Best 7 Frosted Pumpkin Cranberry Bars Recipes

PUMPKIN-CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• FOR THE BARS, in a large bowl, mix together first 7 ingredients.
• Stir in pumpkin, butter, eggs & vanilla until well blended.
• Stir in cranberries, then spread mixture into an ungreased 15"x10" jellyroll baking pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
• FOR THE FROSTING, melt 1/2 cup butter in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until butter just starts to turn a golden color ~ DO NOT LET IT BURN!
• Remove immediately from heat & pour into a bowl.
• Let butter cool slightly, then stir in powdered sugar & vanilla.
• Stir in enough orange juice to form a frosting consistency.
• When pan of uncut pumpkin bars is cooled completely, frost & cut into bars.
• Serve & enjoy & refrigerate leftovers.

CRANBERRY BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Gradually beat in eggs, sour cream and extracts. In a small bowl, whisk flour, baking powder and salt; gradually beat into creamed mixture. Fold in baking chips, cranberries and walnuts. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan., Bake until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean, 25-30 minutes. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until smooth. Beat in confectioners' sugar; spread over top. Sprinkle with cranberries. Cut into bars or triangles. Refrigerate leftovers.

FROSTED PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a jelly roll pan.
• Beat pumpkin, white sugar, vegetable oil, and eggs together in a large mixing bowl. Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt in a sifter; sift into the pumpkin mixture and mix well; pour into the prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven until center springs back when lightly touched, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely before frosting.
• Beat cream cheese and butter together in a bowl until smooth; add vanilla extract and beat. Gradually beat confectioners' sugar into the frosting, adding in small amounts and assuring each batch is incorporated before introducing the next. Spread over the pumpkin bars.

PUMPKIN BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a large jelly roll pan with cooking spray.
• Beat eggs in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer until foamy; add white sugar, vegetable oil, and pumpkin. Beat on medium speed until incorporated, 2 minutes.
• Mix flour, baking powder, 2 teaspoons cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a separate bowl. Beat flour mixture into egg mixture on low speed until just combined, 1 minute. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Cool completely.
• Beat cream cheese, butter, and vanilla together in a bowl with an electric hand mixer until creamy. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; beat until smooth. Spread frosting evenly over cooled pumpkin cake; sprinkle with cinnamon.

FROSTED PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• In a bowl, combine the 1st six ingredients.
• In another bowl, whisk the eggs,pumpkin and butter.
• Stir wet into dry ingredients until well combined.
• Fold in cranberries.
• Spread mixture into a greased 15in x 10 in x 1 in baking pan.
• Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutess.
• Cool on wire rack.
• Brown butter frosting.
• Heat butter in a saucepan over a medium heat until golden brown (about 7 minutes) Remove from heat and let cool for 5 minutes.
• Stir in confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency.
• Spread over bars before cutting.

PUMPKIN CRANBERRY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Combine cake mix, nuts, butter and 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice until crumbly.
• Reserve 1-1/2 cups crumb mixture.
• Press remaining crumb mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Place jellied cranberry sauce and orange juice in small saucepan.
• Cook, stirring frequently, over medium heat until smooth.
• Remove from heat; cool slightly.
• Meanwhile, in large bowl, beat eggs.
• Add pumpkin, condensed milk, vanilla extract, and remaining 2 teaspoons Pumpkin Pie Spice; mix well.
• Spread cranberry sauce evenly over crust.
• Pour pumpkin mixture over cranberry.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumb topping.
• Bake 45 minutes or until crumb topping is golden brown.
• Serve warm or chilled.

CLASSIC FROSTED PUMPKIN BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first seven ingredients. In another bowl, combine the eggs, pumpkin and oil; stir into dry ingredients. Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the butter, cream cheese and vanilla until smooth. Gradually add confectioners' sugar; mix well. Spread over top. Cut into 30 bars; top each bar with a pumpkin candy.