Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

One of my favorite flavors is pumpkin...I love just about anything pumpkin. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin spice lattes...they are all just yummy! And to me one of the best things about fall is the abundance of pumpkin and I wanted to share one of my favorite recipes with you! The bars are extremely moist and delish, especially when topped with homemade vanilla cream cheese frosting.

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

for the bars...

• 3 whole Eggs
• ¾ cups Canola Oil
• 1-⅔ cup Sugar
• 29 ounces, weight Canned Pumpkin
• 2 cups Flour
• 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 2 teaspoons Baking Powder
• 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
• 2 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon Ground Nutmeg
• 1 teaspoon Ground Ginger

for the frosting…

• 1 (8) ounce package cream cheese, softened
• 1/2 stick unsalted butter; softened
• 1 lbs. confectioners’ sugar
• 1 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions for the Bars
1) Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
2) In a large mixing bowl combine the eggs, canola oil, sugar & pumpkin. Use a hand mixer on medium-high speed and mix until light and somewhat airy. (If you like, you can substitute apple sauce for 1/2 of the oil.)
3) In a separate large mixing bowl, sift the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger and nutmeg.
4) Slowly pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and fold them together until completely combined.
5) Pour the pumpkin mixture into an ungreased 15 by 10 jelly roll pan and bake for 25 minutes.
6) Allow the pumpkin bars to cool completely before frosting.

To make frosting:
In the bowl of your mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, mix cream cheese and butter until smooth. Gradually add in the confectioners’ sugar and mix until smooth and creamy. Stir in vanilla extract. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.

I hope that you enjoy it as much and my family and I love it!



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