Clarion County Recipe of the Day: Halloween Pumpkin Bars

Haley Bauer

Haley Bauer

Published October 27, 2020 4:02 am
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Get ready for Halloween with this tasty treat!

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups pumpkin pie filling
2 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
4 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chopped pecans
1 can (16 ounces) cream cheese frosting
Yellow and red food coloring
1/2 cup milk chocolate chips
Candy corn and additional milk chocolate chips

Directions

-Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, beat pumpkin, sugar, oil, eggs and vanilla. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans.

-Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.

-Tint frosting orange with yellow and red food coloring. Frost bars; cut into 35 squares.

-In a microwave, melt chocolate chips; stir until smooth. Transfer to a heavy-duty resealable plastic bag; cut a small hole in a corner of the bag. Decorate as desired.

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