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Orange-Spice Pumpkin Bars with Browned Butter Frosting

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Orange-Spice Pumpkin Bars with Browned Butter Frosting
  • Prep 20 min
  • Total 2 hr 5 min
  • Servings 48
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Tempting flavors of pumpkin pie and warm, buttery frosting--what could be better on an autumn afternoon?
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 29, 2010

Ingredients

Bars

  • 2 cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
  • 2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
  • 2 teaspoons grated orange peel
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup orange juice
  • 1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)
  • 2 eggs

Frosting

  • 1/3 cup butter (do not use margarine)
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 to 4 tablespoons milk
Make With
Make With
Gold Medal Flour

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening; lightly flour (or spray with baking spray with flour).
  • 2
    In large bowl, beat bar ingredients with electric mixer on low speed, scraping bowl occasionally, until moistened. Beat on medium speed 2 minutes, scraping bowl occasionally. Spread batter evenly in pan.
  • 3
    Bake 23 to 27 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • 4
    In 2-quart saucepan, heat butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until light golden brown. Remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar, vanilla and enough milk until smooth and spreadable. Immediately spread frosting over cooled bars. Refrigerate about 15 minutes or until set. For bars, cut into 8 rows by 6 rows. If desired, garnish each bar with orange peel strip.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

  • tip 1
    Pumpkin pie spice is a blend of spices to flavor pumpkin. If you want to make your own, mix 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger, 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg and 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves.
  • tip 2
    Browned butter has a nutty aroma. Carefully watch browning butter and remove the pan from the heat as soon as the butter begins to brown. Heated butter in a hot pan continues to darken as it cools. Do not use margarine in this recipe; margarine is made from vegetable oil and does not brown.

Nutrition

100 Calories, 4g Total Fat, 1g Protein, 16g Total Carbohydrate, 12g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar
Calories
100
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
1g
6%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
70mg
3%
Potassium
25mg
1%
Total Carbohydrate
16g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
12g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
15%
15%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
2%
2%
Exchanges:
0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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