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Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting

Soft pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting are easy to make and so delicious! Moist, all the flavors of fall, and topped with a candy pumpkin. Easily double the recipe to make a large sheet pan of pumpkin bars! 
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword cream cheese frosting, pumpkin bars, pumpkin spice
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 12 bars
Calories 350kcal

Ingredients

Pumpkin Bars

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup butter softened
  • 1 egg
  • 3/4 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 can
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 6 oz. cream cheese softened
  • 1/4 cup melted butter
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 2 Tbsp. milk
  • 1 teaspoons vanilla

Instructions

  • Mix sugar, butter and egg together.
  • Add pumpkin and vanilla.
  • Add in dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
  • Spread batter in a greased 9×13 baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 22-25 minutes, or until toothpick inserted comes out dry.
  • Mix frosting ingredients together and spread over cooled pumpkin bars.

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Notes

You can easily make a double batch of bars and bake them in a sheet pan. Cooking time is similar. Check for doneness around 22 minutes with a toothpick. 

Nutrition

Calories: 350kcal