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Pumpkin pie bar with cinnamon cream cheese frosting.
5 from 48 votes

Pumpkin Bars


Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
20 pieces
These deliciously moist pumpkin bars with cinnamon cream cheese frosting are amazing. This easy fall dessert is a crowd pleaser. This pumpkin bar recipe uses yellow cake mix and some add-ins to give it an extra flavor boost.

Ingredients
  

  • 1 yellow cake mix
  • 2 eggs room temperature
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 15 ounce canned pumpkin puree
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 cups Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting (or any cream cheese frosting)

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a half sheet pan and set aside.
  • In the medium bowl of a standing mixer, or using a large bowl and hand mixer, beat together all of the ingredients: cake mix, eggs, butter, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice.  Scrape down the sides of the bowl several times to be sure you incorporate all of the cake mix into the batter.  The batter will be thick.
    Pumpkin bar ingredients in a bowl.
  • Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan.
    Pumpkin bar batter in a sheet pan.
  • Bake for 20-25 minutes or until just a few crumbs remain when tested with a toothpick.
    Baked pumpkin cake in a sheet pan.
  • Cool completely before frosting.
  • Spread cream cheese frosting in a thick layer on top of the pumpkin cake base.
    Knife frosting pumpkin bars.
  • Cut into squares and serve.
    Pumpkin bars cut into squares.

Notes

Storage:
Store any leftovers, covered in the refrigerator, for up to 5 days or freeze for up to 1 month.
Tips:
  • Use pumpkin puree, not canned pumpkin pie filling.
  • For thinner bars, use 2 half sheet pans and pour half the batter in each.
  • Allow the cake to cool completely before frosting. Trying to frost warm pumpkin bars will make them crumble and stick to your knife.
  • Use cinnamon cream cheese frosting or plain cream cheese frosting.
 

Nutrition

Calories: 251kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 17mg | Sodium: 257mg | Potassium: 142mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 3344IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg

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