Healthier Pumpkin Bars

5 from 8 votes

These Healthier Pumpkin Bars are moist, taste just like cake, and are made without any butter, oil or refined sugar! Topped with a delicious maple cream cheese frosting and loaded with so much pumpkin flavor!

Prep Time5

Cook Time30

Total Time35

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Healthier Pumpkin Bars

Servings:

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup almond flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 eggs lightly whisked
1/4 cup milk of choice
1/2 cup maple syrup
1 1/2 cups 100% pumpkin puree

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 8 oz package 1/3 less-fat cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 3 teaspoons milk of choice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, whisk together flours, baking soda, baking powder, pumpkin spice, cinnamon and salt. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, maple syrup and pumpkin puree and stir until well-combined.
Pour the wet ingredients in with the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined.
Pour pumpkin mixture into a prepared 9x9-inch baking dish and bake in the oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Let the pumpkin bars sit for 5 minutes then remove from pan and let cool completely on a wire rack.
While the bars are cooling, add cream cheese, maple syrup and vanilla extract to the bowl of your stand mixer (or you can use a hand mixer) and whip on high until smooth. Add the milk a teaspoon at a time until you have your desired creaminess.
Evenly spread cream cheese frosting over the bars once they have cooled completely, top with a little extra pumpkin pie spice and cut into 16 pieces. Enjoy!

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