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Easy Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
These easy pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting are effortless- simply bake, slice, and serve these cute pumpkin squares for an indulgent fall treat. These pumpkin spice bars are irresistibly moist and delicious!
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
25
minutes
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Total Time
40
minutes
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Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
American
Servings:
24
Author:
Julie Blanner
Ingredients
2
cups
all-purpose flour
1
tablespoon
baking powder
2
teaspoons
baking soda
¼
teaspoon
salt
1
tablespoon
ground cinnamon
1
teaspoon
ground allspice
optional
2
cup
white granulated sugar
¾
cup
vegetable oil
½
cup
applesauce
1
teaspoon
vanilla
4
eggs
size large
2
cups
pumpkin
canned (15 oz)
Cream Cheese Frosting
1
cup
butter
softened, room temperature
16
ounces
cream cheese
softened, room temperature
1
tablespoon
vanilla
2
cups
powdered sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350℉. Grease your 3/4 sheet pan.
Combine dry ingredients - flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Set aside.
In a separate large mixing bowl or mixer, combine sugar, oil, applesauce, vanilla and pumpkin.
Beat eggs into wet mixture one at a time.
Gradually combine dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients.
Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes clean.
Cream Cheese Frosting
Beat butter and cream cheese in large mixing bowl until light and fluffy (about 5 minutes)..
Add vanilla.
Gradually add powdered sugar on low until incorporated.
Increase speed to high and beat until light and fluffy (about 3 minutes).
Spread onto cooled pumpkin bars.
Notes
Variations
Fold in chocolate chips, white chocolate chips, walnuts or pecans into the batter.
Decorate it with
Candied Nuts
.
Spice it up - add 1 Tablespoon pumpkin spice to the cream cheese frosting.
Nutrition
Calories:
351.2
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
37.27
g
|
Protein:
3.32
g
|
Fat:
21.78
g
|
Saturated Fat:
14.31
g
|
Cholesterol:
68.41
mg
|
Sodium:
255.42
mg
|
Potassium:
136.75
mg
|
Fiber:
0.59
g
|
Sugar:
27.92
g
|
Vitamin A:
1352.71
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.92
mg
|
Calcium:
54.04
mg
|
Iron:
0.85
mg