Great Pumpkin Brownie

Total Time

Prep: 25 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Makes

16 servings

Updated: Sep. 10, 2022
Our kids beg for these big brownies every year. I just bake brownie batter in a pizza pan, spread with orange-tinted frosting and let the kids design a pumpkin stem and jack-o'-lantern face using candy. —Darla Wester, Meriden, Iowa
Great Pumpkin Brownie Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 1 package fudge brownie mix (13x9-inch pan size)
  • 1 can (16 ounces) vanilla frosting
  • Orange paste food coloring
  • 9 green milk chocolate M&M's
  • 57 dark brown milk chocolate M&M's

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°. Prepare brownie batter according to package directions for fudgelike brownies. Spread on a greased 12-in. pizza pan to within 1 in. of edges.
  2. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
  3. Tint frosting orange; frost brownie. For stem, arrange green M&M's in a square pattern at top of pumpkin. For each eye, arrange 10 brown M&M's in a triangle. For nose, arrange six brown M&M's in a triangle. Arrange remaining M&M's for a mouth.

Nutrition Facts

1 slice: 342 calories, 16g fat (5g saturated fat), 25mg cholesterol, 197mg sodium, 47g carbohydrate (35g sugars, 1g fiber), 3g protein.