Tis the season for pumpkin – pumpkin pie, pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins. I heart pumpkin. And so whenever a new recipe for pumpkin anything comes my way I will give it a try, especially in these early fall days when the frost is on the…pumpkin.
This recipe comes via my favorite baking site, Joy The Baker, and tastes like a cross between an oatmeal cookie and a slice of really great pumpkin pie. She says you can use either butterscotch or chocolate chips on the top – I made mine with butterscotch because them seemed more pumpkin-ish to me, but since I will definitely be making these another thousand times or so, I will try them with chocolate as well. As with most bar cookies, these are best if you cut them into pretty small squares (an inch or so). Plus that way you can eat ten of them at one time and still feel like you are having just a small bite. Right?
Happy autumn everyone, and bring on the pumpkin…
PUMPKIN PIE BARS, adapted from Joy The Baker
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Hello Framed ( feels nice to say it this way
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I don't heart pumpkin. But the reason I am posting a comment is because of the pictures. They are looking gorgeous.
They are looking more like oatmeal cookies and less like pumpkin. Lovely image
Cheers
JW
Why, thanks!! That's so nice of you to say.
These look delicious! But again, you could probably make liver and onions look fantastic with your photography skills!
I LOVE pumpkin!!! These bars look and sound amazing!!! Im saving this!
Thanks everyone!! And don't worry, I won't be making liver anytime soon. Or, um, ever.
YUM!!! Tis the season for pumpkin and I am loving every minute of it!! I am so going to try these ASAP!! Great photo!
Thanks for the recipe…bars are baking in the oven!!
These bars look fantastic! Perfect for Fall:) I love the mix of pumpkin and butterscotch…yum!
Those bars look absolutely amazing!
I can't think of a better fall recipe! I can't wait to make this as soon as I go buy a can of pumpkin!
I think anyone could easily become a fan of pumpkin if it was presented to them like this! I'll be curious to hear how they turn out with chocolate, especially if you use a dark chocolate (which can have a nice earthy bitter note to it, to play off the sweetness of the pumpkin).
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Those pumpkin pie bars look and sound so good!
I made these today, they are sooo good! But I didn't like the chocolate chips on top. Oh well, I didn't put *too* many on there
I've been looking for something new to do with pumpkin! These look amazing. Do you use old-fashioned rolled oats or Irish/steel-cut oats? I'm thinking rolled, but since I have a box of steel-cut…figured I'd check first.
I would definitely use rolled oats — I think steelcut would be too dense for this recipe. (I do love steelcut oats for oatmeal though, especially made in the rice cooker with water, milk, maple syrup, a little cinnamon and raisins!)
Look so YUMMY! Do you think these would freeze at all? Only me to eat them…..
I don’t see why not – if you wrap them up really well, they should be fine!