Pumpkin Bars With Cream Cheese

IngredientsPumpkin Bars:
- 4 eggs
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 1 cup vegetable oil
- 1 ¾ cups pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
For Cream Cheese mixture:
- 16 oz. cream cheese-softened
- 1 ½ Tablespoons corn starch
- 1 /3 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 eggs- slightly beaten
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 F and spray 10 x 15 x 1- inch jelly roll pan with non-stick spray then line with parchment paper and spray the paper set aside.
- To make pumpkin bars first whisk together dry ingredients: flour baking powder baking soda and spices set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl beat 4 eggs and sugar. Add oil pumpkin and vanilla and mix to combine.
- Mix in dry ingredients and pour in prepared pan then smooth the top.
- Mix softened cream cheese sugar corn starch and vanilla until smooth. Add eggs and mix just to combine. Transfer the mixture in piping bag or zip-lock bag and cut off the corner. Draw the lines of cream cheese mixture diagonally on top of pumpkin pie mixture.
- Bake 25-30 minutes until the toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool completely before serving.
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