Pumpkin Bars
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The BEST Pumpkin Bars! They're perfectly pumpkin-y, deliciously rich and buttery, and they are finished with heavenly cream cheese frosting. A fall staple every year!
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Ingredients
Pumpkin Bars
- 2 cups (256 g) unbleached all-purpose flour (spoon and level to measure)
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp ground ginger*
- 1/8 tsp ground cloves
- 1 cup (226 g) unsalted butter, diced into 1 Tbsp pieces**
- 1 cup packed (200 g) light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup (100 g) granulated sugar
- 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin (not pie filling)
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
- 6 Tbsp (85g) unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 3 cups (360 g) powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- For the pumpkin bars: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 15 by 10-inch rimmed jellyroll pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves. Set aside.
- Place butter in a large microwave safe mixing bowl. Heat in microwave until melted (I recommend covering the bowl. It takes about 30 to 60 seconds). Let it cool slightly.
- Add brown sugar, granulated sugar, pumpkin puree, eggs and vanilla extract to melted butter then whisk until well combined.
- Pour flour mixture in with wet ingredients and fold and stir mixture with a rubber spatula until combined.
- Pour and spread mixture evenly into prepared baking sheet using an offset spatula.
- Bake in preheated oven until toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 22 to 25 minutes.
- Let cool completely on a wire rack.
- For the cream cheese frosting: Add cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar and vanilla extract to a large mixing bowl.
- Using an electric hand mixer blend on low speed until combined, then increase speed to high and whip until light and fluffy about 2 to 3 minutes.
- Spread frosting over cooled pumpkin bars. Cut into squares.
Notes
- *If you like more spice flavor increase ginger to 1/2 tsp and cloves to 1/4 tsp.
- **This recipe is also delicious using browned butter if you are looking for one more layer of flavor then brown in a light colored skillet, pour into heat proof mixing bowl and let cool 10 minutes before proceeding.
- Store in the fridge in an airtight container. They should be stored in a single layer if frosting isn't chilled yet.
- Bring bars to room temperature (about 30 minutes) before serving. Bars can also be frozen.
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