Easy Pumpkin Bars
Easy pumpkin bars recipe with cream cheese frosting is a soft and flavorful dessert recipe great for Thanksgiving or a fall dessert.
Servings 15 slices
Calories 309kcal
Equipment
- Bowl
- Spoon
Ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 15 oz pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoon cinnamon
Frosting Ingredients
- 8 oz cream cheese softened
- ¼ cup margarine or butter, softened
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°
- In a large bowl, mix together the eggs, sugar, oil, pumpkin and vanilla with a hand mixer until well combined
- Add in the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and cinnamon and stir until combined well
- Spread the pumpkin mixture in a 10x15 inch ungreased pan
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick tests mostly clean
- Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting
- Serve
For The Frosting
- Cream together the cream cheese and butter, best to use a hand mixer
- Add in vanilla
- Mix in the powdered sugar a little at a time until all is incorporated and the mixture is smooth
- Spread on top of bars when bars are cool
Nutrition
Calories: 309kcal | Carbohydrates: 52g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 60mg | Sodium: 332mg | Potassium: 172mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 37g | Vitamin A: 4815IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 2mg
