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Chocolate Pumpkin Spice Bars

These chocolate pumpkin bars feature layers of rich chocolate cake, silky pumpkin pie and a lightly dusted pumpkin spice topping.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Chocolate Layer
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup cocoa
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • ⅔ cup brown sugar
  • 2 tsp pumpkin spice
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 egg
  • ¾ cup butter (melted)
Pumpkin Spice Layer
  • 1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 eggs
  • 1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin puree
  • 1 pkg. (3.4 oz.) vanilla instant pudding
  • 2 tsp pumpkin spice
Topping
  • 1 container ( 10.6 oz.) Cool Whip
  • ½ tsp pumpkin spice

Method
 

  1. Heat the oven to 350F.
    Line a 13X9" baking pan with parchment paper, leaving about 1 inch of paper hanging over the sides.
    In a mixing bowl, add the flour, sugar, cocoa, pumpkin spice, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and 1 egg.
    With the paddle attachment on, start stirring at low speed slowing pouring in the melted butter.
    The chocolate mixture should resemble crumbly cookie dough.
    With your fingers, press the chocolate mixture evenly on the bottom of the baking pan.
    In a mixing bowl add the cream cheese, brown sugar, eggs, vanilla, pumpkin puree and dry pudding mix and pumpkin spice. Mix on low speed until blended. Pour over crust.
    Bake for 40 - 45 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
    Remove from the oven and cool completely.
    Spread the frosting over the cooled dessert and sprinkle with ½ tsp pumpkin spice before cutting into bars.