PUMPKIN PIE BARS (FROM SCRATCH)

PUMPKIN PIE BARS (FROM SCRATCH) image

Yield 24 bars

Number Of Ingredients 13

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

Steps:

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.