Best Halloween Pumpkin Bars Recipes

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HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN BARS



Halloween Pumpkin Bars image

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

Categories     Desserts

Time 50m

Yield 35 bars.

Number Of Ingredients 14

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.

HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN BARS



HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN BARS image

Categories     Cake     Vegetable     Dessert     Bake     Quick & Easy

Yield 35-40 small bars

Number Of Ingredients 10

4 eggs
3/4 cup of oil
2 cups of sugar
1 teaspoon McCormick pure vanilla
2 cups of pumpkin
2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
1teaspoon salt
2 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees Spray a 11 x 17 inch baking pan and set aside In a large bowl beat together: eggs,oil,sugar,vanilla and pumpkin. In a separate bowl mix: flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon. Using a low speed on the mixer, add dry ingredients to the bowl containing the pumpkin mix. Scrape the sides of the bowl and beat at medium speed until ingredients are well blended. About 1 minute. Pour into greased or sprayed pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes. Cake should spring back when touched gently in the center. Cool in pan When almost completely cool frost with ghost frosting 1 stick of butter beaten with 6 oz cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Add 1 box (1 pound)powdered slowly while beating at a low speed. Add 1 teaspoon vanilla and beat until creamy. Spread over cake or pipe small ghost shapes over top of cake. When cool cut into bars Makes approximately 35-40 small bars

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