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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!
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
15
minutes
Cook Time
25
minutes
Servings
24
Calories
351.2
kcal
Author
Julie Blanner
Ingredients
2
cup
all-purpose flour
1
tablespoon
baking powder
2
teaspoon
baking soda
1/4
teaspoon
salt
1
tablespoon
cinnamon
1
teaspoon
allspice
optional
2
cup
white granulated sugar
3/4
cup
vegetable oil
1/2
cup
applesauce
1
teaspoon
vanilla
4
eggs
2
cup
pumpkin
canned (15 oz)
Cream Cheese Frosting
1
cup
butter
softened
16
oz
cream cheese
1
tablespoon
vanilla
2
cup
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.
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