For all you pumpkin lovers out there; relish this thick, creamy pumpkin butter. Perfect on toast, muffins, or in this case, brownie cupcakes.
Don't let the name fool you like it did when I first heard of it. A family friend suggested we give it a try, and at first I thought it was a stick of butter with pumpkin pie spice...I was wrong. Really wrong.
Pumpkin butter is actually like apple butter. It's a creamy, light spread with a subtle sweetness and hints of autumn spices...it's delicious! 😀
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Brownie Cupcakes & Pumpkin Butter
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
Ingredients
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Brownie Cupcakes:
- 1 box dark chocoalte brownie mix
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
Pumpkin Butter:
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon dark molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Instructions
For Brownie Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and grease a cupcake tin.
- In the bowl of your standmixer, combine all ingredients called for the brownie cupcakes. Mix until a thick batter forms.
- Evenly divide the batter into the cupcake tin and bake for 25 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
- Transfer to a wire rack and let cupcakes cool completely.
For Pumpkin Butter:
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, stir all the ingredients called for the butter.
- Stir occasionally, but let simmer on low for about 20-25 minutes until the mixture is a deep color and has thickened.
- Remove from heat and let cool before storing.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
Brownie Cupcakes & Pumpkin Butter
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 1 dozen cupcakes 1x
Ingredients
Units
Scale
Brownie Cupcakes:
- 1 box dark chocolate brownie mix
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 egg
- 1/3 cup oil
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1/4 cup sour cream
Pumpkin Butter:
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 1/4 cup apple sauce
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- A squeeze of fresh lemon juice
Instructions
For Brownie Cupcakes:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and grease a cupcake tin.
- In the bowl of your standmixer, combine all ingredients called for the brownie cupcakes. Mix until a thick batter forms.
- Evenly divide the batter into the cupcake tin and bake for 25 minutes or until cake tester comes out clean.
- Transfer to a wire rack and let cupcakes cool completely.
For Pumpkin Butter:
- In a medium saucepan over low heat, stir all the ingredients called for the butter.
- Stir occasionally, but let simmer on low for about 30-40 minutes until the mixture is a deep color and has thickened.
- Remove from heat and let cool before storing.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
xo,
Tammy<3
Krissy Allori {self proclaimed foodie} says
Wow, this looks outstanding! I'm featuring it as one of my favorite picks this week on Wednesday Whatsits. The post will go live tonight at 8pm PST. Thanks for submitting and keep them coming! Krissy
Katherines Corner says
Thank you for sharing at the Thursday Favorite Things blog hop. Watch for your featureat Katherines Corner tomorrow xo
Shari Eckstrom says
I love pumpkin butter and all the fun ways you can use it. Thanks for sharing your fabulous recipe with us this week at Foodie Fridays. Hope to see you again this week. I'm sure you'll be cooking up something delicious!
Blessings,
Shari
My Family Ties says
This sounds amazing, I have never thought to make butter from pumpkin puree, it sounds like it would taste so deleicious, a great recipe 🙂 #recipeoftheweek
Carrie Groneman says
I LOVE how you began with a brownie mix and I love pumpkin butter. I have never thought to put them together. How to you two eat the delish food since it looks so perfect.! Thanks for linking up at WW Blog Hop. Carrie, A Mother's Shadow
Grandma Kc says
Grampy and I were just discussing apple butter last night so I will definitely give this a try! Thank you!
Sherry says
Oh yum~! Thanks for sharing!
Culinary Flavors says
Great photos and great muffins! Thanks for coming and linking up at The Weekend Social. All posts get pinned on our pinterest board! Please be sure to come back next week starting Thursdays at 9PM EST on culinaryflavors.gr! I hope to see you there!
Laurence says
This pumpkin butter is such a GREAT idea! and the association with brownies is just wow!