Cream Cheese Pumpkin Squares Food

CREAM CHEESE PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, mix flour, 1/4 cup sugar and brown sugar; cut in butter until crumbly. Stir in oats and pecans. Reserve 1 cup for topping. , Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of a greased 13x9-in. baking pan. Bake 15 minutes., In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, spices and remaining sugar until smooth. Beat in pumpkin and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until blended. Pour over warm crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture., Bake 20-25 minutes or until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and filling is set. Cool on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Serve within 2 hours or refrigerate, covered.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE BARS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine cracker crumbs and sugar; stir in butter. Press onto the bottom of a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Cover and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes., In a large bowl, beat cream cheeses and sugar until smooth. Beat in the pumpkin, flour, pie spice and vanilla. Add eggs; beat on low speed just until combined. Pour over crust. , Bake at 325° for 35-45 minutes or until center is almost set. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours or overnight. , Cut cheesecake into 20 bars; top each with a walnut half.

SPICED PUMPKIN BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE ICING

Steps:

• For the bars: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 13-by-9-inch metal baking pan with nonstick baking spray and line the bottom and sides with parchment paper, leaving an inch of overhang on the sides.
• Whisk together the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, ginger, salt, nutmeg and cloves in a large bowl until evenly combined. In another bowl, whisk together the granulated sugar, oil, vanilla, eggs and pumpkin puree until smooth. Pour the pumpkin mixture over the dry ingredients and stir until the batter just comes together.
• Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan and bake until a toothpick inserted in the middle of the cake comes out clean, about 40 minutes. Let the cake cool for 30 minutes in the pan, then unmold and let cool completely on a wire rack.
• For the icing: Combine the cream cheese and butter in a medium bowl and beat on medium speed with a handheld mixer until smooth. Add the confectioners' sugar, vanilla and salt and beat until evenly combined and smooth. Spread the icing on the top of the cake in a smooth and even layer. Cut the cake into twenty-four 2-inch squares and serve.

PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until well blended. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Pour into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until set. Cool completely. , For icing, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, butter and vanilla in a small bowl. Add enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread icing over bars. Store in the refrigerator.

PERFECT PUMPKIN CHEESECAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• Stir flour, butter, and 1/4 cup sugar together in a bowl until dough is well-blended. Pat dough into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until crust is lightly golden, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool. Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Beat cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, 1 egg, and vanilla together in a bowl with an electric mixer until smooth.
• Whisk pumpkin puree, evaporated milk, 3/4 cup sugar, 2 eggs, cinnamon, salt, ginger, and cloves together in a bowl.
• Spread cream cheese mixture evenly over cooled crust. Pour pumpkin mixture over cream cheese mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bars are set, about 60 minutes. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate overnight.

DIABETIC PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
• Grease a 9x13 pan.
• For the filling, whisk together cream cheese, Splenda and egg until well blended; set aside.
• For the batter, combine the pumpkin, Splenda, egg, and oil; mix well. Stir in flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, and ginger. Pour into prepared pan.
• Drizzle cream cheese mixture over batter. Cut through batter with knife several times for a marbled effect.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until a tester inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool; cut into squares.

PUMPKIN CREAM CHEESE SQUARES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375. Grease 9x13 baking pan.
• For filling: whisk together cream cheese, sugar and egg until well blended. Set aside.
• For batter: Combine pumpkin, sugar, egg, and oil. Mix well.
• Stir in flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and ginger. Pour into prepared pan.
• Drizzle cream cheese mixture over batter. Cut through batter with knife several times for marbled effect.
• Sprinkle with chocolate morsels, if desired.
• Bake 25-30 minutes or until tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
• Cool, cut into squares.

PUMPKIN CHEESE PRALINE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-by-13-inch baking pan with parchment paper; brush pan with softened butter.
• Prepare pumpkin batter;
• In an electric mixer on medium speed, mix together brown sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, baking powder and baking soda for about 30 seconds, until evenly combined. Add butter, eggs and pumpkin; beat on medium speed for 2 minutes, until smooth. Scrape bowl with rubber spatula. Add flour all at once; beat on low speed for 30 seconds, until flour is evenly blended inches.
• Pour half the pumpkin batter into prepared pan. Reserve other half in a small bowl, scraping mixing bowl well.
• Using the same mixing bowl, prepare cream cheese batter:
• Beat cream cheese, egg and extracts on medium speed for abut 2 minutes, until fluffy and smooth. Add sugar; beat on medium speed for about 1 minute. Spread cream cheese batter over pumpkin batter in pan.
• Pour reserved pumpkin batter over cream cheese layer. Using a rubber spatula, cut through the batter several times through the length of the pan, then through the width of the pan, to create a marbled effect.
• Prepare topping:
• Using an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and brown sugar for 2 minutes, until fluffy and light in color. Add flour and pecans; bet on low speed for about 1 minute. The mixture will be crumbly.
• Sprinkle crumbs evenly over marbled batter.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes. When done, the topping will have begun to brown and the top will feel slightly firm when touched gently with your fingertip. Remove from oven; let cool completely on wire rack; cut into bars.

PUMPKIN BARS W/CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• PUMPKIN BARS: In a large mixing bowl stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, and cloves.
• Stir in the eggs, pumpkin, and oil till combined.
• Spread batter in an ungreased 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
• Bake in a 350-degree oven 25 to 30 minutes or till a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean.
• Cool for 2 hours on a wire rack.
• MUST COOL BEFORE SPREADING ON FROSTING.
• FROSTING: Beat together soft cream cheese; soft butter/margarine; and vanilla till light and fluffy.
• Gradually add powdered sugar, beating well to reach spreading consistency.
• Spread ontop of bars.
• BEST WHEN SERVED REALLY CHILLED!