I’m continuing to bake and create fall recipes. It seems like there is always something in the oven these days. Pumpkin cake bars with cream cheese frosting are such a favorite of ours and they are so easy to make. They come together rather quickly and make a great dessert for any fall gathering. They don’t have to be for dessert though. We actually have a batch in the oven for brunch as I write this. After all, pumpkin is full of nutrients! These cream cheese pumpkin bars are so good you are going to want them ALL the time!
Recipe For Pumpkin Cake Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients:
For the bars:
- 15 oz can pure pumpkin
- 1 2/3 cup raw sugar
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 cup of canola oil
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- one tsp salt
For the frosting:
- 6 oz cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1-2 tbsp milk or whipping cream
How To Make Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bars:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Whisk the eggs and add the raw sugar, pumpkin, and oil together in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on high until blended well.
Combine the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
Slowly add the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture, mixing until combined.
Pour the mixture into an ungreased 10″ x 15″ jelly roll pan.
Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
Remove from the oven and allow pumpkin cake bars to cool completely before cutting or removing them from the pan.
While the pumpkin cake bars are cooling, make the cream cheese frosting.
Mix together the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and milk using a stand mixer.
Slowly sift the powdered sugar into the cream cheese mixture. Blend until smooth and creamy.
Spread the cream cheese frosting over the cooled pumpkin cake bars.
Cut the cream cheese pumpkin bars and serve.
These are great for dessert, breakfast or a snack. They aren’t overly sweet so they are a really versatile fall treat!
Printable Cream Cheese Pumpkin Bars Recipe:
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- For the bars:
- 15 oz can pure pumpkin
- 1 2/3 cup raw sugar
- 4 large eggs at room temperature
- 1 cup of canola oil
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tbsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1 tsp salt
- For the frosting:
- 6 oz cream cheese at room temperature
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1-2 tbsp milk or whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Whisk the eggs and add the raw sugar, pumpkin, and oil together in the bowl of a stand mixer. Mix on high until blended well.
- Combine the flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture, mixing until combined.
- Pour the mixture into an ungreased 10″ x 15″ jelly roll pan.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and allow them to cool completely before cutting or removing them from the pan.
- While the pumpkin cake is cooling, make the cream cheese frosting.
- Mix together the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, and milk using a stand mixer.
- Slowly sift the powdered sugar into the cream cheese mixture. Blend until smooth and creamy.
- Spread the cream cheese frosting over the cooled pumpkin bars. Cut into bars and serve.
Nutrition Facts
Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Serves: 12
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Amount Per Serving: 1 square
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|---|---|---|
| Calories | 1552.48 kcal | |
| % Daily Value* | ||
| Total Fat 88.15 g | 135.4% | |
| Saturated Fat 22.5 g | 110% | |
| Trans Fat 0.7 g | ||
| Cholesterol 269.52 mg | 89.7% | |
| Sodium 1074.29 mg | 44.8% | |
| Total Carbohydrate 179.34 g | 59.7% | |
| Dietary Fiber 4.98 g | 16% | |
| Sugars 122.95 g | ||
| Protein 16.83 g | ||
| Vitamin A 130.63 % | Vitamin C 5.36 % | |
| Calcium 34.4 % | Iron 35.68 % | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Rob Stevens says
Thanks for the recipe, going to make for Thanksgiving.
Cheers
Rob
Robin Rue (@massholemommy) says
I am obsessed with pumpkin anything, so I HAVE to make these! Yum!
Jenna Wood says
I am so happy it’s pumpkin season again! We use it in everything this time of the year! I’ll have to try this recipe out for my bowling league!
Jennifer says
Yes! Pumpkin bars are my favorite part of fall! When fall rolls around I use it as an excuse to make a metric ton of this things.
Jeanette says
I love fall because it becomes pumpkin season! LOVE IT! I am a pumpkin anything! SO this will be something I will be making!
Dawn says
There has never been a better sweet treat than pumpkin bars. These are so fantastically delicious.
Sabrina @ Dinner, then Dessert says
My husband loves baked goods made with pumpkin! And it’s the perfect time of year for it!
Vera Sweeney says
I love pumpkin bars!! This sounds like an amazing recipe, pumpkin bars are just the perfect fall dessert.
Jeanine says
Yum these look pretty delicious! I haven’t ever had pumpkin bars before, but these look like a great little treat!
Shauna says
This is totally the time for a delicious treat like this… and I love the cream cheese frosting. Put it all together and I want one now. Thanks for sharing.
Liz Mays says
Delicious! I could get used to pumpkin treats like these. That frosting was a great choice!
Wendy @ ABCs and Garden Peas says
These look tasty! It’s definitely the perfect time of year for pumpkin-flavored-EVERYTHING! 🙂
Ann Bacciaglia says
I will have to add this recipe to my bake list for the weekend. I like to bake a bunch of goodies on Sundays for the week.
Tammi Roy says
This Pumpkin Bar recipe look so delicious. I can not wait to make it for dessert tomorrow. I am sure it is going to be a big hit with my family.
gingermommyrants says
I love all the delicious pumpkin recipes that are coming out. This looks so delicious. I will have to get the ingredients i need so i can make this tonight.
dawn says
girl i am a pumpkin and extra extra icing fein. this is right up my alley. only thing i would probably eat it all in one setting. lmbo.
Jennifer Sikora says
I have bible study tomorrow night so I think I will make these. Anything pumpkin and covered in cream cheese has to be delicious!
Seattle Travel Blogger says
I am all about some pumpkin this time of year. The cream cheese icing is just a bonus.
Krystal says
Quite possibly the best dessert ever! What a fun fall treat!