Chocolate-Swirled Pumpkin Bars

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Dotted with chocolate chips and swirled with cream cheese, these pumpkin bars are loaded with sweet flavor. This is one pumpkin recipe that will satisfy any sweet tooth.

Chocolate-Swirled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars
Photo: Karla Conrad
Prep Time:
25 mins
Bake Time:
25 mins
Total Time:
50 mins
Servings:
24
Yield:
24 bars

Ingredients

  • 2 cup all-purpose flour

  • 1 ½ cup sugar

  • 2 teaspoon baking powder

  • 2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

  • ½ teaspoon salt

  • ¼ teaspoon ground cloves

  • 1 15 ounce can pumpkin

  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten

  • 1 cup vegetable oil

  • 1 cup miniature semisweet chocolate pieces

  • 1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened

  • cup sugar

  • 1 egg

  • 1 tablespoon milk

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 15x10-inch baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges. In a large bowl stir together first seven ingredients (through cloves). Stir in pumpkin, 4 eggs, and oil until combined. Spread batter in prepared pan.

  2. In a small bowl microwave 1/2 cup of the chocolate pieces 1 minute or until melted, stirring after 30 seconds. In a medium bowl beat cream cheese and 1/3 cup sugar with a mixer on medium until combined. Beat in 1 egg, milk, and melted chocolate. Spoon over pumpkin batter. Using a narrow metal spatula or table knife, swirl slightly to marble. Sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup chocolate pieces.

  3. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until puffed and a toothpick comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Using foil, lift uncut bars out of pan. Cut into bars.

To Store

Place bars in a single layer in an airtight container. Store in refrigerator up to 3 days.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

286 Calories
16g Fat
32g Carbs
4g Protein
Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 24
Calories 286
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 16g 21%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 48mg 16%
Sodium 188mg 8%
Total Carbohydrate 32g 12%
Total Sugars 22g
Protein 4g
Vitamin C 0.8mg 4%
Calcium 47mg 4%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Potassium 77mg 2%
Folate, total 27mcg
Vitamin B-12 0.1mcg

*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

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