Easy Pumpkin Bar Recipe
Soft and perfectly spiced pumpkin squares with cream cheese frosting. An easy and irresistible pumpkin dessert recipe!
Ingredients
Batter:
- 1 cup oil
- 2 cups pumpkin puree or 1 15 ounce can
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 Tbsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
Cream Cheese Frosting
- ½ cup salted butter softened to room temperature
- 8 oz cream cheese softened to room temperature
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- dash of salt
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Mix oil, pumpkin, sugar, and egg in a large bowl; whisk till smooth.
- Add dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in pecans if desired.
- Pour into a well greased sheet cake pan. (Mine is about 12x17".)
- Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or till toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool completely and spread with cream cheese frosting.
- For frosting: Beat butter and cream cheese till smooth. Add vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar and beat till smooth and creamy. Spread over the cooled pumpkin cake.
- Cut into squares and serve. If desired, sprinkle with cinnamon or nutmeg, or garnish with candy corn or candy pumpkins.
Notes
These bars are more moist and delicious with 2 cups of pumpkin puree, but in a pinch you can use a 15 ounce can, which is about 1 3/4 cups.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 341kcalCarbohydrates: 45gProtein: 3gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 47mgSodium: 263mgPotassium: 92mgFiber: 1gSugar: 35gVitamin A: 3463IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 33mgIron: 1mg
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