Frosted Pumpkin Cranberry Bars Recipe

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With tangy dried cranberries tucked inside and a creamy brown butter frosting, these mildly spiced pumpkin bars are doubly delightful. It's a good thing the recipe makes lots, because once you taste one, you won't be able to resist going back for more! -Barbara Nowakowski, Mesa, Arizona

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Frosted Pumpkin Cranberry Bars Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min.

Yield: 48 Servings

15 20 35

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
3 eggs
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
3/4 cup butter, melted
3/4 cup chopped dried cranberries
BROWN BUTTER FROSTING:
1/2 cup butter
4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 to 6 tablespoons milk

Directions

In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, whisk the eggs, pumpkin and butter; stir into dry ingredients until well combined. Stir in cranberries.
Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
For frosting, in a large heavy saucepan, cook butter over medium heat for 5-7 minutes or until golden brown. Pour into a large bowl; beat in the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost bars. Yield: about 4 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 130 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 26 mg cholesterol, 96 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Frosted Pumpkin Cranberry Bars in Taste of Home October/November 2002, p27