These pumpkin butterscotch brownies are thick, fudgy, laced with a pumpkin mix, and topped with butterscotch chips that perfectly meld together as a cozy fall treat.
Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a 9x9 pan lined with parchment and lightly greased with oil.
In a bowl, whisk together all the ingredients for the pumpkin mix until well combined. Set aside until needed.
In a microwavable bowl, combine the bittersweet chocolate chips and butter. Microwave it in 20 second increments, while stirring in between, until both the chocolate and the butter are melted and well combined. Set aside and let cool.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the eggs and sugar and whisk until the mixture is light and fluffy, about 1 minute. Add the oil, milk, salt, and vanilla and mix until everything is combined. Pour in the cooled, melted chocolate mixture and whisk until incorporated. Add the flour and fold everything together until no more dry flour is visible.
Pour half of the brownie batter into the prepared 9x9 pan then top it with half of the pumpkin mix. Using a spatula, give the brownie batter and pumpkin a couple of folds to make swirly patterns. Sprinkle half of the butterscotch chips on the batter. Repeat with remaining batter and pumpkin mix and top the batter with remaining butterscotch chips.
Bake the brownies for about 55 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a thin film of tacky batter. The batter should no longer be gooey.*Refer to post for more details on brownie doneness.*
Remove the brownies from the oven and let it cool in the pan for 10-15 minutes then remove the brownies from the pan and let it completely cool on a wire rack.
Notes
If you don't have pumpkin spice on hand but have other spices available in your pantry, you can simply mix together: 2 tablespoon cinnamon, 1 ½ teaspoon ground ginger, 1 teaspoon nutmeg, and 1 teaspoon clove or all spice. You can save the remaining spice mix for pumpkin pies or or other pumpkin spice recipes.