Kim's Grandma's Pumpkin Bars

"These are very moist and a favorite."
 
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
14
Serves:
24
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ingredients

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directions

  • Beat oil, sugar, pumpkin and eggs until blended.
  • Add remaining dry ingredients gradually.
  • Prepare 9x13 pan.
  • Spread batter in pan and bake in 350° oven for 25-30 minutes.
  • Cool.
  • For frosting, cream all ingredients together until well blended--smooth and creamy.
  • Frost bars.

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Reviews

  1. Wow, these went over huge! I took them to a party and gave one to my sister--everyone raved about them. Saved the recipe. So delicious and moist. One thing--I would rename it a cake. Not bar-like at all.
     
  2. Very good, everyone liked these a lot. Really more like cake than bars. I prefer mine a bit more dense, more bar-like, but if you are looking for a cakey-type pumpkin bar recipe this is a great one. Nice balance of flavors and a snap to make. Thanks for a yummy fall treat!
     
  3. Made this as directed. The frosting I only used 2 cups and a shake or two more from the bag of powdered sugar. I used Splenda for the sugar in the bars and didn't change anything else. MMMM GOOD!
     
  4. Very good. The bars rose high and were moist and flavorful. To make them healthier, I used half whole wheat flour, replaced a third of the oil with applesauce, and reduced the sugar to 1 1/2 cups. If all the sugar had been included, I think the frosted bars would have been WAY too sweet! Frosting was delicious too, and I think I'll try maple extract next time instead of vanilla. The recipe instructions were a little vague, so I took the liberty of editing them for the sake of clarity and for the benefit of less experienced chefs :-) Thanks for posting. I took a pan to a "small group" meeting (related to my church) last night, and there sure weren't many leftovers!
     
  5. The bars were rich, delicious, and moist. I reduced the amount of sugar in the batter to 1 3/4 cups and reduced the amount of baking soda to 1 tsp. The bars were still plenty sweet. I will definitely make this recipe again.
     
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  1. Very good. The bars rose high and were moist and flavorful. To make them healthier, I used half whole wheat flour, replaced a third of the oil with applesauce, and reduced the sugar to 1 1/2 cups. If all the sugar had been included, I think the frosted bars would have been WAY too sweet! Frosting was delicious too, and I think I'll try maple extract next time instead of vanilla. The recipe instructions were a little vague, so I took the liberty of editing them for the sake of clarity and for the benefit of less experienced chefs :-) Thanks for posting. I took a pan to a "small group" meeting (related to my church) last night, and there sure weren't many leftovers!
     

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<P>I'm a Mom of three boys: 19, 16, 13 (Josh, Jake and Jonah) and a 1 yr old golden retriever-Jethro. I work full-time as a Medicare compliance analyst for a non-profit health insurer. I love to cook - although I don't always have enough time to do as I'd like to do. I don't especially care to do the clean up though- but who does?? Food in general brings people together and makes people feel at ease. My boys love to help out in the kitchen-especially if I'm baking bread or baking sweet treats for them. If anyone were to ask them what I put in a recipe - first two ingredients they'd list would be olive oil and garlic -- (well not for the sweet stuff..at least)! I'm constantly browsing to see how I can alter/influence my family's eating - as well as trying to get it on the table quickly! My boys are all hockey players - so I spend a lot of time at the ice arena. When I have time of my own..I try to get on the golf course or read cookbooks.</P>
 
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