Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars
Things are going well at our house. We love being parents. We are a little tired, but we can’t complain. Our little pea let us get six hours of sleep on Saturday night. He is a really good baby. We are loving every minute with him. My dad is visiting this week to help us out, which will be nice.
I made a bunch of recipes before the baby arrived and will still be posting recipes on my regular schedule, so please come visit us:) We are slowly making our way back into the kitchen. After we made the Pumpkin Cinnamon Streusel Pancakes, we still had pumpkin to use up, so I made Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars. They are easy to make and the perfect fall dessert.
These bars are a staple in our house. I look forward to them every fall. You can’t go wrong with pumpkin and chocolate together and these bars are dotted with chocolate chips. The pumpkin bars are soft, moist, and have a cakey texture. The bars are plenty rich due to the chocolate chips, so you don’t need to frost the bars. They are perfect for dessert or snack time. If you like pumpkin, I bet you will be making this Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bar recipe over and over this fall.
Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars
Yield: 24 bars
Cook Time: 35-40 minutes
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon pumpkin-pie spice
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup canned pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
1 package (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chipsDirections:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9-by-13-inch baking pan and set aside. In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
2. With a stand or electric mixer, cream butter and sugar on medium-high speed until smooth; beat in egg and vanilla until combined. Add pumpkin puree and mix well. The mixture will look somewhat curdled. Reduce speed to low, and mix in dry ingredients until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
3. Spread batter evenly in prepared pan. Bake bars for 35-40 minutes or until edges begin to pull away from sides of pan and a toothpick inserted in center comes out with just a few moist crumbs attached.
4. Cool bars completely in pan. Cut into squares and serve.
Recipe from Martha Stewart
If you like these Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bars, you might also like:
- Pumpkin Nutella Snack Cake from Two Peas and Their Pod
- Pumpkin Pie Bars from Brown Eyed Baker
- Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting from How to Simplify
- Pumpkin Cheesecake Bars from Chez Us



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Cheers,
Rosa
These bars look perfect for autumn and anything with so many chocolate chips can only be a winner!
Just wanted to congratulate you on your wonderful bundle of joy. I’m so happy for you! Parenthood is an amazing thing, isn’t it. Have a great day and soak up every cute little thing he does!
~Jamie
New recipe looks great as well!
These bars are a wonderful fall snack and I know my kids would love it if I tucked one in their lunch boxes.
and I love those pumpkin bars. And need them in my MOUTH.
I have a friend who is a pumpkin nut. I think I’ll have to make these for her!
Thank you for the shout-out on our pumpkin bars; reminds me that I need to start doing some fall baking! I love the combination of pumpkin and chocolate. May have to incorporate into my cheesecake bars.
Two Peas replied: — October 3rd, 2011 @ 5:09 pm
Two Peas replied: — October 3rd, 2011 @ 5:08 pm
These look good and are definitely perfect for Fall.
Two Peas replied: — October 3rd, 2011 @ 5:07 pm
I still cannot find canned pumpkin!!!
These bars look fabulous…can’t beat the pumpkin/chocolate combo!