Mom's Pumpkin Bar and Cream Cheese Frosting
- Holly Swearingen
- Oct 3, 2023
- 2 min read
Moist Pumpkin Bar Recipe with Cream Cheese Frosting. Bar is fluffy, moist and full of pumpkin spice flavor. Frosting is tangy and sweet. Perfect combination.
Every fall Mom would make her pumpkin bars. It didn’t matter where she took them, they were devoured. It is the perfect fall dessert, Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting. These bars are super moist and filled with pumpkin spice. The decadent cream cheese frosting adds a yummy tang completed the dessert. I have no doubt, they will become a favorite in your family too!
Fall Dessert - Pumpkin Bar and Cream Cheese Frosting
Equipment
13 x 8 baking pan
Mixer
Tips or Tricks
Store in an airtight container, in the fridge
Length of Time
Prep Time - 10 minutes
Cook time - 30 minutes
Servings
Serving Size: 1 bar
Servings: 12 – 15 (depending on size of bars)
Ingredients
4 eggs
1 ½ cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
1 – 15-ounce pumpkin puree
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground ginger
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ teaspoon salt
Cream Cheese Frosting
8-ounce cream cheese – softened
¼ cup salted butter – softened
4 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons heavy cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 350° F
Grease baking pan
In mixing bowl, add eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin. Set it aside.
In separate bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, baking soda, baking powder, cloves, ginger, nutmeg, and salt.
Add into wet mixture, combine.
Pour into baking pan.
Bake for 30 minutes.
Remove – let cool
Cream Cheese Frosting
Cream butter and cream cheese
Add sugar one cup at a time, scraping bowl down between each cup
Add cream. Beat until combined, and frosting is fluffy
Assemble
Spread cream cheese frosting evenly on cooled bars. Slice and serve.
Notes
This recipe uses our base Spiced Sweet Potato mix as we put in our Mushroom Stuffed Sweet Potato. One base for two desserts, savory and sweet!
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