Pumpkin Bars

Pumpkin Bars

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Pumpkin Bars

Pumpkin Bars

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients
 

  • 3 Eggs
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1 cup Brown sugar
  • 1 cup Vegetable or canola oil
  • 1 can (29 ounces) Canned pumpkin
  • 2 cups Flour
  • 1 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 4 tsp Pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon)
  • 1 tsp Salt

Cream Cheese Frosting:

  • 12 ounces (1 1/2 blocks) Cream cheese - softened
  • 3/4 cup Butter - softened
  • 3 to 4 cups Powdered sugar
  • 2 tsp Vanilla

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Beat together the eggs, sugars, oil and pumpkin pie filling on medium speed until light and fluffy.
  • In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice or cinnamon, and salt.
  • Hand mix the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just combined.
  • Spread the batter into a greased 15 x 10 inch jelly roll pan.
  • Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean.
  • Let cool completely.

For the frosting:

  • Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth. Add vanilla.
  • Add the powdered sugar a little at a time, beating until mixture is smooth.
  • Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.
  • Cut into squares and serve.
  • You can decorate the tops with walnut or pecans or candy pumpkins if you like.

Notes

You can also bake in a 9 x 13 inch pan but allow about 35 minutes for baking.

Nutrition

Calories: 616kcal | Carbohydrates: 83g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 447mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 66g | Vitamin A: 474IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 94mg | Iron: 2mg

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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5 Comments

  1. I’m glad I noticed that eggs are missing from the ingredient list

  2. cheryl kottke says:

    Does anyone have the nutritional information for this one?

  3. What can I use instead of a 10×15 pan? I don’t have a jelly roll pan.

  4. The bars look very easy to make. Do you have any other bar recipes?

  5. I LOVE pumpkin bars and will certainly try this recipe. Thanks for sharing. ♥