The Life Changing Pumpkin Bar Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting

Inside you’ll find: The bestest ever pumpkin bar recipe with the perfect cream cheese frosting.

Can I admit to the world that I’ve never had a pumpkin spice latte?

Horror, right? And since we’re confessing, I haven’t had any kind of latte ever. Eek!

But that’s not to say I haven’t had my fair share of pumpkin obsessions.

These pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting have been my favorite since my mom got this recipe from a church friend when I was a child.

And now I’m sharing them with you! You’re welcome.

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Ingredients:

For the Bars:

4 eggs

2 c sugar

2 c pureed pumpkin

3/4 c butter, melted

2 c flour

2 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. baking soda

1/4 tsp. cinnamon

1/4 pumpkin pie spice

For Frosting:

4 oz cream cheese, softened

3/4 stick of butter, softened

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tablespoon of heavy cream

3 c powdered sugar

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325*. Mix eggs, sugar, pumpkin and butter together. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and pie spice. Add to batter. Pour into a greased Jelly Roll Pan. Bake for 25 minutes

For the frosting combine all frosting ingredients with an electric mixer until all lumps are gone. Spread frosting on cooled bars.

The Life Changing Pumpkin Bar Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

25 mins

Total time

40 mins

 

The best fall treat paired with a creamy gooey frosting. Completely addictive!

Author: Julie Nixon

Recipe type: Dessert

Ingredients

• For the Bars:
• 4 eggs
• 2 c sugar
• 2 c pureed pumpkin
• ¾ c butter, melted
• 2 c flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• ¼ tsp. cinnamon
• ¼ pumpkin pie spice
• For Frosting:
• 4 oz cream cheese, softened
• ¾ stick of butter, softened
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1 tablespoon of heavy cream
• 3 c powdered sugar

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325*. Mix eggs, sugar, pumpkin and butter together. Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and pie spice. Add to batter. Pour into a greased jelly roll pan. Bake for 25 minutes
2. For the frosting combine all frosting ingredients with an electric mixer until all lumps are gone. Spread frosting on cooled bars.

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These are decadently moist, yet so easy to make. The frosting takes it to a whole other level of addictive-ness!