Switch up your Fall dessert routine with these over-the-top Mocha Pumpkin Fudge Brownies. They are creamy and delicious and mimic your favorite Pumpkin Spiced Latte.
I love classic dessert recipes for the Fall, I really do. Would we survive the season without Mom’s pumpkin layer cake or Aunt Gina’s apple and sweet potato pies? I can tell you right now, we probably would not. We love them too much!
As the years pass, my family and I continue to dine on and enjoy those expected classic recipes, but I’m constantly changing it up with new and exciting fall desserts. I try to outdo myself every year, raising the bar a little bit higher. In fact, I’m now referred to as “queen of the dessert bar” by family, a title I take very seriously.
A very large sideboard resides in my great room, which I use as the display area for my dessert buffet. All the classics and family-favorite desserts make an appearance, but then I let creativity and inspiration from the season work its way into new and exciting recipes. Needless to say, lots of butter and sugar are always involved.
Some Fall celebrations have included apple pie spice bars, caramel apple cupcakes and pumpkin pie-spiced Whoopie pies, and this year will be the debut of these Mocha Pumpkin Fudge Brownies. I could go on and on about how delicious they are, but just make them for yourself to find out.
I’ve done several test runs with this recipe, serving brownies up to kids, adults and anyone who is willing to taste. It’s never difficult to find volunteers for this type of work. The verdict has been two thumbs up across the board, making them worthy of a Fall dessert bar extravaganza.
The added coffee and espresso powder turn up the chocolate, amplifying the dark chocolate notes in a really good way. It doesn’t taste like coffee, but instead enhances the taste – coffee and chocolate share many of the same flavor profile characteristics.
And we already know pumpkin and coffee pair well together. Sipping pumpkin-spiced lattes from our favorite cafés has become a fall tradition for so many of us.
It will be hard to eat just one.
So you might as well have a few.
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Abbie says
Cathy,These look wonderful. I would like to make them soon! BUT, I’m not sure where to add the 1/4 cup strongly brewed coffee that’s listed under Brownie ingredients. Should it go in with the melted chocolate and butter?
Cathy says
“In a large saucepan, combine the remaining ¾ cup butter, remaining 2-1/4 cups sugar, coffee and chocolate over low heat. Stir constantly until melted. Remove from the heat and cool for 5 minutes. Pour chocolate mixture into foiled and greased pan. Spoon pumpkin mixture on top of chocolate mixture. Using a butter knife, swirl pumpkin mixture into chocolate batter.”
April says
These look so perfect and I must pin it! One question. I’m not too crazy about strong coffee flavors in desserts. Is the coffee flavor in your recipe strong or mild? Will the recipe still be perfect without or with less coffee and expresso powder?Thanks!!!
Cathy says
The coffee adds more of a complexity that you will love.