Chewy Pumpkin bars with spices and cinnamon baking chips make this an extremely delicious Fall dessert – so easy, mix and bake !

I am sure I have mentioned before that we do not have canned Pumpkin puree in South-Africa, or in any case not at any of the usual big supermarkets I shop at.

These chewy Pumpkin bars came about by accident … I think, because I used fresh Pumpkin and not canned.

A few months ago I found a recipe on the Mr Food site – yes, I am one of their daily stalkers ! for a Pumpkin Dump Cake.

And I knew immediately that’s something which falls perfectly into With A Blast’s kind of recipe – quick and easy.

I followed the recipe almost one hundred percent ..yes, I said almost. Anyhow, after 35 – 40 minutes I realized that something is not adding up, the dry Cake Mix were still, well, dry.

Now, I am not a topnotch baker, or even close but even I could see that if I don’t do something we were having a total flop {or worse – nothing!} for dessert.

Therefore I removed it from the oven, stirred through with a spoon, and baked the Pumpkin Cake a little longer.

Oh my, what a surprise ! We ended off with having the most delicious, chewy Pumpkin bars we have ever had.

What to serve with the Chewy Pumpkin Bars ?

I served the bars with a dollop of whipped cream and some chopped Cinnamon baking chips, which of course is also not available here and I had to hunt down a recipe to make my own.

When I baked these again, and again, the results were the same, Therefore the only thing I can think of is because I used fresh mashed Pumpkin and also the homemade Cinnamon baking chips could have made a difference as I have no idea what the real thing looks like, or taste like.

But I highly recommend making the recipe as I did, because, flop or not, it is totally delicious and most certainly does not taste like a flop.

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Chewy Pumpkin Bars

Chewy Pumpkin Bars

Linda Nortje

Chewy Pumpkin bars with spices and cinnamon baking chips make this an extremely delicious Fall dessert - so easy, mix and bake !

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Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 1 hour hr

Total Time 1 hour hr 10 minutes mins

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Servings 15 Servings

Calories 260.9 kcal

Ingredients

  

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CAKE:

• 2 cups Fresh Pumpkin cooked and mashed
• 1 can 410g Evaporated Milk (14 oz)
• 3 large Eggs
• 1 cup Brown Sugar
• 2 t Pumpkin Pie Spice
• ½ t Salt
• 1 box Vanilla Cake Mix or White cake mix
• ½ cup Unsalted Butter sliced thinly
• ½ cup Pecan Nuts chopped
• ½ cup Cinnamon Baking Chips see note below

TO SERVE:

• Whipped Cream to serve (optional – but recommended)
• Extra Cinnamon Baking Chips to sprinkle (optional)

Instructions

 

• 1.) Pre-heat the oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) – spray a 20 x 30cm ( 9 x 13 inch ) oven dish with cooking oil
• 2.) Combine the Pumpkin, Evaporated Milk, Eggs, Brown Sugar, Spice and Salt in a mixing bowl – mix well – pour into the prepared oven dish
• 3.) Sprinkle the contents of the Cake Mix over the Pumpkin mixture and top with slices of Butter
• 4.) Mix together the Nuts and Cinnamon Chips – sprinkle over the Butter – bake 40 minutes – remove from the oven and using a spoon roughly mix up all the ingredients – no need to be precise – return to the oven and bake a further 20 – 25 minutes or until a tester comes out clean
• 5.) Remove from the oven, let cool completely before slicing into bars

Notes

Recipe for Cinnamon Chips HERE

Nutrition Facts

Chewy Pumpkin Bars

Amount per Serving

Calories

260.9

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

12.3

g

19

%

Saturated Fat

 

5.7

g

36

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

5.9

g

Cholesterol

 

61.7

mg

21

%

Carbohydrates

 

37.6

g

13

%

Fiber

 

0.9

g

4

%

Sugar

 

27.6

g

31

%

Protein

 

5.4

g

11

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.

Serve topped with Whipped Cream and extra crumbled Cinnamon Chips.  (optional)

LINDA