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THE BEST PUMPKIN BARS I'VE EVER HAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and grease a 10×15 inch baking pan. Or line the pan with parchment paper with enough overhang on the sides to easily lift the bars (as a whole) out.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice together in a large bowl. Set aside. Whisk the oil, eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, maple syrup, pumpkin, and vanilla extract together until combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and use a mixer or whisk until completely combined. Batter will be thick.
• Spread batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 28-35 minutes. Baking times vary, so keep an eye on yours. The bars are done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If you find the top or edges of the bars browning too quickly, loosely tent with aluminum foil.
• Remove the bars from the oven and set the pan on a wire rack. Cool bars completely. (After about 45 minutes of cooling, you can place the bars in the refrigerator to speed things up!)
• In a large bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together on high speed until smooth and creamy. Add confectioners' sugar, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then switch to high speed and beat for 2 minutes. If you want the frosting a little thicker, add an extra 1/4 cup of confectioners sugar. Spread the frosting on the cooled bars. To help "set" the frosting, refrigerate for 30 minutes before slicing and serving. This makes cutting easier and less messy.
• Enjoy with or without a fork, but definitely grab a napkin!
• Cover leftover bars tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. If you skipped the frosting, cover and store plain pumpkin bars at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

EASY PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• Butter one 9x13 inch baking pan. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large bowl combine shortening, brown sugar, flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, vanilla pumpkin and eggs. Mix until smooth. Spread evenly in pan and bake for 25 minutes. Frost with cream cheese frosting when cooled.

THE BEST FROSTED PUMPKIN BARS EVER!

Steps:

• Mix the oil, eggs and sugar together.
• Then add the remaining ingredients.
• Pour mixture into greased cookie sheet or jellyroll pan (I actually use a 9x13 pan for thicker bars).
• Bake @ 350 for 25-30 minutes for cookie sheet/jelly roll pan or 40-45 mins for 9x13 pan.
• Cool completely. Then frost.
• Mix until smooth.
• Spread evenly over pumpkin bars.

PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Whisk flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Beat the eggs, sugar, pumpkin and applesauce in another large bowl.
• Gradually pour the dry ingredients into wet ingredients and mix until just combined.
• Pour the batter into an ungreased 9x13 baking pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until set. Remove from the oven and allow the bread to cool completely in the pan set on a wire rack.

FANTASTIC PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 10x15 inch baking dish. Whisk together the flour, salt, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice in a bowl.
• Beat the eggs in a mixing bowl. Whisk in the white sugar, canola oil, and pumpkin puree until no lumps of pumpkin puree remain. Stir in the carrots and pineapple, then fold in the flour mixture until no lumps of flour remain. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into squares.
• While the pumpkin bars are cooling, beat the cream cheese, butter, vanilla extract, and confectioners' sugar together in a bowl until smooth. Frost the cooled bars with the cream cheese frosting.

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.

PUMPKIN BARS (PAULA DEEN)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a mixing bowl, beat eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin at medium speed with an electric mixer until light and fluffy.
• In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, and baking soda. Add to pumpkin mixture and beat at low speed with an electric mixer until thoroughly combined and batter is smooth.
• Spread batter in an ungreased nonstick 13-x 10-inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
• For frosting: In a mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar and beat at low speed until combined. Add vanilla and beat until desired consistency is reached.
• If desired, garnish with ground cinnamon.

PUMPKIN BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and line a 15 x 10 jelly roll pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with non-stick spray. Set aside.
• Add all "bar" ingredients to a large bowl. With a hand mixer (or a stand mixer), mix on low speed until moist and then medium speed for 2 minutes. Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes until set and toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
• While bars are cooling, make the frosting.
• To a medium mixing bowl, add all "frosting" ingredients and beat on medium until smooth.
• Once bars are completely cooled, spread frosting evenly over the top.
• Slice into 48 bars & enjoy!

PUMPKIN PIE BARS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 375 degrees F. Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, nuts, granulated sugar, brown sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl. Add butter; mix until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 1 1/4 cups crumb mixture. Pat remaining mixture on bottom of ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
• COMBINE pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, remaining 1 teaspoon cinnamon, allspice and salt in large bowl; mix well. Pour evenly over crust.
• MIX reserved crumbs with remaining 1 tablespoon flour. Sprinkle over pumpkin mixture.
• BAKE 30 to 35 minutes or until set. Cool 10 minutes. Serve warm.

SUGAR FREE PUMPKIN BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Bar directions:.
• All Xylitol measurements refer to the measurement of the dry powder, not the melted liquid.
• Melt the xylitol. It takes about 10 minutes for my microwave to melt the xylitol, but microwave times vary. It will be as clear as water when melted - don't let it boil! It's okay to stir it occasionally while melting it. Your wooden spoon will get a crusty layer that washes off easily. Xylitol isn't sticky even when hardened and clean up is a breeze! The xylitol when melted is very, very hot. Be careful and use something that can withstand the temperature - I've used ordinary glass mixing bowls and pyrex measuring bowls without problems. Plastic would probably melt. 2 cups of crystal Xylitol will be less than 2 cups of melted Xylitol - that's okay. It's sweeter than sugar!
• USE OVEN MITS WHEN HANDLING YOUR BOWL OF MELTED XYLITOL. It's that hot.
• In a mixer, blend all ingredients together except the xylitol, flour, gluten and eggs.
• Slowly pour the melted xylitol 'syrup' into the mixing bowl and mix.
• Add flour and gluten.
• Pour mixture into a 10x15x2 cake pan - spray first with cooking spray.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool.
• Frosting Directions:.
• I've had the hardest time adapting frosting to the Xylitol. I kept trying to use the same volume of Xylitol crystals as sugar. By the time the melted mixture returned to room temperature, the darn stuff would be rock hard and inedible. However, if you don't melt the Xylitol and try to use the crystals creamed with your butter/margarine, it stays too crystallized and gives the frosting an unpleasantly crunchy texture.
• I've finally come upon the perfect balance. It's still very sweet but stays creamy when spread and it's so much better for you!
• So, melt your Xylitol as before. I use my small mixing bowl for this. I have to use oven mits to move the mixing bowl from the microwave to my mixer stand.
• Carefully add your butter or margarine. If you 'plop' it in, hot Xylitol splatters could burn you!
• Add Vanilla.
• Add the cream cheese in small dollops.
• Start the mixer at low speed. Mix until no visible 'lumps' of cream cheese are seen. Blend at low speed for 3-5 minutes.
• Allow frosting to cool on mixer stand. Periodically (every 5-10 minutes or so) turn the mixer on for short 3-5 minute bursts on slow speed. This seems to keep the cooling frosting creamy and prevent hard 'chunks' from forming.
• When cooled to room temperature, spread on your cooled pan of pumpkin bars. For me, if I start the frosting as soon as the bars start cooking, they're usually cooled and ready at the same time.
• Enjoy!

PUMPKIN PIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 F. Line with parchment paper 9x13 pan ensuring it hangs over the edges of the pan for easy removal.
• In a medium bowl, mix the graham cracker crumbs, sugar, melted butter and cinnamon until well blended . The mixture will resemble a coarse sand, and the butter should be mixed throughout completely.
• Press the mixture into a the 9x13 pan to form a crust.
• Pre-bake the crust in the oven for 7-8 minutes while preparing the filling then remove from the oven, leaving the oven on.
• Combine filling ingredients in large mixing bowl then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• Pour into 9x13 over the pre-baked crust and place in the oven.
• Bake for approximately 45 minutes or until the center does not jiggle. Remove and place on wire rack to cool completely.
• Refrigerate for an hour so it sets, then slice into bars and serve.