Homemade for the Holidays #8: Pumpkin Pie Bars
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Years ago someone gave me a recipe for Pumpkin Pie Bars and it has been one of our favorites! But…the original recipe used a boxed yellow cake mix, which I really wanted to NOT do. So…in “Sheri” style, I looked for an alternative to replace the boxed cake mix. Over the past couple years I have tried several different ideas, but none that really worked well for this recipe. One variation I tried made the crust pretty hard and crunchy. Well…since I recently found a yummy homemade yellow cake recipe that we REALLY liked, I decided to take that recipe and merge it with this recipe and oh….this is SO unbelievably good! No, this is not a very “healthy” recipe. It is pretty rich…but for a special treat over the holidays…you just HAVE to give this one a try! Enjoy!
Pumpkin Pie Bars
(For Thanksgiving or Christmas)
Mix together the following ingredients and save out 1 cup to use for the topping:
- 2 ¼ cups flour (I used fresh-ground whole wheat flour)
- 1 ½ cups sugar (I used organic sugar)
- 3 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
Mix the following into the remaining flour mixture, then pat dough into a 9×13-inch baking dish:
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
In another bowl, mix the following ingredients and pour over crust:
- 2 eggs
- 1 can (16 oz.) pumpkin
- ¾ cup sugar (I used organic sugar)
- ½ teaspoon vanilla
- 2/3 cup whole milk
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
Mix together the following ingredients for the topping and sprinkle over pumpkin mixture in pan:
- 1 cup flour mixture (previously set aside)
- ¼ cup sugar (I used organic sugar)
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¼ cup butter, melted
Optional: You can sprinkle chopped nuts on top too if you wish.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45-50 minutes. Serve with ice-cream or whipped cream.
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