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    Pumpkin Bars with cream cheese frosting

    Published: Sep 15, 2015 · Modified: Sep 2, 2019 by momcrieff · This post may contain affiliate links · 10 Comments

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    Pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting

    Oh my gosh, these pumpkin bars are good!  Add the cream cheese frosting and then they become dangerously good. Like, have to have more than one piece good.  I'm not a big icing person but this icing is amazing.  Words can't describe.  This makes a big batch. A different way to describe them would be a pumpkin sheet cake with cream cheese frosting.

    Three pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting .

    Did I tell you these pumpkin bars are so moist!

     

    To make these, everything was in my fridge and pantry except an 8 oz bar of cream cheese.  I LOVE recipes that are simple and don't have complicated ingredients.

    Paul's Pumpkin Bars

    But geez, they can be dangerous. My friend Lisa came over to share her recipe with me and we were reminiscing how we almost got injured discussing Paul's Pumpkin Bars.  Let me tell you, it's not a good idea to be totally involved in a discussion, and be oblivious to your surroundings, when the army recruiting guy is throwing balled-up t-shirts into the stands at the local high school football game.   His aim with the t-shirt firing contraption was good!  The t-shirt grazed my hand, my cell phone went flying and thankfully Lisa caught the t-shirt before it hit her. Lesson learned.  If you are not paying attention in the football stands, you are a target. So, if you really want what they are throwing into th>e stands, intently discuss a recipe!

    A moist, delicious, so 'pumpkiny' flavored recipe.   With cream cheese icing.....

    Ingredients for Pumpkin bars and cream cheese Icing

    Bars
    4 Eggs
    15 oz can of Pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
    1 ⅔ cup Sugar
    1 cup Vegetable oil
    2 cups Flour
    2 teaspoon Cinnamon
    2 teaspoon Baking Powder
    1 teaspoon Baking Soda
    1 teaspoon Vanilla
    ½ teaspoon salt
    Cream Cheese Icing
    8 oz cream cheese
    1 cup butter
    4 cups Powdered Sugar (Icing Sugar for my Canadian friends)
    1 tsp. Vanilla

    Directions for Pumpkin bars and cream cheese Icing

     
    Preheat over to 350 Fahrenheit
    Let butter and cream cheese sit out to warm to room temperature (cut into small pieces and it will warm up faster) You want to do this so that it mixes better and you don’t have butter or cream cheese lumps.
    Combine all Pumpkin Bar ingredients in one bowl. I recommend using a mixer. It’s easy to do with your stand mixer but I’ve done this easily with my hand mixer. Mix until well combined.
    Spread batter on a greased 17 x 11 inch(ish) cake roll pan.
    Bake at 350 for approx. 25 minutes. Check with a toothpick to test if done.
    Set aside and let the bar base cool.

    To make Cream Cheese Icing

    Add all cream cheese icing ingredients into a bowl.
    Beat until mixture is smooth.

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    An easy and delicious scratch pumpkin bar recipe.  It's the cream cheese icing that makes this a fabulous dessert!

    • Author: Susan Moncrieff | Momcrieff
    • Category: dessert

    Ingredients

    Bar Ingredients

    • 4 Eggs
    • 15 oz can of Pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
    • 1 ⅔ cup Sugar
    • 1 cup Vegetable oil
    • 2 cups Flour
    • 2 tsp Cinnamon
    • 2 tsp Baking Powder
    • 1 tsp Baking Soda
    • 1 tsp Vanilla
    • ½ tsp salt

    Cream Cheese Icing Ingredients

    • 8 oz cream cheese
    • 1 cup butter
    • 4 cups Powdered Sugar (Icing Sugar for my Canadian friends)
    • 1 tsp. Vanilla

    Instructions

    1. Preheat over to 350 Fahrenheit
    2. Let butter and cream cheese sit out to warm to room temperature (cut into small pieces and it will warm up faster) You want to do this so that it mixes better and you don't have butter or cream cheese lumps.
    3. Combine all Pumpkin Bar ingredients in one bowl. I recommend using a mixer. It's easy to do with your stand mixer but I've done this easily with my hand mixer. Mix until well combined.
    4. Spread batter on a greased 17 x 11 inch(ish) cake roll pan.
    5. Bake at 350 for approx. 25 minutes. Check with a toothpick to test if done.
    6. Set aside and let the bar base cool.

    To make Cream Cheese Icing

    1. Add all cream cheese icing ingredients into a bowl.
    2. Beat until mixture is smooth.

    Notes

    1. Hint - if you beat the on high for a minute or so at the end, your icing gets nice and fluffy.

    Keywords: pumpkin bars, pumpkin sheet cake, cream cheese frosting

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    1. momcrieff

      March 07, 2019 at 8:30 am

      The recipe card has been updated to clearly show how the ingredients are used. It should be easier to follow now!

    2. momcrieff

      March 07, 2019 at 8:29 am

      I've switched to a different recipe card so the directions will be clearer. The butter and the cream cheese do go together for the icing. Thanks for letting me know it looked confusing!

    3. Jeanette Gainer

      January 11, 2019 at 12:00 pm

      I think the butter and cream cheese are in the wrong order, The butter should be with the cake mix and the cream cheese should be in the icing.

    4. Sheen

      July 24, 2018 at 5:18 pm

      Do you use the cream cheese In the cake mix or icing ... it's in the group for the cake mix?

    5. pestep81

      November 03, 2015 at 6:42 am

      Thanks for linking to The Tips & Trick Linky Party this week. Your recipe sounds heavenly. I mean, who doesn't like a moist cake with icing. Yum. This is a great time of year for pumpkin and I'm sure many will be glad you shared this one with the group.

    6. Jeanette

      September 24, 2015 at 9:09 pm

      Yum! I'm pinning these!

    7. Patti

      September 15, 2015 at 5:22 pm

      These look delicious. My husband is a big pumpkin fan and will love these. Thanks.

    8. momcrieff

      September 15, 2015 at 7:36 am

      It was late, I should have been asleep....I forgot to write down the pumpkin. Thanks you! Recipe has been corrected.

    9. Lynn

      September 15, 2015 at 5:17 am

      It's early, so maybe I'm still asleep.....BUT, where is the pumpkin in these bars?

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