Gluten-Free Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Icing
These gluten-free pumpkin bars are super simple to make, and full of flavor in a moist, brownie-like bar with delicious, cream cheese icing on top!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 servings 1x
- Category: dessert
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Gluten Free
Ingredients
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- 1/3 cup light olive oil
- 2/3 cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup canned pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3/4 cup gluten free flour blend (see notes above)
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1//4 teaspoon ginger
Cream Cheese Icing:
- 1/4 cup butter, softened
- 4 oz. cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 2/3 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans (optional)
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350º and grease, or line with parchment a 9×9 inch baking pan
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk oil and brown sugar together
- Add eggs, pumpkin, and vanilla, and whisk until smooth
- Add in flour, baking powder, salt, and spices
- Stir until fully incorporated
- Pour into prepared baking pan and bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes, until a toothpick inserted halfway between the center and edge of pan comes out clean
- remove from oven and let cool in the pan
- When the pumpkin bars are cool, Combine icing ingredients and beat until smooth
- Spread over cooled pumpkin bars and top with chopped pecans if desired
- Cut into 12 bars and serve