HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN BARS

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My family loves the warm pumpkin fragrance that wafts through our kitchen on cool fall afternoons when I make these bars. Jack-o'-lantern faces only add to the festive fall flavor. -Karla Johnson, East Helena, Montana

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 50m

Yield 35 bars.

Number Of Ingredients 14

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups pumpkin pie filling
2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 can (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting
Yellow and red food coloring
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
Candy corn and additional milk chocolate chips

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans., Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., Tint frosting orange with yellow and red food coloring. Frost bars; cut into 35 squares. , In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Transfer to a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of the bag. Decorate as desired.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 243 calories, Fat 12g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 22mg cholesterol, Sodium 151mg sodium, Carbohydrate 33g carbohydrate (25g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.