Pumpkin Pie Bars (From Scratch)
- 4 eggs
- 1 2/3 cups white sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 medium sweet pumpkin (made for baking)
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
- Pumpkin puree:
- 1. Gut pumpkin.
- 2. Slice pumpkin into large pieces.
- 2. Peel pumpkin.
- 3. In slow-cooker, mix the eggs, sugar, and oil
- 4. Add pumpkin to slow-cooker and cook on low for four hours until very tender.
- 4. Stir pumpkin in slow-cooker until mushy.
- Bars:
- 1. Mix flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, pumpkin spice, and salt.
- 2. Mix dry ingredients with pumpkin in slow cooker.
- 3. Spread the batter evenly into a greased 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
- 4. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in preheated oven. Cool before frosting.
- 5. Spread frosting evenly on top of the cooled bars. Cut into squares.
- Frosting:
- 1. Cream together the cream cheese and butter. Stir in vanilla. Add confectioners' sugar a little at a time.
- 2. Beat until until mixture is smooth.
eggs, white sugar, vegetable oil, sweet pumpkin, flour, baking powder, baking soda, ground cinnamon, salt, cream cheese, butter, vanilla, sugar
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/pumpkin-pie-bars-from-scratch-50106135 (may not work)