Pumpkin-Spice Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep 20 min
Total 2 hr 50 min
Servings 49

A perfect dessert for fall potlucks, delicious pumpkin bars are made even better with cream cheese frosting. MORE+ LESS-

By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Updated December 29, 2009

Make with

Gold Medal Flour

Ingredients

Bars

eggs

cups granulated sugar

cup vegetable oil

can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour

teaspoons baking powder

teaspoon baking soda

1/2

teaspoon salt

teaspoons ground cinnamon

1/2

teaspoon ground ginger

1/4

teaspoon ground cloves

cup raisins, if desired

Cream Cheese Frosting

package (8 oz) cream cheese, softened

1/4

cup butter or margarine, softened

to 3 teaspoons milk

teaspoon vanilla

cups powdered sugar

1/2

cup chopped walnuts, if desired

Steps

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1

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch pan with cooking spray.
2

In large bowl, beat eggs, granulated sugar, oil and pumpkin with wire whisk until smooth. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, ginger and cloves. Stir in raisins. Spread in pan.
3

Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean and bars spring back when touched lightly in center. Cool completely, about 2 hours.
4

In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, milk and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until smooth and spreadable. Spreading frosting over bars. Sprinkle with walnuts. For bars, cut into 7 rows by 7 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

Expert Tips

In a pinch, use 2 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice instead of the cinnamon, ginger and cloves.
Plain canned pumpkin is not sweetened and doesn't have flavoring added; pumpkin pie mix contains sugar and spices.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 160
Calories from Fat: 70

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 8g; 12%
Saturated Fat 2 1/2g 11% Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol: 25mg; 8%
Sodium: 95mg; 4%
Potassium: 30mg; 1%
Total Carbohydrate: 23g; 8%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 18g
Protein: 1g

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 20%; 20%
Vitamin C: 0%; 0%
Calcium: 2%; 2%
Iron: 2%; 2%

Exchanges:

1/2 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 1/2 Fat;