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Pumpkin Bars

Cakey, not to sweet pumpkin bars that you can grab and eat. I highly recommend using the frosting recipe from: https://gravelanddine.com/carrot-cake-cookies/.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 30 bars
Course: Bars, Cookies &amp

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ¾ c flour
  • 2 t baking powder
  • 1 t cinnamon
  • ½ t salt
  • ½ t fresh ground nutmeg
  • ¼ t ground ginger
  • ¼ t cloves
  • ¾ c sugar
  • ½ c unsweetened apple sauce
  • ½ pumpkin puree
  • 1 egg
  • 1 egg white
  • 2 T vegetable oil
  • 1 t orange zest
  • ½ c raisins

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease 9x13 pan lightly with cooking spray.
  3. In a small bowl mix together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, nutmeg, ginger and cloves.
  4. In a large bowl add sugar, apple sauce, pumpkin, egg, egg white, and oil. Whisk together until well combined.
  5. Stir in flour mixture and orange zest.
  6. Stir in raisins.
  7. Spread in prepared pan.
  8. Bake 25-30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean.
  9. Cool in pan set on wire rack before cutting.
  10. Frost if desired.