Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Our easy pumpkin bars are the perfect fall treat. Made from scratch with pumpkin and warm spices, they are topped with homemade cream cheese frosting. Baked in a sheet pan, there's plenty to go around.
Servings: 24 bars
Calories: 262kcal
Ingredients
For the pumpkin bars:
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 ⅔ cups sugar
- 1 cup butter
- 4 eggs
- 1 can pumpkin puree 15 ounces
- cooking spray
For the frosting:
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
- ½ cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° and spray a 10" X 15" jelly roll pan with cooking spray.cooking spray
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together in a medium bowl.2 cups flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, ½ teaspoon salt
- In a large bowl cream butter and sugar together with an electric mixer until well combined, add eggs and pumpkin and beat until mixed well.1 ⅔ cups sugar, 1 cup butter, 4 eggs, 1 can pumpkin puree
- Add the flour mixture to the pumpkin mixture and beat until just combined, and no flour mixture is visible.
- Spread into prepared pan and bake for 21-23 minutes or until the edges begin to brown slightly and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely on a wire rack before frosting.
- Place softened cream cheese and butter into the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and mix until combined. Add sifted powdered sugar, vanilla and salt and continue to mix until no lumps remain.
- Spread an even layer of frosting onto the pumpkin bars.
- Cut into 24 pieces for large bars, or 48 pieces for small bars.
Notes
Make sure the eggs, butter and cream cheese are room temperature before you start making the recipe.
You can mix the pumpkin bar batter and the frosting with a hand-held electric mixer, or by hand.
Sift the powdered sugar to ensure there are no lumps in the frosting.
These will keep in the refrigerator for 4-5 days or in the freezer for about 3 months.
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Nutritional information is approximate.
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Nutrition
Calories: 262kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 0.5g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 286mg | Potassium: 75mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 3.277IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 44mg | Iron: 1mg