Ned's Pumpkin Bars

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"I have 2 recipes that are just slightly different for pumpkin bars, and this is just one of them - they are so delicious, a great fall recipe. Instead of canned pumpkin you can use fresh cooked pumpkin - very good!!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 14
• Yields: 48-60 bars

ingredients

• 4 eggs
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 (16 ounce) can pumpkin
• 3⁄4 cup melted butter (prefer the butter) or 3/4 cup margarine (prefer the butter)
• 2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 cup nuts, chopped

• ICING

• 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese
• 6 tablespoons butter, softened
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon milk or 1 tablespoon half-and-half
• 3 cups powdered sugar

directions

1. Combine egg, sugar pumpkin and butter. Add remaining ingredients and stir, Pour into a greased and floured jelly roll pan or if using only half the recipe, into a 9x13 inch pan. Bake 20-25 minutes at 325°F
2. ICING:.
3. Beat together and spread on cooled bars.
4. Cut into bars.

Reviews

[mad_martino]

These were good, but I was expecting a different texture. They were less like "bars" and more like cake, but good nonetheless. I used more cream cheese and less powdered sugar in the frosting though for more of a pumpkin-roll filling type taste.