Pumpkin Brownines/Ice Cream/Caramel Sauce

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PUMPKIN BROWNINES/ICE CREAM/CARAMEL SAUCE

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Brownies Ice Cream
Halloween

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1/2 c Unsalted butter -- room temp
1 c Brown sugar, packed
1 lg Egg
1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract
1 c All-purpose flour
1 t Baking powder
3/4 ts Ground cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground ginger
1/8 ts Ground cloves
1/4 ts Salt
3/4 c Canned solid pack pumpkin
1/2 c Coarsely chopped pecans
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1/4 c Cream cheese -- room temp
2 tb Sugar
1 Egg yolk
2 ts Whipping cream
Vanilla ice cream
(or frozen yogurt)
Caramel sauce -- warmed
(purchased or home-made)

These untraditional brownies don't contain
chocolate, but they sure taste great. Dense, moist
and cakelike, they have a pumpkin flavor perfect for
Halloween. Makes 10 .
Preheat oven to 350F. Butter and flour 8-inch
square glass baking dish. Using electric mixer, beat
butter in large bowl until light. Gradually add bron
sugar and beat until well blended, about 2 minutes.
Add 1 egg and 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat to blend.
Add flour, baking powder, spices and salt and beat
until well mixed. Beat in pumpkin. Stir in nuts.
Spread batter in prepared pan (batter will be thick).
Mix cream cheese, 2 Tablespoons sugar, egg yolk, cream
and remaining 1/2 teaspoon vanilla in bowl to blend.
Drop cream cheese mixture by heaping Tablespoons atop
batter. Using small knife, gently swirl cream cheese
mixture into batter, creating marbled pattern.
Bake until tester inserted into center comes out
clean and top is firm, about 35 minutes. (Can be made
1 day ahead.
Cool. Cover with foil and let stand at room
temperature.
Reheat covered in 350F oven for 15 minutes before
serving. Cut warm brownies into squares. Arrange on
plates. Top with scoop of ice cream. Drizzle with
caramel sauce.
Source: Bon Appetit-October



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