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October 2, 2023 Leave a Comment

Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

A pumpkin chocolate chip bar with cream cheese frosting sitting on two small stacked plates with a fork held diagonally with a bite of the bar on the tip.

 Are you a sucker for a good pumpkin square? I am, especially if it has cream cheese frosting! Add some chocolate chips, and I’m in danger of eating the whole pan. These Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting are my new favorite, and I can’t wait for you to give them a try!

Cut Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting in a large cookie sheet with a piece missing from a corner.The city I went to college in had an amazing bakery that made pumpkin bars with cream cheese frosting. They used wheat flour in them, and it gave them such an incredible texture. They always had a large pan of plain and another with chocolate chips. This summer when we were visiting the States, I took my son to a camp at the college, and you better believe I took a detour to the bakery before I headed out of town. The bars are still just as delicious as they ever were, and I was inspired to make sure I got a chocolate chip version of the bars up on the blog as soon as possible.

The corner of a metal baking sheet of cut pumpkin chocolate chip bars with cream cheese frosting.Do yourself a favor and keep these in the fridge after you make them. I don’t know why, but it makes them even more delicious! I took these to a potluck a couple of weeks ago, and they were a huge hit! Check your cupboard for a can of pumpkin and surprise your family with this delicious fall treat!

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Step-by-step Photos for How to Make Chocolate Chip Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

17-photo picture collage of step-by-step photos of how to make pumpkin chocolate chip bars with cream cheese frosting.A pumpkin chocolate chip square with cream cheese frosting on two stacked dessert plates with a fork inserted into a corner. Two forks are faded on the left and the edge of a baking sheet of pumpkin squares in the upper middle.Tips for How to Make Chocolate Chip Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
  • If you like to bake with whole wheat flour, try it in this recipe.
  • A good gluten-free flour blend works great in this recipe.
  • I prefer to use mini chocolate chips in this recipe, but if you don’t have mini chips, any regular ones work great, too.
  • To easily frost the bars when completely cooled, put dollops of the frosting on top of the bars, and then use the back of a spoon to evenly spread the frosting on top. (See step-by-step photos above.)
  • If you plan on freezing the bars, I recommend waiting to frost them until you are ready to serve the bars.
  • Keep the bars refrigerated. They taste so yummy eaten cold.

Two-photo Pinterest picture with the text of the title separating them in the middle.Baker’s Tools:

  • 13×18 Cookie Sheet
  • Cooking Spray
  • Mixing Bowls
  • Measuring Cups
  • Hand Mixer
  • Serving Spatula

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Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
 
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Prep time
25 mins
Cook time
25 mins
Total time
50 mins
 
Soft and spongy, perfectly flavored pumpkin squares speckled with chocolate chips and topped with cream cheese frosting. A combination that you will absolutely love and make again and again.
Author: Slightly adapted from my regular Pumpkin Square Recipe
Recipe type: Dessert/Fall/Pumpkin
Serves: 25
Ingredients
  • 4 eggs
  • 1½ cups sugar
  • 1 cup canola or vegetable oil
  • 1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour (Try it with wheat flour, if you have some.)
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 2 tsp ground cinnamon
  • ½ (heaping) cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips
  • FROSTING:
  • ½ cup butter, softened
  • 1 (8 ounce) package of cream cheese, softened
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
  1. BARS:
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 13"x 18" cookie sheet. Set aside.
  3. In a large mixing bowl, mix eggs, sugar, oil, and pumpkin until creamy.
  4. Next, add all dry ingredients and mix well.
  5. Stir in the chocolate chips.
  6. Pour into prepared cookie sheet and bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  7. Cool completely before frosting.
  8. FROSTING:
  9. Place softened butter and softened cream cheese in a medium-sized mixing bowl.
  10. Use a hand mixer to cream them together.
  11. Next, add the powdered sugar and mix until smooth and creamy.
  12. Spread evenly over completely cooled bars. (See step-by-step pictures for a tip on spreading frosting easier.)
  13. Keep bars refrigerated.
  14. Enjoy!
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