Pumpkin is the flavor of the season!
These Pumpkin Spice Bars are super moist and topped with a sweet Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting.
Ingredients
1 ½ C flour
1 tsp ground cinnamon
¼ tsp ground ginger
¼ tsp ground nutmeg
¼ tsp baking soda
¼ tsp kosher salt
½ C unsalted butter, melted
⅔ C light brown sugar, packed
1 large egg
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
1 C pumpkin puree
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
1 – 8 oz box, cream cheese, softened
¼ C unsalted sweet cream butter, softened
2 C powdered sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
3-5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
Instructions
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9×9 baking dish with parchment paper
Step 2: Using a large bowl, whisk together until combined the flour, cinnamon ginger, nutmeg, baking soda and salt
Step 3: Using a medium bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla and pumpkin puree
Step 4: Gradually beat in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients
Step 5: Scoop the batter into the baking pan
Step 6: Bake for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
Step 7: Allow to cool completely
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
Instructions
Step 1: Using a standing mixer, cream together the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, 1 tbsp ground cinnamon, and heavy whipping cream until combined and creamy
Step 2: Spread the frosting over the bars
Step 3: Sprinkle some cinnamon over the frosting
Step 4: Cut and enjoy!
Have these delicious Pumpkin Spice Bars for your Thanksgiving dinner!
They are the perfect after-dinner dessert to enjoy with coffee or tea.
Serve warm and enjoy the mouth-watering bite of your favorite fall spices wrapped into these Pumpkin Spice Bars.
Pumpkin Spice Bars
Ingredients
- 1 ½ C flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground ginger
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ½ C unsalted butter melted
- ⅔ C light brown sugar packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 C pumpkin puree
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 - 8 oz box cream cheese, softened
- ¼ C unsalted sweet cream butter softened
- 2 C powdered sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 3-5 tbsp heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper
- Using a large bowl, whisk together until combined the flour, cinnamon ginger, nutmeg, baking soda and salt
- Using a medium bowl, beat together the butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla and pumpkin puree
- Gradually beat in the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients
- Scoop the batter into the baking pan
- Bake for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean
- Allow to cool completely
Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting:
- Using a standing mixer, cream together the cream cheese, butter, vanilla, powdered sugar, 1 tbsp ground cinnamon, and heavy whipping cream until combined and creamy
- Spread the frosting over the bars
- Sprinkle some cinnamon over the frosting
- Cut and enjoy!
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