Pumpkin Pie Bars

October 7, 2012 at 9:07 pm | Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

These taste like pumpkin pie in bar form (if that wasn’t obvious from the title), except they are even better. Boring pie crust is replaced with a buttery dense cake. Although I didn’t have any, a dollop of cool whip would make these just unbeatable.

You need

Crust:

1 yellow cake mix
1 egg
8 tablespoons butter, melted

Pumpkin pie topping:

1 15-ounce can of pumpkin
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
8 tablespoons butter, melted
1 16-ounce package powdered sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

To make the crust, combine all of the ingredients and mix well. Pat the mixture into a lightly greased 13×9-inch baking pan.

Prepare filling:
In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and pumpkin until smooth. Add the eggs, vanilla, and butter and beat together. Next, add the powdered sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, and mix well.