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Moist, tender Pumpkin Bars with cozy spices and cream cheese frosting.

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

• Servings: 1 bar
• Yield: 24 bars
• Prep Time: 30 min
• Cooking Time: 25 min

Ingredients

• 2 cups all purpose flour
• 1 ½ cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
• 1 15 oz. can pumpkin
• 4 eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened
• ¼ cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 ½ cups powdered sugar
• Candy pumpkins

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and line a 15"x10" sheet pan with parchment paper. Set aside.
2. Place all dry ingredients in a large bowl. Whisk together. Add wet ingredients and stir until completely combined. Pour batter into prepared pan. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Let cool.
3. Place cream cheese and butter in a large bowl. Beat with electric mixer until creamy. Add vanilla. Gradually add sugar. Beat on low until combined, then turn up to medium and beat for about a minute. Frost cooled pumpkin bars. Decorate with candy pumpkins. Slice into 24 bars.

Recipe Tags

• Fall
• American
• Dessert

These Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting are the perfect way to start tasting a little bit of theFall season. And they are very simple to make. You can whip up the batter by hand, all in one bowl. I used organic eggs, organic pumpkin and organic extra virgin olive oil in this recipe which made it even better!