Best Pumpkin Bars With Maple Browned Butter Icing Recipes

THE BEST PUMPKIN BARS I'VE EVER HAD

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C) and grease a 10×15 inch baking pan. Or line the pan with parchment paper with enough overhang on the sides to easily lift the bars (as a whole) out.
• Whisk the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and pumpkin pie spice together in a large bowl. Set aside. Whisk the oil, eggs, brown sugar, granulated sugar, maple syrup, pumpkin, and vanilla extract together until combined. Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and use a mixer or whisk until completely combined. Batter will be thick.
• Spread batter into the prepared pan. Bake for 28-35 minutes. Baking times vary, so keep an eye on yours. The bars are done when a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. If you find the top or edges of the bars browning too quickly, loosely tent with aluminum foil.
• Remove the bars from the oven and set the pan on a wire rack. Cool bars completely. (After about 45 minutes of cooling, you can place the bars in the refrigerator to speed things up!)
• In a large bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese and butter together on high speed until smooth and creamy. Add confectioners' sugar, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, and salt. Beat on low speed for 30 seconds, then switch to high speed and beat for 2 minutes. If you want the frosting a little thicker, add an extra 1/4 cup of confectioners sugar. Spread the frosting on the cooled bars. To help "set" the frosting, refrigerate for 30 minutes before slicing and serving. This makes cutting easier and less messy.
• Enjoy with or without a fork, but definitely grab a napkin!
• Cover leftover bars tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. If you skipped the frosting, cover and store plain pumpkin bars at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

MAPLE FROSTED PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Grease 15x10-inch jelly-roll pan.
• Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt in medium bowl.
• Beat sugar, butter and vanilla in large mixer bowl.
• Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each.
• Beat in pumpkin.
• Gradually beat in flour mixture.
• Spread into prepared pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until cake tester pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely in pan.
• Spread with Maple Icing.
• Cut into bars.
• FROSTING: Thoroughly cream butter and sugar, adding maple syrup beat until light and spreadable.
• Frost and cut into squares.
• Garnish with chopped pecan if desired.

PUMPKIN BARS WITH MAPLE BROWNED BUTTER ICING RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. On low speed, beat eggs with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar, maple syrup, applesauce and pumpkin. Continue to beat for 3 to 4 minutes until thoroughly mixed. In a small bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, pumpkin seasoning, baking powder and baking soda. Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and beat for a minute until combined. Be careful not to over mix. Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes until toothpick placed in the center comes out clean. While bars are cooking, cook butter in large saucepan over medium heat until browned, about 15 to 20 minutes, making sure to stir occasionally. Remove from heat and add the remaining ingredients while continuing to stir to avoid clumps. Allow bars to cool completely before icing. Store in an airtight container for 3 to 4 days.

PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• In a bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until well blended. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Pour into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until set. Cool completely. , For icing, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, butter and vanilla in a small bowl. Add enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread icing over bars. Store in the refrigerator.