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Here is another great pumpkin recipe I meant to share this last week, but life got busy and I didn't have a chance until now. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. We have so much to be thankful for in our home, and I am truly overwhelmed by God's goodness when I stop to take account for all we have been given. We had a wonderful day with my family, full of good food and conversation, and of course, lots of action from the little ones.
Pumpkin Chocolate Spice Barsrecipe from
Blissfully ContentIngredients:2 cups all purpose flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/4 cups sugar
1 large egg (or 1 Tbsp ground flax seed mixed with 3 Tbsp water)
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin puree
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips or chunks
Directions:
Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
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Line a 9 x 13 pan with foil. You want it to overlap on the sides.
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With an electric mixer, cream butter and sugar until sweet and smooth. Add egg (or flax seed mixture) and vanilla until combined.
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Add the pumpkin puree.
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It might look a little funny, that's okay.
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Once the pumpkin puree is mixed well, add the dry ingredients.
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This is what it should look like.
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Now this step is really optional, but it will make your pumpkin bars much yummier if you add chocolate. We used chocolate chunks, but you could use chocolate chips too.
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Add the chocolate chunks/chips to the mixture, about 1 1/2 cups.
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Spread the mixture into your lined pan and use an offset spatula to smooth out the top.
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Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 to 40 minutes. Let it cool COMPLETELY in pan. Do not try to cut or remove until these are cooled.
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Once completely cooled, gently lift the foil out of the pan and place on a cutting board. Cut into 24 bars.
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This is one of my favorite fall platters. It is vintage inspired tin platter.
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Place your bars carefully on your serving platter and enjoy!
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These bars are really yummy with the ooey gooey chocolate throughout. Pumpkin and chocolate are a great combination.
If you don't have pumpkin pie spice, you can make your own. Mix together:
1 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Enjoy!
oohh, yummy. What an adorable helper, too!
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