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Harvest Pumpkin-Spice Bars

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 16, 2020
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Everyone needs an absolutely delicious pumpkin bar recipe to usher in the fall season. Consider this one yours! It features an extra moist crumb, with the perfect pumpkin pie spice level and a homemade cream cheese frosting. In other words, this recipe is perfect, especially when you’re feeding a crowd. So add these pumpkin bars to your recipe box now and when fall parties and occasions start popping on your calendar, you’ll have the best dessert on the whole table!

Harvest Pumpkin-Spice Bars

  • Prep Time 15 min
  • Total 1 hr 40 min
  • Servings 49
  • Ingredients 17
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Ingredients

Bars

  • 4 eggs
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 cup raisins, if desired

Cream Cheese Frosting

  • 1 package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
  • 1/3 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, if desired
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening. In large bowl, beat eggs, granulated sugar, oil and pumpkin until smooth. Stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger and cloves. Stir in raisins. Spread in pan.
  • Step 
    2
    Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 2 hours.
  • Step 
    3
    In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until smooth and spreadable. Spread frosting over bars. Sprinkle with walnuts. For bars, cut into 7 rows by 7 rows. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition

140 Calories
7g Total Fat
1g Protein
18g Total Carbohydrate
13g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
140
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
10%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
25mg
8%
Sodium
90mg
4%
Potassium
30mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
18g
6%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
13g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
30%
30%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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