Halloween Pumpkin Bars

Name: Halloween Pumpkin Bars
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 35 bars.
Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups pumpkin pie filling; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup canola oil; 4 large eggs, room temperature; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 2 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup chopped pecans; 1 can (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting; Yellow and red food coloring; 1/2 cup milk chocolate chips; Candy corn and additional milk chocolate chips

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Makes

35 bars

My family loves the warm pumpkin fragrance that wafts through our kitchen on cool fall afternoons when I make these bars. Jack-o'-lantern faces only add to the festive fall flavor. —Karla Johnson, East Helena, Montana

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Ingredients

1-1/2 cups pumpkin pie filling
2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
4 large eggs, room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 can (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting
Yellow and red food coloring
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
Candy corn and additional milk chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans.
Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Tint frosting orange with yellow and red food coloring. Frost bars; cut into 35 squares.
In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Transfer to a pastry bag and decorate as desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 243 calories, 12g fat (2g saturated fat), 22mg cholesterol, 151mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Halloween Pumpkin Bars

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