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Easy Pumpkin Bars

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Easy pumpkin bars, pumpkin bars
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 24 bars
Calories: 281kcal
Author: Dawn Yucuis

Ingredients

  • 1 15 ounces can pumpkin
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 cup salad oil
  • 2 cups flour
  • 2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/2 teaspoon cloves
  • Frosting
  • 4 ounces cream cheese
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 tablespoon milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 1/2 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 10 by 15-inch jelly roll pan.
  • In a large bowl mix together the pumpkin, sugar, eggs, and salad oil with an electric mixer.
  • Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and cloves.
  • Add the sifted dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix until well combined.
  • Spread the batter in the prepared jelly roll pan. Bake in the preheated oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until the center is set.
  • Remove from oven and cool completely
  • While bars are cooling make the frosting.
  • With an electric mix beat the cream cheese until fluffy. Add the butter and beat until well combined. Mix in the milk and the vanilla. Add the powdered sugar and beat until creamy.
  • Spread over cooled bars.

Notes

  1. Use pureed pumpkin. Pumpkin pie mix will not work for this recipe.
  2. Vegetable oil works well for this recipe. If you use a different oil make sure it has little or no flavor.
  3. To tell if the bars are touched lightly in the center, if they bounce back they are done. 
  4. Make sure that the cream cheese and butter are at room temperature before making the frosting.
  5. Spread the frosting in small sections slowly, the top of the bars tear if you go too fast. 
  6. Store the bars in the refrigerator.
  7. These bars can be frozen with frosting. Make sure to freeze them in a single layer. 
 
Nutrition information is an estimate and may vary with the brands of ingredients used.

Nutrition

Calories: 281kcal | Carbohydrates: 39.2g | Protein: 2.6g | Fat: 13.6g | Saturated Fat: 3.9g | Cholesterol: 38mg | Sodium: 142mg | Potassium: 109mg | Fiber: 0.9g | Sugar: 29.7g | Calcium: 36mg | Iron: 1mg