Name: Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 cups of all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon ginger; 1/4 teaspoon cloves; 4 eggs; 1 16- oz. can of pumpkin; 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts; 1 (8-oz.) package of cream cheese; 1/2 cup butter; 3/4 teaspoon vanilla; 3/4 cups of powdered sugar, sifted

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Kelly Senyei
17 October 17, 2008
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Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting from justataste.com

It’s the time of year when grocery stores signal the arrival of fall by packing produce shelves with one of the season’s most versatile foods – pumpkin puree. As you organize your recipes for this year’s big feast, make sure to count this pumpkin bar recipe among your arsenal of crowd-pleasing desserts.

This recipe originally appeared in a 1976 issue of Better Homes and Gardens under the title of “Paul’s Pumpkin Bars.” But year-after-year as trays of the bars were served up at my family functions, we adapted the dessert to be our own by spicing it up with cloves and ginger.