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Gluten Free Pumpkin Bars frosted with cream cheese frosting

The Best Gluten Free Pumpkin Bar Recipe

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 28 minutes
Total Time 38 minutes
Course Dessert

Equipment

  • 1 15 x 10 x 1 pan The pan is called a jelly roll pan
  • 1 Mixer
  • 1 SPATULA
  • 1 Measuring cups
  • 1 Measuring spoons
  • 1 Large bowl

Ingredients
  

  • 4 Large Eggs
  • 1 3/4 Cup Sugar
  • 1 Cup Oil
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla Vanilla extract does work as well
  • 1 15 oz Pure Pumpkin Use pure pumpkin not the mix.
  • 2 1/2 Cup Gluten Free Flour Blend ( one that includes xanthan gum I used King Arthur 1 & 1 Flour
  • 2 tsp Baking Powder Gluten Free
  • 1 tsp Baking Soda Gluten Free
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 tbsp Pumpkin Spice
  • Optional chocolate chips, raisins, or chopped nuts

Frosting For Pumpkin Bars ( Optional)

  • 1/2 Cup Butter Softened
  • 3 oz Cream Cheese Softened
  • 1 tsp Pure Vanilla
  • 2 Cups Powdered Sugar

Instructions
 

Pumpkin Bars

    Heat oven to 350 degree's, Grease 15 x 10 x 1 pan with cooking spray or grease.

      Beat eggs, sugar, oil, vanilla, & pumpkin in a large bowl until well blended, Stir in remaining ingredients until mixed. Spread in pan.

        Bake for 23-28 minutes depending on the oven. Convention baking may take a little longer. Check center with a cake tester if it comes out clean then it's done.

          Cool completely before frosting, or sprinkling powder sugar.

            Notes

            1.) When testing to see if the pumpkin bars are done baking I use a cake tester to check if the bars are baked evenly. Each oven bakes differently.
            2.) I used gluten free cooking spray to oil the baking pan for the pumpkin bars.
            3.) I used a baking pan that is 1 inch in height, if you use less it's okay the pumpkin bars will be thinner.
            4.) The pumpkin bars are delicious when frosted with a cream cheese frosting or just sprinkled with a little powder sugar.
            5.) Adding chocolate chips, raisins, or nuts to the top of the pumpkin bar are also delicious.