Halloween Mummy Pumpkin Blondies
They’re easy to make in one bowl, no mixer needed, and bake up perfectly moist without being cakey. They’re soft and spiced, wonderfully festive without requiring complicated decorating skills.
Servings 12 mummies
Ingredients
Pumpkin batter:
- ¼ cup vegetable oil I use sunflower
- ¼ cup unsalted butter melted
- 1 cup brown sugar light or dark, packed
- ½ cup pumpkin purée homemade or store-bought, not pie filling
- 1 egg yolk at room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Mummy decoration:
- ½ cup white candy melts or white chocolate chips
- 1 teaspoon coconut oil for a smoother melted chocolate if using chips
- candy eyes
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper and lightly grease it.
Pumpkin blondie batter:
- In a large bowl, whisk ¼ cup vegetable oil, ¼ cup unsalted butter, melted, and 1 cup brown sugar.
- Add ½ cup pumpkin purée, 1 egg yolk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract. Mix to combine well.
- Stir in sifted dry ingredients: 1 ¼ cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice, ½ teaspoon baking soda, and ¼ teaspoon salt until just combined.
- Pour into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out almost clean or with just a few moist crumbs. Don’t overbake.
- Cool completely on a wire rack. Remove the block of blondies from the pan with the help of the paper and slice into rectangles.
For the mummy costume:
- Melt ½ cup white candy meltswith optional 1 teaspoon coconut oil (to make it smoother and easier to drizzle) in the microwave in 20-second bursts until smooth.
- Use a spoon or piping bag to drizzle white chocolate “bandages” across each blondie. Press on 2 candy eyes per blondie before the chocolate sets.
- Let cool completely on a wire rack before eating.
Notes
Don't overbake them so they stay fudgy and moist.
I like white candy melts made for decorating, but you can use white chocolate chips with a bit of coconut oil that helps create a more fluid drizzle.
