Oh Fall! I'm so happy you're here again. We could definitely use the cooler weather (if that ever happened) and I'm very excited about the upcoming holidays. But a more important reason why I'm here... is because with Fall comes pumpkins! And canned pumpkin is on the shelves in full force.
That means I get to try a whole new batch of recipes out on my friends, family, and playgroup and this year is no different. I decided to go with a pumpkin bar. But the special ingredient isn't the pumpkin, it's the Cool Whip Frosting on top. If you want the perfect pumpkin treat this season you need to try this recipe.
Pumpkin Bars with Cool Whip Frosting
- 3 eggs
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 15 oz pumpkin puree
- 2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8x8 pan with butter or cooking spray.
2. In a stand mixer with a paddle attachment, beat together sugar, pumpkin, oil, and eggs on medium until light and fluffy.
3. In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking soda, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
4. With a spatula, add flour mixture to liquid mixture until just combined. Make sure not to over-mix.
5. Pour batter into prepared pan and bake at 350 for 35-40 minutes.
6. Once the pumpkin bars are cooked, transfer to a cooling rack.
7. When completely cooled, cut off top to make an even, flat surface.
8. Cut into squares.
9. Grab the Cool Whip Frosting and start spreading it on.
10. Top each bar with a pecan and serve.
This recipe makes 16 servings.
Note:
You can easily bake in a 9x13 pan instead for thinner bars to feed a larger crowd. Simply reduce cooking time to 20-25 minutes. Feel free to frost then cut if you feel that frosting each individual bar will take too long. I just hate dealing with crumbs in my frosting.
Disclaimer: I am a member of the Collective Bias™ Social Fabric® Community. This content has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias™ and Kraft Cool Whip. All opinions are my own. #CoolWhipFrosting #CBias #SocialFabric
9 comment(s) with love:
Those look delicious! I love all things pumpkin!
I LOVE anything pumpkin. These look so yummy. I have to make them after my trip this weekend.
I have not seen cool whip frosting yet. This look yummy. I might have to try them for Thanksgiving! Thanks for sharing. Pinning this one for sure.
yumm! drooling...
Wow, I cannot wait to try these! Thank you so much for sharing, as I love pumpkin!
Oh, good! Glad to have the recipe :) Thank you for sharing it!
Oh, those looks so tasty! I have to make those for Thanksgiving! They look fantastic!
I also love that Pampered Chef pan you used. One of my favorite dishes!
Looks great. I love that you frost each one individually. :)
They look so yummy!
Post a Comment