Kim's Grandma's Pumpkin Bars

Submitted by LiisaN

"These are very moist and a favorite."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Serves: 24

ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 4 large eggs
• 2 cups flour (perfect)
• 2 teaspoons baking soda
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg

• Frosting

• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1⁄2 cup butter
• 2 -3 cups powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

directions

1. Beat oil, sugar, pumpkin and eggs until blended.
2. Add remaining dry ingredients gradually.
3. Prepare 9x13 pan.
4. Spread batter in pan and bake in 350° oven for 25-30 minutes.
5. Cool.
6. For frosting, cream all ingredients together until well blended--smooth and creamy.
7. Frost bars.

Reviews

[mlynch]

Wow, these went over huge! I took them to a party and gave one to my sister--everyone raved about them. Saved the recipe. So delicious and moist. One thing--I would rename it a cake. Not bar-like at all.

 

[Messy44]

Very good, everyone liked these a lot. Really more like cake than bars. I prefer mine a bit more dense, more bar-like, but if you are looking for a cakey-type pumpkin bar recipe this is a great one. Nice balance of flavors and a snap to make. Thanks for a yummy fall treat!

 

[Sunshine]

Made this as directed. The frosting I only used 2 cups and a shake or two more from the bag of powdered sugar. I used Splenda for the sugar in the bars and didn't change anything else. MMMM GOOD!

 

[A Messy Cook]

Very good. The bars rose high and were moist and flavorful. To make them healthier, I used half whole wheat flour, replaced a third of the oil with applesauce, and reduced the sugar to 1 1/2 cups. If all the sugar had been included, I think the frosted bars would have been WAY too sweet! Frosting was delicious too, and I think I'll try maple extract next time instead of vanilla. The recipe instructions were a little vague, so I took the liberty of editing them for the sake of clarity and for the benefit of less experienced chefs :-) Thanks for posting. I took a pan to a "small group" meeting (related to my church) last night, and there sure weren't many leftovers!

 

[beckas]

The bars were rich, delicious, and moist. I reduced the amount of sugar in the batter to 1 3/4 cups and reduced the amount of baking soda to 1 tsp. The bars were still plenty sweet. I will definitely make this recipe again.