Pumpkin Cream Cheese Swirl Bars

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These bars are a perfect fall treat. The thick cake like pumpkin layer went perfectly with the cream cheese swirled in. And the chocolate chips, just consider them them the cherry on top.

  • Average
  • 30 mins
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 1/2 cuos sugar
  • 2 teas baking powder
  • 2 teas ground cinnamon
  • 1 teas baking soda
  • 1/2 teas salt
  • 1/4 teas ground cloves
  • 4 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 15oz can of pumpkin
  • For the Cream Cheese Layer
  • 4 oz cream cheese, softened
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tbs milk
  • 1/2 cup mini chocolate chips

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda salt, and cloves. Add eggs, pumpkin, and oil. Mix until combined. Spread the batter evenly into a 13×9 baking dish.

Step 2

Beat the cream cheese and sugar in a medium bowl with a hand mixer until combined. Add the egg and beat until creamy.

Step 3

Spoon the cream cheese over the pumpkin layer. Use a knife to swirl the mixtures together. Sprinkle the chocolate chips over the bars.

Step 4

Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack for 2 hours.
Slice and serve. Store leftover bars in the fridge for up to 3 days.