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• Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

  Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

  Use either fresh squash or pumpkin from your garden to make these bars!  Great for potlucks, events, or school fundraisers-quick, easy and lots of bars to share!  Great recipe for kids to learn how to bake.

  Ingredients for bars: 2 cup flour 2 tsp baking powder 2 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking soda 1/4 tsp salt 4 eggs scant 2 cups squash or pumpkin (OR 15 oz can pumpkin) 1 2/3 cup sugar 1 cup oil Ingredients for frosting: 4 oz cream cheese, softened 2 c powder sugar 1 tsp vanilla

  Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt together. In a separate bowl, beat eggs.  Add squash (or pumpkin), sugar and oil to eggs.  Mix well. Stir dry and wet ingredients together until thoroughly mixed.  Grease jelly roll pan (cookie sheet size) and pour batter onto pan. Bake for 25-30 min. While bars are baking, make frosting.  Mix together cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. When bars are completely cooled, pour frosting and spread evenly. Cut and enjoy!!

  Image from whatsonmymenu.blogspot.com

  Posted on September 30, 2012

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