Pumpkin Bars with Browned Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
Fluffy pumpkin bars with the perfect cream cheese frosting
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 24 1x
Ingredients
4 eggs, lightly beaten
1 15-ounce can of Farmers Market Foods Pumpkin Puree
1 cup butter, browned
2 cups flour
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teapoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt
|| Frosting ||
8 ounces cream cheese
1/2 cup browned butter
3 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon cream
Instructions
|| For the pumpkin bars ||
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
In a large bowl or standing mixer, cream the eggs, pumpkin puree and browned butter together just until smooth. Sift the remaining dry ingredients into the bowl and mix until well combined.
Pour batter into a well greased 9×13 baking pan and smooth out the batter. Place into the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes or until the bars no longer jiggle in the middle.
|| For the frosting ||
In a standing mixer or hand mixer, cream the room tempurature cream cheese and browned butter together until smooth. Add in the powdered sugar and tablespoon of cream and whip on medium/high until the frosting becomes light and fluffy, about 2 minutes.
Once the bars have cooled completely, smooth the frosting on top. Feel free to sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, sprinkles or anything you might find festive.
Notes
These bars will be cakey and fluffy but will easily serve as finger food.