Pumpkin Butter Bars Recipe

These Pumpkin Butter Bars are a delightful fall treat that combines the warm, comforting flavors of pumpkin and spices with a buttery, crumbly shortbread style crust. With a creamy pumpkin butter filling and a hint of cinnamon, they make for the perfect dessert or snack to savor during the autumn season.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Pumpkin Butter Bars

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Servings Bars

Calories 296kcal

Author Bon Appeteach

Ingredients

Shortbread Crust

1.5 cups Flour
1/2 cup Sugar
1/2 tsp Salt
12 tbsp. Cold Butter

Filling

1.5 cups Pumpkin Butter homemade or store bought

Topping

1 cup Old Fashioned Oats
1/2 cup Flour
1/2 cup Brown Sugar packed
1/2 tsp. Pumpkin Pie Spice
8 tbsp. Cold Butter

Optional Icing

1 cup Powder Sugar
1/2 tsp. Vanilla
2-3 tbsp. Milk

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and line a 9x9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang on two opposite sides for easy removal.
In a mixing bowl, combine the flour, granulated sugar, and salt. Add the cold, cubed butter and use a pastry cutter or your fingers to work it into the dry ingredients until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
Press the shortbread mixture evenly into the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Use the back of a spatula to compact it.
Pour the pumpkin butter over the prepared shortbread crust and spread it out into an even layer.
In another bowl, mix together the oats, flour, brown sugar, and pumpkin pie spice. Add the cold, cubed butter and use a fork or pastry cutter to incorporate it until the mixture forms coarse crumbs.
Sprinkle the crumble topping evenly over the pumpkin butter layer, covering it completely.
Place the baking pan in the preheated oven and bake for 40-45 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and the edges are slightly bubbly.
Remove the pan from the oven and allow it to cool completely on a wire rack. Once cooled, use the parchment paper overhang to lift the bars out of the pan.Place them on a cutting board and use a sharp knife to slice into squares or bars.
Mix the icing ingredients together into a bowl and place into a piping bag or plastic bag. Pipe a zig zag across the top of each individual bar and let it set. Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Keep the bars stored in an air tight container at room temperature for 2-3 days.

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