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Pumpkin Bars
Pumpkin Bars are moist pumpkin spice cake bars that are topped with rich cream cheese frosting.
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
15
minutes
minutes
Cook Time
20
minutes
minutes
Total Time
35
minutes
minutes
Servings
24
servings
Calories
244
kcal
Author
Kate @ I Heart Eating
Ingredients
Pumpkin Cake Bars
1/2
cup
vegetable oil
1
cup
brown sugar
packed
1/2
cup
granulated sugar
4
large eggs
1/2
teaspoon
vanilla extract
1 ½
cups
canned pumpkin purée
1
teaspoon
baking soda
1
teaspoon
baking powder
1/2
teaspoon
salt
1 ½
tablespoons
pumpkin pie spice
2
cups
all-purpose flour
1/2
cup
chopped walnuts or pecans
optional
Frosting
8
ounces
cream cheese
softened
1/4
cup
butter
softened
1-2
tablespoons
milk
2 ½
cups
powdered sugar
sifted
1
cup
toasted walnut or pecan pieces
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F. Grease and flour a large rimmed half-sheet pan, about 18x 13-inches. I like to use a nonstick baking spray with flour.
In a large mixing bowl, beat the oil and sugars together until well blended.
Beat in the eggs, scraping down the sides as needed.
Mix in the pumpkin purée and vanilla.
Stir the baking soda, baking powder, salt, and spice into the wet ingredients, then stir in the flour, beating gently to combine.
Stir in the nuts.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until a cake tester or toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.
Cool the cake in the pan.
To make the frosting, beat the cream cheese and butter together.
Mix in the powdered sugar.
Stir in enough milk to make a spreadable frosting.
Frost the bars, and sprinkle with the toasted nuts.
Store leftovers covered in the fridge.
Notes
Brown sugar:
Light brown sugar or dark brown sugar will work.
Pumpkin pie spice:
Feel free to add more or less spice to taste.
Nuts:
The nuts are optional.
Toasting the nuts
before using will add more flavor.
Cream cheese:
Full-fat or 1/3-less fat cream cheese will work. I don't recommend fat-free cream cheese.
Butter:
I use salted butter.
Milk:
Any milk, from skim to whole milk, will work.
Nutrition values are estimates.
Nutrition
Serving:
1
serving
|
Calories:
244
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
36
g
|
Protein:
3
g
|
Fat:
10
g
|
Saturated Fat:
6
g
|
Cholesterol:
37
mg
|
Sodium:
170
mg
|
Potassium:
116
mg
|
Sugar:
26
g
|
Vitamin A:
2535
IU
|
Vitamin C:
0.7
mg
|
Calcium:
44
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg