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Healthy Pumpkin Swirl Brownies

These Healthy Pumpkin Swirl Brownies are comprised of an UBER fudgy brownie base studded with chocolate chips, and are topped with a rich, cinnamon-spiced, pumpkin cream cheese swirl.

Chocolate + Pumpkin = BEST OF BOTH WORLDS!

These brownies are delicious, addictive, and secretly good for you too.  You’d never guess these are sugar free, high protein, high fiber, and gluten free.

These Healthy Pumpkin Swirl Brownies are comprised of an UBER fudgy brownie base studded with chocolate chips, and are topped with a rich, cinnamon-spiced, pumpkin cream cheese swirl. These brownies are delicious, addictive, and secretly good for you too. You'd never guess these are sugar free, high protein, high fiber, and gluten free! Healthy Dessert Recipes at the Desserts With Benefits Blog (www.DessertsWithBenefits.com)

These are SO good, I’m basically morally obligated to share the recipe with you  😉

Who cares if it’s September and no one else has had the guts to break out the pumpkin just yet.  If you’re craving pumpkin as much as I was, YOU DO YOU AND YOU MAKE SOMETHING WITH PUMPKIN!

These Healthy Pumpkin Swirl Brownies are comprised of an UBER fudgy brownie base studded with chocolate chips, and are topped with a rich, cinnamon-spiced, pumpkin cream cheese swirl. These brownies are delicious, addictive, and secretly good for you too. You'd never guess these are sugar free, high protein, high fiber, and gluten free! Healthy Dessert Recipes at the Desserts With Benefits Blog (www.DessertsWithBenefits.com)

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Healthy Pumpkin Swirl Brownies

Servings: 9 Brownies
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
These Pumpkin Swirl Brownies are fudgy, studded with chocolate chips, and topped with a rich pumpkin cream cheese swirl. They don't taste healthy at all!

Ingredients

BROWNIES:

SWIRL:

  • 2 oz Neufchâtel Cream Cheese (or Low Fat Cream Cheese; room temperature)
  • 62g (¼ cup) 100% Pure Pumpkin Puree
  • 1 Large Egg
  • ½ tsp Vanilla Extract
  • ¼ tsp Liquid Stevia Extract
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and line an 8×8” brownie pan with parchment paper.
  • Drain the can of black beans and pour the beans into a sieve. Rinse well and drain off the excess water.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, whisk together the Swirl ingredients until completely smooth and even. Set aside.
  • In a blender (I used my NutriBullet), add the black beans, blueberries, pumpkin puree, almond milk, vanilla extract, and stevia extract. Purée until smooth.
  • In a large bowl, whisk together the erythritol, cocoa powders, sorghum flour, flaxseed, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and chocolate chips.
  • Pour the blended mixture (scrape out as much as you can!) into the bowl with the dry ingredients and fold together with a silicone spatula. Scoop the mixture into the prepared pan and spread it out.
  • Scoop spoonfuls of the Swirl mixture over the brownie batter and swirl it in using a butter knife. Tap the pan a few times to flatten out the batter. Bake for 45 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan.
  • Completely wrap the brownies and refrigerate overnight. Slice the following the day. Serve and enjoy! Store in a tightly sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

Recipe Notes

My can of black beans yield 280g after draining and rinsing.
Nutrition Facts
Healthy Pumpkin Swirl Brownies
Amount Per Serving (1 brownie)
Calories 160 Calories from Fat 54
% Daily Value*
Fat 6g9%
Saturated Fat 3g19%
Cholesterol 30mg10%
Sodium 250mg11%
Carbohydrates 24g8%
Fiber 8g33%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 6g12%
Vitamin A 2000IU40%
Vitamin C 3.3mg4%
Calcium 40mg4%
Iron 2.7mg15%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Bars, Blondies & Brownies

Wait whaaaat??  Only 160 calories per brownie?!  Oh yes.  Plus, 8g of filling fiber, 6g of power-packed protein, and none of the added sugar.  YUSSSSS!

When like gives you lemons, you make lemonade.

When life gives you chocolate and pumpkin, you make these Healthy Pumpkin Swirl Brownies.

Duh.

These Healthy Pumpkin Swirl Brownies are comprised of an UBER fudgy brownie base studded with chocolate chips, and are topped with a rich, cinnamon-spiced, pumpkin cream cheese swirl. These brownies are delicious, addictive, and secretly good for you too. You'd never guess these are sugar free, high protein, high fiber, and gluten free! Healthy Dessert Recipes at the Desserts With Benefits Blog (www.DessertsWithBenefits.com)

Enjoy!

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With love and good eats,

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– Jess

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PS:  These brownies got me on TV!  Watch my live segment here:

15 comments on “Healthy Pumpkin Swirl Brownies”

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  2. THE PUMPKIN SEASON IS UPON US!! I freakin love it and i can’t wait to try this recipe out! Maybe tomorrow if I can hit the market tonight

  3. It would be so helpful if you could give the “sugar equivalent” used in recipes, since I use stevia/erythritol sugar sub and I don’t know what a 1/4 tsp of stevia extract is equivalent to… is that possible? Love your recipes, just hate to reinvent the wheel! 😛

    • I wish I could but every sugar substitute out there sweetens completely differently :/
      Usually the sweetener you use has a conversion chart. And ½ tsp of stevia extract has the sweetness of ½ cup of sugar, so for this recipe, use enough of your sweetener to match that 🙂

  4. Karen Kimbro Johnson

    Thank you for the recipe!
    How many servings does it make?

  5. Vegan black bean brownies that look so delectable and are perfect for the fall? SIGN ME UP! I adore the pumpkin swirls on each brownie square. It’s never too early to embrace the beloved pumpkin. I ate kabocha squash and pumpkin pastries over the summer!

  6. Wonderfull. I cannot resist, I’m going to prepare it.! Thank you very much5 stars

  7. Connie Lee Bills

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE these!!!
    This is the best brownie recipe ever and I’m sharing it with everyone 👌😍
    Thank you so much Jessica!5 stars

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  10. MMMMMMMMMMMMmmmmmmmmmm!!!!!!

    Made this last night and I’ve been waiting impatiently to slice it up this morning and give it a try.
    WOW! OMG, this is literally the BEST healthy brownie, I’ve EVER had!! I just finished 2 pieces and can’t wait to have more 😀 I’m going to really have to pace myself – LOL!

    I’m so glad I found your blog, Jessica, and I’m REALLY looking forward to baking your orange cake next {doing the Happy Happy dance as though it was Friday}.5 stars

  11. Me again! I wanted to further report (in case anyone is curious) that these pumpkin swirl brownies freeze REALLY well. When you defrost them, they become moist and almost cakey.
    Freezing half the batch helps me to pace myself and makes sure that not a morsel of these delicious bites spoils before they reach my belly 😀5 stars

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