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Pumpkin Bars with Cinnamon Streusel

A delicious creamy recipe for pumpkin bars with a cinnamon streusel topping - a must make for fall!
Course Recipes
Cuisine Desserts
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Cooling Time 2 hours
Total Time 3 hours
Servings 9
Calories 346kcal
Author Michelle Ordever

Ingredients

For the Streusel Topping

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour plain flour
  • ½ cup powdered sugar icing sugar
  • 1 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ cup butter melted

For the Crust

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour plain flour
  • ¼ cup powdered sugar icing sugar
  • ½ cup butter melted

For the Pumpkin Filling

  • 1 15oz/425g can pumpkin purée
  • 2 eggs
  • cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • tsp pumpkin pie spice

To Serve

  • Whipped Cream
  • Ground Cinnamon

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200C/400F/Gas 6 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
  • To make the streusel: Place flour, powdered sugar, and cinnamon in a bowl and stir to blend together. Add the melted butter and mix until it starts to form small pea-sized pieces.
  • Tip the streusel onto the prepared baking sheet in an even layer and place in the oven for 20 minutes, or until golden brown - turning halfway through to bake evenly. Remove from oven and leave to cool.
  • To make the crust: Place the flour and powdered sugar into a bowl and give it a stir to combine, then add the melted butter and stir to form a dough ball.
  • Press the dough into an even layer in a square (9x9") baking dish.
  • Place in the oven at the same temperature as the streusel and bake for 20 minutes. Remove when cooked and set aside.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 180C/350F/Gas 4.
  • To make the pumpkin filling: Place the pumpkin, eggs, milk, and vanilla, and pumpkin pie spice into a bowl, and using a stand or handheld mixer, and blend to combine for 1 - 2 minutes.
  • Pour the pumpkin filling on top of the baked crust, and place it back in the oven at the lower temperature and bake for 45 minutes or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
  • Remove the dish from the oven and place on a wire cooling rack.
  • Spread the streusel in an even layer on top of the pumpkin and leave to cool for at least 2 hours before cutting into 3x3" bars (or whatever size you like!)
  • Serve with whipped cream and a sprinkling of cinnamon. Enjoy!
  • Recipe card with step by step photos demonstrating how to make this recipe

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 346kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 188mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 9g