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Thick, moist homemade pumpkin bars topped with white cream cheese frosting and sprinkles, served on a ceramic plate with other bars in the background.

Pumpkin Bars

5 from 1 vote
These Pumpkin Bars taste like pumpkin pie in easy-to-eat bar form—perfect for fall potlucks, holiday gatherings, or cozy afternoons at home. Moist, spiced, and topped with a dreamy cream cheese frosting, they’re the ultimate crowd-pleaser.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Cooling Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour 45 minutes
Servings: 24 bars
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Calories: 250
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Bar Base:
  • 1 can Pumpkin puree - 15 oz, not pumpkin pie filling
  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1 cup Brown sugar - Packed
  • 1 cup Vegetable oil - Can substitute applesauce
  • 4 Large eggs - Room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon Baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon Salt
Fall Spices:
  • 2 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon Ground nutmeg
  • ¼ teaspoon Ground cloves
  • ½ teaspoon Ground ginger
  • 2 teaspoon Vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting:
  • 8 oz Cream cheese - Softened
  • ½ cup Butter - Softened, unsalted
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar - Sifted if lumpy
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

Equipment

  • 1 9x13 baking pan (Greased and lined with parchment)
  • 2 Large mixing bowls (For wet and dry ingredients)
  • 1 Electric mixer (Hand or stand mixer)
  • 1 set Measuring cups & spoons
  • 1 Wire cooling rack
  • 1 Rubber spatula

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven, grease and line pan with parchment
  2. Beat eggs and sugars, then mix in pumpkin, oil, and vanilla
  3. Whisk dry ingredients and combine with wet mixture
    Mixing pumpkin bar batter in a large bowl with flour being folded in using a pink spatula, on top of an orange plaid kitchen towel.
  4. Pour into pan and bake until toothpick comes out with crumbs
    Homemade pumpkin bar batter spread evenly in a square metal baking pan, ready for the oven, with a plaid fall kitchen towel beside it on a marble countertop.
  5. Make frosting with cream cheese, butter, sugar, and vanilla
  6. Spread frosting on cooled bars and cut into squares
    Moist homemade pumpkin bars topped with thick swirled cream cheese frosting, cut into squares on a wooden board with parchment paper.

Nutrition

Serving: 1barCalories: 250kcalCarbohydrates: 33gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 120mgPotassium: 100mgFiber: 1gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 4500IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 40mgIron: 1mg

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated and should be considered an approximation. Actual values may vary based on specific ingredients used and portion sizes
 

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