Name: Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: For Pumpkin Bars:; 4 eggs; 1⅔ cups granulated sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 15 oz pumpkin puree; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 tsp baking powder; 2 tsp ground cinnamon; 2 tsp pumpkin pie spice; 1 tsp fine sea salt; 1 tsp Baking Soda; For Cream Cheese Frosting:; 8 oz Low-Fat Cream Cheese; 2 tbsp butter; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 3 cups powdered sugar

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How To Make Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Tender, moist, and perfectly spiced pumpkin bars are topped with smooth cream cheese frosting for a fall dessert that takes less than an hour to whip up.

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 30 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

For Pumpkin Bars:

4eggs
1⅔cupsgranulated sugar
1cupvegetable oil,or avocado oil, or any mild-flavored oil
15ozpumpkin puree,(1 can)
1tspvanilla extract
2cupsall-purpose flour
2tspbaking powder
2tspground cinnamon
2tsppumpkin pie spice
1tspfine sea salt
1tspbaking soda

For Cream Cheese Frosting:

8ozlow-fat cream cheese,(1 pkg), softened
2tbspbutter,softened
1tspvanilla extract
3cupspowdered sugar,sifted

Instructions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Mist a 9×13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the eggs, sugar, oil, pumpkin puree and vanilla extract until combined.
In a separate medium bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, salt and baking soda until combined.
Add the dry mixture into the wet pumpkin mixture and stir until completely combined. Try to avoid over-mixing.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish, and spread it out in an even layer. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the middle of the bars comes out clean. Transfer the baking dish to a wire rack and cool to room temperature.
Spread the cream cheese frosting evenly on top of the bars. Then slice, serve and enjoy!

Cream Cheese Frosting:

In a large mixing bowl, stir together the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until combined. Stir in the powdered sugar, add more until the frosting reaches desired consistency.