Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

Recipe Rating:	6 Ratings5
Categories:	Cakes, Cookies
Keywords:	bars, pumpkin, Fall
Serves:	18
Prep Time:	10 Min
Cook Time:	25 Min

Ingredients

FILLING
8 oz	cream cheese, softened
1/4 c	sugar
1	egg
BATTER FOR BARS
1 c	canned solid pack pumpkin (i use freshly baked pumpkin, well drained and squeezed free of moisture)
1 c	sugar
1	egg
1/3 c	vegetable oil
1 c	all-purpose flour
1 tsp	pumpkin pie spice [see note in comments]
1 tsp	baking powder
1/2 tsp	baking soda
1/2 tsp	salt
1/2 c	chopped pecan pieces

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Terrie Hoelscher

Well Seasoned

Harpers Ferry, WV (pop. 286)

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Terrie's Notes:

Woo-hoooo! This is my 100th recipe posted! :o)
These pumpkin cream cheese bars are just right for this Fall season. They are moist, lightly spiced, and have just the right amount of sweetness. No need for frosting ... just cool, cut and serve!

Semi-sweet chocolate chips are optional.

If you don't have pumpkin pie spice, mix together 1 tsp. ground cinnamon, 1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg and 1/4 tsp. ground ginger...voilá!

Directions

Preheat oven to 375°

Spray a 9x13" baking pan with PAM or Baker's Joy. Set aside.

For filling, whisk together softened cream cheese, sugar and egg. Mix with a hand mixer until well-blended and smooth. Set aside.

For batter, combine pumpkin, sugar, egg and oil in medium mixing bowl. Mix well.
Stir in flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, & salt. Mix well to combine.

Pour batter into prepared baking dish, and spread to cover bottom of pan.
Drizzle the cream cheese mixture over the batter. Cut through the batter with a knife or spatula, to make a marbled effect w/ the cream cheese mixture. Do this a second time, going in the opposite direction [i.e., if you go side to side the first time, go up and down the second time]. When doing the marbling, be cautious and don't let your knife drag or touch the bottom of the baking dish.

Sprinkle with the chopped pecans.
Bake 25 - 28 minutes, or until a cake tester comes out clean.

Cool the entire pan of bars, then cut into squares.
Makes 18 squares.

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Terrie Hoelscher Blessed1

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

Stormy Stewart karlyn255

Oct 11, 2011

WOO HOOO! I have 655 recipes posted quick play catchup

Terrie Hoelscher Blessed1

Oct 11, 2011

655?! Wow, Stormy ... what else do you get done in the daytime? haha! There are not enough hours in my day to post that many recipes. LOL!

Stephanie Dodd skeen

Oct 12, 2011

Yum Terrie; sounds delish!!!

Terrie Hoelscher Blessed1

Oct 12, 2011

Thanks, Steph! It's the season for it! :o)

Susan Feliciano frenchtutor

Oct 14, 2011

Yummy, Terrie, this sounds great. I think I'll have to try it soon.

Terrie Hoelscher Blessed1

I shared a photo of this recipe.

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Tracie Ortiz Msortiz7

Dec 12, 2011

I made this the other day. It was fabulous! Now my keeps asking for it. Thank you. This is a keeper.

Terrie Hoelscher Blessed1

Dec 12, 2011

Why, thank you Tracie! Glad they baked up nicely for you. It's a recipe my mom has used for a long time. I'm happy your (??) keeps asking for it (there's a word missing above, but I'm sure it's a loved one ... and I'm glad they like it, whomever they are! LOL!)

Tracie Ortiz Msortiz7

Dec 13, 2011

LOL. My hubby keeps asking for it. And I posted a pic of it on Facebook and now everyone wants the recipe. I will be sharing it for our annual cookie exchange.

Stormy Stewart karlyn255