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Pumpkin Chocolate Squares

Moist, tender, and delicious pumpkin chocolate squares that are packed with Fall warm spices.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16 squares
Calories 179 kcal

Ingredients
 

  • 1 cup All-purpose flour, Spooned and leveled
  • 1 cup Pumpkin puree, See notes
  • 1 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¼ teaspoon Salt
  • 1 tablespoon Fall spice blend, See notes
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 2 Eggs, Room temperature
  • ½ cup Oil
  • ¼ cup Butter, Melted
  • 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • ½ cup Mini dark chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon Mini dark chocolate chips, For sprinkling

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Oil spray an 8X8 inch pan, then line with parchment paper. Leave some from the sides for lifting.
  • Melt the butter in the microwave for 20 seconds, until it is melted. set side to cool down. Then mix with oil.
    ¼ cup Butter, ½ cup Oil
  • Mix all the dry ingredients, and set them aside.
    1 cup All-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon Baking powder, ½ teaspoon Baking Soda, ¼ teaspoon Salt, 1 tablespoon Fall spice blend
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer set on the paddle attachment, beat the eggs, pumpkin puree, sugar, and vanilla extract. Mix well.
    1 cup Pumpkin puree, 1 cup Sugar, 2 Eggs, 1 tablespoon Vanilla extract
  • Make a well in the center of the dry ingredients, and pour the wet ingredients in the center. Gently fold the dry into the wet and mix. DO NOT OVERMIX.
  • Add the mini chocolate chips, and gently mix.
    ½ cup Mini dark chocolate chips
  • Pour the batter into the lined pan and smooth out the top. Sprinkle the top with the chocolate chips. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until an insert comes out clean.
    1 tablespoon Mini dark chocolate chips
  • Let cool down in the pan, then lift the paper from the sides and transfer it to the cooling rack. Let cool completely before cutting.

Notes

  • Reduce the pumpkin puree by placing a thick piece of paper towel on the puree. This will absorb the moisture from the puree quite a bit. 
  • For Fall spice, see the post for Spice Blends

Nutrition

Calories: 179kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 2gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 28mgSodium: 129mgPotassium: 50mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 2501IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 24mgIron: 1mg
Keyword PUMPKIN, PUMPKIN CHOCOLATE, PUMPKIN SPICE, SHEET CAKE, THE BEST PUMPKIN CAKE
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