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!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes

Servings

Calories 351.2kcal

Author Julie Blanner

Ingredients

2 c flour
1 Tbsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp allspice optional
2 c sugar
3/4 c vegetable oil
1/2 c applesauce
1 tsp vanilla
4 eggs
2 c pumpkin canned (15 oz)

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 c butter softened
16 oz cream cheese
1 Tbsp vanilla
2 c powdered sugar

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease 21x15" jelly roll pan.
Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and allspice. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl or mixer, combine sugar, oil, applesauce, vanilla and pumpkin.
Beat eggs in one at a time.
Gradually beat in flour mixture.
Pour batter into jelly roll 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

How to Store Pumpkin Bars

Cover the cake using plastic wrap or foil. Refrigerate up to 5 days.

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.
Top with Salted Caramel Frosting or Whipped Cream instead.

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