Swirled Cream Cheese Pumpkin Brownies

unsalted butter

lightly packed brown sugar (light or dark)

plus 2 tablespoons Dutch process cocoa powder

baking powder

kosher salt

espresso powder (optional but delicious—will yield a more intense chocolate flavor)

pure vanilla extract

large eggs, at room temperature

whole wheat flour (white whole wheat or regular. I used regular and didn’t notice it one bit)

semi-sweet chocolate chips

to 12-inch ovenproof skillet, for baking the pumpkin brownies

reduced fat cream cheese, at room temperature (do not use fat free)

pure pumpkin puree (do not use pumpkin pie filling)

granulated sugar

all purpose flour

pumpkin pie spice (OR all of the following: 1 1/4 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves, and 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger)

pure vanilla extract

large egg, at room temperature