Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting

"With the holidays around the corner, I love a great pumpkin dessert. Especially an easy one that will feed (and please!) a crowd! Like these easy this easy pumpkin bar recipe with cream cheese frosting!"

- Boston Girl Bakes

key ingredient

Pumpkin Puree

INGREDIENTS:

For the bars – all purpose flour – baking powder – baking soda – ground cinnamon – ground ginger – ground nutmeg – ground cloves – table salt – large eggs – granulated white sugar – vegetable oil – pumpkin puree

Scribbled Arrow

INGREDIENTS:

For the cream cheese frosting – full fat cream cheese softened to room temperature – unsalted butter softened – powdered sugar (confectioners, icing) – vanilla extract – pinch salt

Scribbled Arrow

Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting

servings

20 Bars

COURSE

Dessert

total time

39 Minutes

prep time

10 Minutes

1. Preheat and prepare pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10×15 rimmed baking sheet (jelly roll pan) or line with parchment paper.

For the bars

2. Combine dry ingredients. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, cloves, and salt. Set aside.

For the bars

3. Combine wet ingredients. In a second mixing bowl, mix the eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin with until thoroughly combined.

For the bars

4. Add dry ingredients. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until thoroughly combined.

For the bars

5. Bake the bars. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in preheated oven until toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool pan on a wire cooling rack completely and cut into squares.

For the bars

1. Cream the butter until smooth. Add in the cream cheese.

For the frosting

2. Beat on medium-high speed until well combined and smooth, about 2-3 minutes.

For the frosting

3. Gradually beat in the confectioners’ sugar until totally incorporated, increase the speed and then beat until smooth.

For the frosting

4. Mix in the vanilla extract. Add in a pinch of salt.

For the frosting

5. When bars have cooled, frost with the cream cheese frosting

For the frosting

Visit Boston Girl Bakes for MORE Top Tips and Notes on Making the BEST Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting!

Arrow

Enjoy!

Pumpkin Dinner Rolls

Pumpkin Pancakes

Pumpkin Cheesecake

more dreamy dessert recipes