pumpkin bars all time favorite by freda

Vanc. (born in Savannah, Ga), WA
Updated on Oct 18, 2011

These Bars were "my Kids all time Favorite". I got this recipe from a gal in a small Mid West town in Illinois, in the 70's. These can be made Plain or with raisins, dates and or nuts. They make a large pan of 1 X 3" bars.

prep time 15 Min
cook time 40 Min
method ---
yield 48 bars

Ingredients

  • ALL TIME FAVORITE PUMPKIN BARS
  • COMBINE WET INGREDIENTS IN LARGE BOWL.
  • 2 Cups - sugar
  • 4 lg - eggs
  • 1 Cup - veg. oil
  • 1 can - 16 oz pumpkin, ( not pumpkin pie filling)
  • IN SEPERATE BOWL COMBINE DRY INGREDIENTS
  • 2 Cups - flour
  • 1 tsp - baking pdr
  • 2 tsp - baking soda
  • 2 tsp - cinnamon
  • - dash of salt
  • 1 C ea - nust and raisins blended with 1 tbs flour optional
  • CREAM CHEESE FROSTING
  • 1/4 Cup - butter
  • 8 oz Pkg - cream cheese softened @ room temp
  • 1 lb - pdr sugar
  • 2 tsp - vanilla
  • 1-2 tsp - milk . . as needed to consistency

How To Make pumpkin bars all time favorite by freda

  • Step 1
    Preheat Oven @ 350 grease and flour 10 X 15 pan
  • Step 2
    Mix all wet ingredients for Bars in bowl, Measure all Dry ingredients in seperate bowl, add to wet ingredients stir only til blended do not over beat. Add Nuts and Raisens if desired and just fold in to batter. DO NOT OVER BEAT.
  • Step 3
    Pour into Jelly roll pan with an edge. Spread. Bake 35-40 min @ 350 or til toothpick comes out clean. . . Cool well before frosting
  • Step 4
    As cake cools, Mix Frosting; blend Butter, Cream cheese,Sugar and Vanilla. Spread on cooled Pumpkin bars, Top with Chopped Nuts if desired. Slice 6 X 8 slices to make 48 bars.

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