Marbled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

Looking to spice up your dessert options for this holiday season? These Marbled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars will become a new family favorite! I had so much fun making this recipe but it truly was hard not finishing the entire batch within one sitting. Anyone else have a massive sweet tooth like me?

I am always on the hut for creating unique desserts especially around the holidays! This recipe has definitely become a new family favorite of ours and it is my absolute favorite thing to make this time of year. A delicious combination of cream cheese and pumpkin with a perfect consistency is all you need to make people fall in love. I promise everyone will be begging you for the recipe and it is not at all hard to make! Follow these easy steps for the perfect marbled pumpkin cream cheese bars.

Looking for more pumpkin recipes? Try out these!

1. Pumpkin Crumb Donuts
2. Mini Oatmeal Pumpkin Cream Pies
3. Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Crepes
4. Pumpkin Oat Muffins

Marbled Pumpkin-Cream Cheese Bars

Marbled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

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Looking to spice up your dessert options for this holiday season? These Marbled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars will become a new family favorite! I had so much fun making this recipe but it truly was hard not finishing the entire batch within one sitting. Anyone else have a massive sweet tooth like me?

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1 t ginger
• ½ t salt
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 1 t baking powder
• ½ t baking soda
• ½ t ground cloves
• 1 cup raisins
• 6 oz cream cheese
• 1/3 cup sugar
• ¼ cup + 1 T butter, softened
• 2 T flour
• 1 t vanilla
• 2 eggs
• 6 T butter
• 4 T milk
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 T vanilla

Instructions

1. Turn on oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9x13 glass pan. Beat 1 cup flour, brown sugar, pumpkins, ½ cup butter, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, salt, cloves, eggs in a bowl and beat together. Then stir in the raisins and pecans.
2. Mix remaining ingredients I a small bowl and beat together. Spread half of the pumpkin batter in a baking dish and then pour the cream cheese mixture on top. Then pour the remaining pumpkin batter on top and then use a knife to create a marble effect.
3. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool then frost with browned butter frosting.
4. How to make the frosting: Heat butter over medium heat until light brown. Stir in powdered sugar and then stir in the milk and vanilla until the frosting is smooth.

Ingredients

• 1 cup flour
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2 t cinnamon
• 1 t ginger
• ½ t salt
• 2 eggs
• ½ cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup brown sugar
• ½ cup butter
• 1 t baking powder
• ½ t baking soda
• ½ t ground cloves
• 1 cup raisins
• 6 oz cream cheese
• 1/3 cup sugar
• ¼ cup + 1 T butter, softened
• 2 T flour
• 1 t vanilla
• 2 eggs

Brown Butter Frosting Ingredients

• 6 T butter
• 4 T milk
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• 2 T vanilla 

Instructions

1. Turn on oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9×13 glass pan. Beat 1 cup flour, brown sugar, pumpkins, ½ cup butter, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, salt, cloves, eggs in a bowl and beat together.

2. Then stir in the raisins and pecans.

3. Mix remaining ingredients I a small bowl and beat together. Spread half of the pumpkin batter in a baking dish and then pour the cream cheese mixture on top.

4. Then pour the remaining pumpkin batter on top and then use a knife to create a marble effect.

5. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool then frost with browned butter frosting.

6. How to make the frosting: Heat butter over medium heat until light brown. Stir in powdered sugar and then stir in the milk and vanilla until the frosting is smooth.

Instructions Continued

1. Turn on oven to 350 degrees. Grease 9×13 glass pan. Beat 1 cup flour, brown sugar, pumpkins, ½ cup butter, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, salt, cloves, eggs in a bowl and beat together. Then stir in the raisins and pecans.
2. Mix remaining ingredients I a small bowl and beat together. Spread half of the pumpkin batter in a baking dish and then pour the cream cheese mixture on top. Then pour the remaining pumpkin batter on top and then use a knife to create a marble effect.
3. Bake for 35-40 minutes. Cool then frost with browned butter frosting.
4. How to make the frosting: Heat butter over medium heat until light brown. Stir in powdered sugar and then stir in the milk and vanilla until the frosting is smooth.

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