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Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownie Pie

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This easy pumpkin cheesecake brownie pie is the dessert you need when you can’t decide between pumpkin pie and CHOCOLATE!

slice of pumpkin cheesecake brownie pie topped with whipped cream and hot fudge sauce

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I whipped this pie up on a whim, after my third (ugh!!!) disastrous attempt at a chocolate and pumpkin cake that is so perfect in my head but that I just can’t translate into reality.

I’m no quitter. That cake will appear on IBK one day. But I needed a baking win desperately and happened to have leftover pie crust in the fridge and a box of brownie mix just sitting on the counter because someone (erm, not me) filled the pantry with chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk and there was no room left.

And when I saw that brownie mix it hit me like a ton of bricks (or like a giant sack of flour?): brownie pie. Brownie-freaking-pie! With a layer of pumpkin cheesecake baked right in, because why not?

overhead photo of the unbaked pumpkin cheesecake brownie pie showing how to dollop the brownie batter over the cheesecake filling

Brownie pie is, of course, delicious on its own. Brownie pie with pumpkin is something else entirely.

Something beyond delicious, something that requires an entirely new word that means, all at once, delicious and dreamy and oh hey, my eyes are rolling back in my head and I’m totally happy about it.

This is now my go-to pumpkin pie recipe even though I guarantee my family of pumpkin pie purists will mutiny.  (Do you have families that hate change?  I can’t introduce even one new recipe on Thanksgiving without hearing how terrible I am for breaking with tradition.)

But my oven, my rules.  Baker’s prerogative. 

overhead photo of the pumpkin cheesecake brownie pie showing how to swirl the brownie batter into the cheesecake batter

One bite of this pie though and the nay-sayers will be convinced.

If you make only one of my creations this holiday season, please oh please make it this pumpkin cheesecake brownie pie. If you can make brownies from a mix without trouble then I can virtually guarantee you’ll have success your first time out because it’s so dang easy to make.

Roll your (homemade or, ahem, store-bought crust), mix your brownies, mix your pumpkin cheesecake, then bake. Serve with hot fudge and whipped cream and watch your friends inhale it.

It’s insanity that anything could taste this good.

Pumpkin cheesecake brownie pie—it’s perfect for when you need a win 🙂

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Pumpkin Cheesecake Brownie Pie
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
50 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
 
This pumpkin cheesecake brownie pie is the dessert you need when you can't decide between pumpkin pie and CHOCOLATE!
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 10
Author: Kelsie
Ingredients
Pumpkin cheesecake:
  • 6 ounces cream cheese at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon + 2 teaspoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
Brownie pie:
  • single pie crust for a deep dish pie
  • 1 18-ounce box brownie mix + ingredients to make them
  • hot fudge sauce for serving
Instructions
  1. Pumpkin cheesecake:
  2. Combine the cream cheese and sugar in a medium mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer on low speed until very creamy. Add the pumpkin, egg yolk, flour, and spices and beat again until well combined. Place in refrigerator until ready to use.
  3. Brownies:
  4. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
  5. Roll your pie crust into a 13-inch (or so) circle and gently transfer to a 9-inch deep dish pie plate. Trim the excess and crimp the edges.
  6. Mix brownies according to the directions on the box. Pour 2/3 of the batter into the prepared pan and smooth the top with a spatula. Smooth the pumpkin cheesecake mixture into an even layer over the top. Dollop with remaining brownie batter and swirl the brownie and pumpkin layers with a knife, ensuring you don’t go so deep that you nick the crust.
  7. Bake 50 to 60 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few crumbs. Cool completely, then slice into wedges and serve with hot fudge sauce.

Pumpkin cheesecake layer adapted from Baked Occasions

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Comments

  1. grace says

    October 13, 2017 at 6:43 am

    this is about the only way you can get me to eat pumpkin!

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      October 13, 2017 at 3:11 pm

      Haha! I’m glad I found a way!

      Reply
  2. David | Spiced says

    October 12, 2017 at 5:11 am

    Yikes! Sorry to hear about the baking fails, Kelsie. I’ve totally been there. And it totally ruins my day when I’ve got this really fun idea that completely flops. No fun! But this pie looks like a whole lot of fun. Like I kinda want to just jump right into the middle of it and go to town. No need to slice this bad boy up. Just hand me a fork and I’ll take care of the rest! Great recipe, my friend!

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      October 12, 2017 at 3:24 pm

      Haha! Awww thank you, David!

      Reply
  3. Abbe@This is How I Cook says

    October 11, 2017 at 6:49 pm

    Now this is a pumpkin pie I could sink my spoon into! Forget the other version-this has my name on it! Pinning for sure!

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      October 12, 2017 at 3:23 pm

      Thank you Abbe! I feel the same way 🙂

      Reply
  4. Emma says

    October 11, 2017 at 9:40 am

    Lol this happens to me, sometimes something just won’t work and after a few fails I’ll bake something that I know will work just to make me feel better. This pie is my kind of pie, I’m loving it.

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      October 11, 2017 at 4:44 pm

      Exactly! Thank you Emma!

      Reply
  5. kitchenriffs says

    October 11, 2017 at 8:44 am

    Forget the other dessert — this one’s a winner! Looks excellent — thanks.

    Reply
    • Kelsie says

      October 11, 2017 at 4:43 pm

      Thank you so much!

      Reply
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