Description
Soft and spiced pumpkin blondies loaded with chocolate chips, topped with creamy frosting and a drizzle of melted chocolate for a sweet autumn treat.
Ingredients
Scale
For the pumpkin blondies:
- ¾ cup butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ½ tsp vanilla
- 1 heaping cup pumpkin (we use Libby’s)
- 1 ½ cups flour
- 1 ½ tsp baking powder
- 1 ½ tsp cinnamon
- 1 ½ tsp nutmeg
- ½ tsp salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips
For the cream cheese frosting:
- ½ cup softened (not melted) butter
- 8 oz cream cheese
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3–4 cups confectioners sugar
Instructions
For the pumpkin blondies:
- Beat all the wet ingredients in a mixer with the paddle attachment. Once the wet ingredients are combined, add in all of the dry ingredients, adding in the chocolate chips last.
- Pour into a greased 9×13 baking pan.
- Bake at 350º for 25+ minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool and ice with cream cheese frosting (see below) and drizzle with melted chocolate.
For the cream cheese frosting:
- Mix cream cheese and the softened butter in a mixer with the paddle attachment until well incorporated. Add in the vanilla.
- Slowly add in the powdered sugar, a little at a time, until the desired consistency is reached.