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Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting

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Sam Jones/Quinn Brein
Written By: The Old Farmer’s Almanac Editors The Almanac Editors and Staff
Category
Cookies and Bars
Course
Desserts
Preparation Method
Bake
Sources
User Submitted

These Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese Frosting are better than pumpkin pie. An easy dessert to whip up at the height of pumpkin season—and for months after! In the style of an upside-down cake, you flip the bars after baking and then top with a sweet cream cheese frosting.

Bars

Ingredients
1 can (16 ounces) pureed pumpkin
1 can (12 ounces) evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 box (13.25 ounces) yellow cake mix
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, melted and cooled

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 13x9-inch baking dish with wax paper.

Combine pumpkin, evaporated milk, sugar, eggs, and cinnamon until smooth; pour into prepared baking dish. Sprinkle dry cake mix on top of mixture and pat lightly. Sprinkle nuts on top of cake mix and pat lightly. Pour butter over all.

Bake 50 to 60 minutes until firm. Let cool and then turn over onto serving platter. Remove wax paper.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients
8 ounces (1 package) cream cheese
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
3 cups whipped dessert topping

Instructions

In a large bowl, blend cream cheese, confectioners’ sugar, and whipped topping until smooth then spread over bars.

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Comments

<span>Jan</span> Sat, 10/23/2021 - 13:40
I grew up using wax paper for baking. It does not melt. Now people are afraid of the wax containing petroleum products.
<span>Denise T</span> Thu, 10/21/2021 - 10:27
To answer Sandar's (and anyone else's) question, YES to using parchment paper and a resounding NO to using wax/waxed paper. It's not meant to be used in the oven. It will melt for goodness sake. It's wax. Think 'candles'. Please correct the instructions.
<span>Sandar</span> Thu, 10/21/2021 - 08:23
Oh my - sounds delish! Printing out to make this for sure. However, can parchment paper be used instead of wax paper to line the baking dish? I'm not sure on this.
<a title="View user profile." href="/author/editors">The Editors</a> Thu, 10/21/2021 - 09:33

Yes, you can use parchment paper. You should spray it with some nonstick cooking spray before pouring on the pumpkin mixture.