Sunday, October 25, 2009

I made these:
Heavenly Pumpkin Brownies (whoorl.com)
Not nearly as good as the banana bars.

4 large eggs
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter, melted
1 cup canned pumpkin
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon

Frosting:
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups powdered sugar
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

1. In a large mixing bowl of an electric mixer, beat the eggs well, add in the sugar and butter and mix well. Add the pumpkin and vanilla and mix. Add the flour and spices and mix well. Spread in a 9 X 13-inch greased pan.

2. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let cool.

3. To make frosting: In a small bowl, beat cream cheese, butter, vanilla and powdered sugar until just mixed, careful not to over mix.

When the brownies are cool, frost. (I only needed to use about 1/2 of the frosting.) You can sprinkle chopped nuts on top of the brownies, if desired. Cut into squares and serve. Enjoy.

**I would add a little salt, I split the butter and used 1/2 cup unsweetend applesauce 1/2 cup butter, and I cooked it in a jelly roll pan. I need a better cream cheese frosting recipe...this doesn't taste quite right.

2 comments:

cindi said...

the thicker bottom is different but i think they are AWESOME! I haven't had cream cheese frosting in awhile & I thought it was good...

Mom said...

Are these like my pumpkin bar recipe. It has cream cheese frosting. I will check.