These Pumpkin Squares make the perfect snack for your morning coffee, packed in school lunches, and can even serve as dessert. Bring along to pot luck dinners, tailgate parties and holiday gatherings.
Ingredients
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
3 1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 eggs
1 cup brown sugar
1 2/3 cups pumpkin puree
1/4 cup canola oil
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
Cream cheese frosting (optional)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
Sift flour and baking soda into a bowl.
Sprinkle in the salt, nutmeg and cinnamon, then toss to combine.
Whisk eggs until frothy in a separate bowl.
Add the brown sugar and whisk until dissolved.
Pour in the oil while stirring. Continue whisking until blended well.
Add the flour mix to the egg blend and stir until moistened through.
Gently stir in pumpkin and walnuts.
Coat a square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Spread the batter evenly in the pan and bake for 27 minutes.
Allow to cool before frosting.
Cut into squares.
Note: Instead of walnuts and frosting, try dusting with powdered sugar.
These Pumpkin Squares make the perfect snack for your morning coffee, packed in school lunches, and can even serve as dessert. Bring along to pot luck dinners, tailgate parties and holiday gatherings.
Prep Time20 minutesmins
Cook Time27 minutesmins
Total Time47 minutesmins
Servings: 8
Ingredients
3/4cupall-purpose flour
3 1/2tspbaking soda
1/4tspsalt
1/2tspnutmeg
1/2tspcinnamon
2eggs
1cupbrown sugar
1 2/3cupspumpkin puree
1/4cupcanola oil
1/2cupwalnutschopped (optional)
Cream cheese frostingoptional
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F degrees.
Sift flour and baking soda into a bowl.
Sprinkle in the salt, nutmeg and cinnamon, then toss to combine.
Whisk eggs until frothy in a separate bowl.
Add the brown sugar and whisk until dissolved.
Pour in the oil while stirring. Continue whisking until blended well.
Add the flour mix to the egg blend and stir until moistened through.
Gently stir in pumpkin and walnuts.
Coat a square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
Spread the batter evenly in the pan and bake for 27 minutes.
Allow to cool before frosting.
Cut into squares.
Notes
Note: Instead of walnuts and frosting, try dusting with powdered sugar.
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