Pumpkin Bars

Recipe courtesy Patty Ronning as adapted by Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Southern Thanksgiving Leftovers

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (576)

Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
48 small bars or 24 larger bars

Times:

Prep: 15 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 45 min

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Ingredients

Bars:

4 eggs
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
15-ounce can pumpkin
2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda

Icing:

8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy. Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda. Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth. Spread the batter into a greased 13 by 10-inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Let cool completely before frosting. Cut into bars.

To make the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl with an electric mixer until smooth. Add the sugar and mix at low speed until combined. Stir in the vanilla and mix again. Spread on cooled pumpkin bars.

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Gibson Phoenix, AZ 02-06-2010
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timbaking time
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

the recipe stated 30 min. but center was not done had to bake again for 12min. still not done back in the oven 3rd time.
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danielle monmouth junction , NJ 02-05-2010
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GREAT PUMPKIN DESERT RECIPE
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

EXCELLENT FLAVOR. YOU CAN'T GO WRONG IF YOU LIKE PUMPKIN FLAVOR
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Tiffany Menifee, CA 02-04-2010
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SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Good!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

If you want a great easy dessert this is it!!! Yummy yummy is all I have to say!!!
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Mona newburgh, IN 02-01-2010
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Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Me and my family had friends gathering yesterday and I made this recipe. Wow everybody loved it. I didn't imagine that it... will turn out successfuly as am not a really good cook. Whenever I try a new recipe sometimes it is a great failure. I love your recipes Paula. Thank you. I just made the cheese frosting with one cup of sugar instead of two and it still tasted great not too sweet. I also added a teaspoon of ginger powder. Read more
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Chris Buffalo, MN 01-30-2010
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Very Moist, Easy to Make, and great w/ cream cheese frosting!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is an excellent recipe. I made a large batch of these during this Christmas when my family got together; they went so... fast when we brought out dessert! A must have recipe!Read more
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rosalba van nuys, CA 01-19-2010
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love it
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

this is the best my family enjoy this recipe very much.they just kept asking for more.