Pumpkin Pie Bars

Pumpkin Pie Bars Recipe

By Stephanie Gallagher

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Pumpkin Pie Bars

Stephanie Gallagher

If you are a fan of pumpkin pie, you will adore these pumpkin pie bars. 

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Yield: 36 bars

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
• 1 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 large egg, beaten
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• Pumpkin Filling:
• 3 cups pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie mix)
• 2/3 cup firmly-packed brown sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
• 1/2 tsp. ground cloves
• 1/4 tsp. kosher salt
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 2 large eggs
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.


2. Stir oats, flours and brown sugar together in a large bowl. Using a pastry blender, two knives or your fingers, cut in butter until the mixture becomes crumbly. Stir in egg.


3. Set aside 2 cups of the mixture. Press the remaining mixture into the prepared pan. Bake 20 minutes until lightly browned. Let cool, while you make the filling.


4. Beat pumpkin, brown sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, salt, evaporated milk and eggs until smooth. Pour over crust.


5. Add chopped walnuts to reserved oat mixture. Sprinkle evenly over pumpkin layer.


6. Bake 30-35 minutes until top is lightly golden and pumpkin filling is set. Cool pumpkin bars completely before cutting.