Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting are a rich, deliciously sweet fall dessert. Make this one bowl pumpkin bar recipe in only 45 minutes!
Servings 12 bars
Calories 482kcal
Ingredients
Bars
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 ¼ cup light brown sugar
- ¼ cup granulated white sugar
- 3 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 ¾ cups all purpose flour
Frosting
- 12 oz cream cheese
- ½ cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 9x13 inch baking pan and set aside.
- In a bowl beat the oil with the brown sugar, white sugar, eggs, and egg yolks until incorporated.
- Add the pumpkin puree and continue beating until fully incorporated.
- Slowly add the baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and flour to the wet ingredients, mixing until just incorporated, you don’t want to overmix it.
- Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for around 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into the center of the bars.
- Allow the bars to cool for at least 30 minutes before frosting.
- In a bowl whip together powdered sugar and room temperature cream cheese until smooth.
- Frost bars & enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 482kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 102mg | Sodium: 185mg | Potassium: 150mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 33g | Vitamin A: 3661IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 2mg