Pumpkin Bars Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting!
Pumpkin Bars Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting!
Fluffy and moist pumpkin sticks exude fall allure. They’re topped with the most delicious cinnamon cream cheese frosting that makes them luscious and irresistible!
These pumpkin bars are the perfect happy medium between a light and fluffy pumpkin cake and a rich pumpkin brownie. Add it to your pumpkin recipe list to try this season!
Classic + Simple
Looking for a classic and easy fall dessert that can be made with just a few ingredients? You’ve already found it in these Amazing Pumpkin Bars with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting. Give me all the gifts for fall! ! These are holiday and fall staples.
Bring these to your Halloween party, Thanksgiving party or any festive fall gathering. They are soft and easy to cut into individual strips, anyone who tries them will eat them.
Once the weather cools down and fall hits, I’m going to want to make these incredible pumpkin sticks right away. In fact, I’m probably going to make them right now…
It’s easy to do:
One of the best things about these pumpkin sticks is that they are so easy to make. The ingredients are simple, and these bars can be made in 45 minutes. You probably already have all the ingredients at home to make these today.
wet ingredients. After preheating the oven to 350 degrees, place the eggs, sugar, oil and squash in a medium bowl and whisk until fluffy.
dry ingredients. In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients and mix until the batter is smooth.
bake. Pour the batter into a greased 15Ă—10 baking pan and bake for 30 minutes.
Frosting, freezing, etc.
frost. You definitely don’t want to skip the frosting on these pumpkin bars. The cinnamon cream cheese frosting takes these bars to the next level and is really delicious.
While the bars are baking, combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth. Let the bars cool completely before frosting.
You can pre-cut the strips and pipe the frosting or frosting before cutting.
freezing. You can make these bars ahead of time and freeze them until you want to serve them. Wrap them tightly in plastic wrap and place in a freezer-safe bag. These will keep for several months in the refrigerator. When ready to serve, let them thaw completely, make the frosting, and enjoy!
Store leftover pumpkin sticks in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator. These bars will stay fresh for up to a week.
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Prep time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total time 45 minutes
Serving Size 25
Calories 249 kcal
by Lil’ Luna
- 4
Egg
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 15 oz.canned pumpkin
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 oz.Cream cheese softened
- 1/4 cup softened butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- Candy corn or pumpkin optional
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Preheat oven to 350.
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Combine eggs, sugar, oil and squash in a medium bowl and whisk until fluffy.
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In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and mix until the batter is smooth.
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Pour the batter into a greased 15×10 baking pan and bake for 30 minutes.
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To bake the bars, combine the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and whisk until smooth to create the frosting.
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Let the bars cool completely before frosting. You can pre-cut the strips and pipe the frosting or frosting before cutting.