Pumpkin Bars
Stephanie arnold
The perfect fall and winter snack
ingredients
- 4 eggs
- 1Â 2/3 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil or applesauce
- 15-ounce can pumpkin
- 2 cups sifted all purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- Icing:
- 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
directions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- 2
Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy.
- 3
Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.
- 4
Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth.
- 5
Spread the batter into a greased 13x10 inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
- 6
Let cool completely before frosting.
- 7
Cut into bars.
- 8
To make the icing:
- 9
Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again.
- 10
Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.
- 11
*** also great baked in a bundt pan***
Source: Stephanie
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