Pumpkin Bars Recipe
Pumpkin Bars are soft, moist, and topped with cinnamon cream cheese frosting, perfect for Halloween, Thanksgiving, and fall parties.
Servings: 25
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1⅔ cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 (15-ounce) can pumpkin puree
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounces cream cheese, softened
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- candy corn or pumpkins, optional
Instructions
Bars
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Combine eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin in a large bowl and beat until fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and beat until the batter is smooth.
- Pour the batter into a greased 15x10 baking pan, and bake for 30 minutes.
Frosting
- While bars are baking, make the frosting. Combine cream cheese, butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, and cinnamon in a medium bowl. Beat until smooth.
- Let bars cool completely before frosting. Cut the bars beforehand and pipe on frosting or frost and then cut.
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Notes
Recipe Tips:
- Beat the eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin until fluffy for the best bar texture.
- Mix the dry ingredients separately so the baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon are evenly distributed.
- Let the bars cool completely before frosting so the cream cheese frosting does not melt.
- Cut the bars before piping frosting if you want a cleaner, more decorated look.
- Make-ahead tip: bake the bars a day ahead, cover tightly, then frost before serving or once completely cooled.
Nutrition
Calories: 249kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 184mg | Potassium: 586mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 39785IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 4mg