The Best Pumpkin Bars Recipe

Ingredients

• Flour- Use all purpose flout for the best results.
• Ground cinnamon, Ground ginger and Ground nutmeg- These are the spices usually used with pumpkin.
• Baking soda- This will allow your ingredients to rise in the oven.
• Salt- This will bring out the flavors in your recipe.
• Butter- Always use unsalted to control the amount of salt in recipe.
• Light brown sugar- This will add a richer flavor to the bars.
• Egg- Use room temperature eggs for best results.
• Vanilla extract- Always use pure vanilla for best flavoring.
• Pumpkin puree- Make sure to use puree and not pie filling.
• Cream Cheese Frosting– Use this 4 ingredient cream cheese frosting recipe.

How to Make Pumpkin Bars Recipe

Use parchment paper to line a 9×9 baking dish and set your oven to 350 degrees.

Add together flour, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, baking soda, and salt until well combined in a large bowl.

Beat together the butter, brown sugar, egg,
vanilla and pumpkin puree in a medium mixing bowl until well mixed.

Slowly add in your dry ingredients to your wet ingredients.

Scoop the finished batter into the baking dish and for 25 to 35 minutes, bake in your oven or until a toothpick tester place in the middle comes out clean.

Set aside after removing from the oven to let your bars cool thoroughly.

Make the Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, 1 tbsp ground cinnamon, and heavy whipping cream together in a standing mixer, mixing it well until creamy.

Evenly spread your finished frosting oven the bars and add a little sprinkle of cinnamon over the frosting.

Slice and Dig in!