The key to achieving a gooier, denser brownie texture lies in ingredient swaps and proportion adjustments. Most brownie recipes don't contain the leavening agents Trader Joe's pumpkin bread mix contains, so to offset their effects requires altering or reducing the proportion of liquid ingredients and substituting oil for butter.
In Trader Joe's recipe for its Pumpkin Bars, you'll forgo the cup of water and half cup of oil for 2 tablespoons of water and a stick of butter. You'll also add three-fourths of a cup of sugar to really bring it into a dessert realm.
The gooey, dense nature of brownies requires far less baking time than a cakey bread loaf. So, you'll also reduce baking times from the 55 minutes specified on the box to around 35 minutes in the oven at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
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