Pumpkin Bars with a Maple Glaze
Maple Iced Pumpkin Bars are soft, sweet dessert bars loaded with Fall flavors. These easy baked spiced pumpkin bars are covered with a cream cheese maple icing that tastes heavenly!
Servings: 24 bars
Calories: 132kcal
Ingredients
Pumpkin Bars Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour rounded
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/3 cup butter
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup canned pumpkin
Maple Icing Ingredients
- 4 oz. cream cheese softened (half a block)
- 1 Tbsp butter softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 Tbsp milk if needed
- 1 tsp maple extract
Instructions
Pumpkin Bars Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF. Grease a 9x13 pan (quarter bakers sheet).
- In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, pumpkin pie spice and salt.
- In a large mixing bowl beat the butter, brown sugar and vanilla extract until creamy. Add an egg and beat well. Beat in pumpkin.
- Gradually beat in flour mixture until well combined.
- Spread into the greased pan. Try to make the batter as level as possible.
- Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely in pan. Spread Maple Icing on. Let the icing cool to set. Cut into bars. Enjoy!
Maple Icing Instructions
- Beat softened cream cheese and softened butter in a small mixing bowl.
- Gradually add in 2 cups powdered sugar.
- Beat in maple extract until the icing is fluffy. Add in milk if needed.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bars | Calories: 132kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 72mg | Potassium: 61mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 961IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg