the remaining chocolate and pumpkin batters on top and drag a knife through the batter to create a swirled top. If you reserved any oat mixture, sprinkle on top. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes or less, depending on your gooeyness requirements. Cool to room temp before cutting.




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