Recipe
Dessert
Pumpkin Bars
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Hy-Vee Test Kitchen
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Servings and Ingredients
Ingredients
Serves 24
| Quantity | Ingredient | Add |
|---|---|---|
| 4 eggs | ||
| 1 ⅔ to 2 c. sugar | ||
| 1 c. vegetable or canola oil | ||
| 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin | ||
| 2 c. all-purpose flour | ||
| 2 tsp. baking powder | ||
| 1 to 2 tsp ground cinnamon | ||
| 1 tsp. salt | ||
| 1 tsp. baking soda | ||
| 1 (3 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened | ||
| ½ c. butter or margarine, softened | ||
| 1 tsp. vanilla | ||
| 2 c. sifted powdered sugar |
Directions
- For bars, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In mixing bowl, beat together eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy.
- Stir together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Fold into pumpkin mixture. Spread in ungreased 15-by-10-by-1-inch (jelly roll) baking pan.
- Bake for 25 to 30 minutes. Cool before frosting.
- Frost and cut into bars. Refrigerate.
- To make cream cheese frosting, beat together cream cheese and butter. Stir in vanilla. Beat in powdered sugar, a little bit at a time, until mixture is smooth.