Marbled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

Marbled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

Marbled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

I hope no one is getting tired of pumpkin recipes yet, because here’s a recipe for some very delicious Marbled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars.

These melt-in-your-mouth bars are so very moist, and the combination of pumpkin and cream cheese flavors are just wonderful.

~Enjoy~

Marbled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

Batter

1 cup canned solid-pack pumpkin

1 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

1/3 cup vegetable oil

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice

1 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

Filling

4 ounces cream cheese, softened

1/4 cup granulated sugar

1 egg

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 9×13-inch baking pan.

For batter: combine pumpkin, sugar, egg, and oil in a large bowl; mix well. Stir in flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until well combined. Pour into prepared pan.

For filling: mix cream cheese, sugar and egg together in a medium bowl until well blended. Drizzle cream cheese mixture over batter. Cut through batter with a knife several times to create marble effect.

Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool; cut into squares.

Makes approximately 16 squares