Pumpkin Bars with Cinnamon Cream Cheese Frosting

Tender and moist pumpkin bars made in one bowl, full of cozy fall spices, topped with silky cinnamon cream cheese frosting and swirled with pumpkin butter.

By @bluebowlrecipes

Original recipe source

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 0 pumpkin puree
• 0 sugar
• 0 eggs
• 0 vegetable oil
• 0 flour
• 0 baking powder
• 0 baking soda
• 0 salt
• 0 cinnamon
• 0 nutmeg
• 0 cloves
• 0 cream cheese
• 0 butter
• 0 powdered sugar
• 0 vanilla extract
• 0 cinnamon
• 0 pumpkin butter

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C).
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the pumpkin puree, sugar, eggs, and vegetable oil. Mix until smooth.
3. Add the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves to the wet ingredients. Stir until just combined.
4. Pour the batter into a greased baking dish and spread evenly.
5. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
6. While the bars are baking, prepare the cinnamon cream cheese frosting by beating together the cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and cinnamon until smooth and creamy.
7. Once the bars are done baking, let them cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.
8. Spread the cinnamon cream cheese frosting over the cooled pumpkin bars.
9. Swirl pumpkin butter on top of the frosted bars for added flavor.
10. Slice the bars into squares and serve.