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Home > Cookies & Brownies > Bars
Pumpkin Spice Bars
Yields: 24 bars
Ingredients:
- 2 cups graham cracker or gingersnap crumbs
- 7 tablespoons butter, melted
- 1 2/3 cups plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 can (15 ounces) pumpkin puree
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 can (15 ounces) cream cheese frosting
- Halloween-shaped sprinkles (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 F. Line a 15 x 11-inch pan with foil: set aside. In a small
bowl, mix graham cracker crumbs, butter and 1/4 cup sugar until well combined.
Spread mixture into prepared pan. Using a measuring cup with a flat bottom,
smooth mixture to form an even crust. Bake crust until fragrant about 6 minutes:
let cool completely. In a medium bowl, combine flour, cinnamon, baking powder.
baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, beat eggs, remaining sugar, pumpkin
puree and oil; stir in flour mixture. Using a rubber spatula spread the pumpkin
mixture evenly over the cooled crust in pan. Bake until filling pulls away from
the pan, 25-30 minutes: let cool completely in pan. Frost the top of the cooled
bars with cream cheese frosting. Gently drag the tines of a fork from
side-to-side through the frosting to create a wave pattern. Sprinkle with
Halloween-shaped sprinkles.
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