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 (524)

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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Peggy Kalamazoo, MI 11-20-2009
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Wonderful!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These pumpkin 'bars' (more like dense cake) were so delicious! I have been trying recipes and these were the best. I did... substitute whole wheat flour for the white, and used pumpkin pie spices. I agree that they get better after sitting in the refrigerator for a day. Thanks for a great recipe!Read more
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barb golden, CO 11-20-2009
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DELISH!!!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Just made these last night and WOW! They taste even better after sitting in the refrig overnight. Rather than 1 cup oil, I... used 1/2 cup oil and 1 small individual serving of applesauce. I was going for a more dense cake and after sitting for 24hrs it's perfect and they are really yummy! Frosted them and sprinkled some walnuts on top. Thanks for sharing this yummy and nice change from pumpkin pie dessert.Read more
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null null, null 11-19-2009
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LOVE it
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is such an easy and delicious recipe! I made it for my family and they absolutely loved it! I plan on making it again... soon!Read more
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Patrick Long Beach, CA 11-19-2009
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Pumpkin Bars were a HIT!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recepe was so easy and also very fun to make. They were a hit. I got more compliments on the icing tho. Thanks Paula!
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Christina Everett, WA 11-19-2009
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Easy and Delicious
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

The cake was very easy to make, and it was incredibly moist.
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Steph Austin, TX 11-19-2009
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So moist and fluffy!!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Another delicious recipe from Paula Deen! These were perfectly moist and the flavors were wonderful! A great desert for... autumn. I put chocolate chips in them and that was really good.Read more