Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars
Soft pumpkin bars packed with chocolate chips and warm spice make an easy, shareable fall dessert.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp fine salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter melted and cooled
- 1 1/4 cups light brown sugar packed
- 1 cup pumpkin puree plain, not pie filling
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips plus more for topping if desired
Instructions
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9-by-13-inch pan with parchment, leaving overhang for lifting.
- Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt in a medium bowl.
- In a large bowl, whisk melted butter and brown sugar until smooth. Whisk in pumpkin, eggs, and vanilla.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture just until no dry streaks remain, then fold in the chocolate chips.
- Spread batter evenly in the prepared pan and sprinkle with extra chocolate chips if using.
- Bake 23 to 27 minutes, until the center is set and a toothpick comes out with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool completely in the pan, then lift out with the parchment and cut into 24 bars.