Recipe of Super Quick Homemade Pumpkin Pie Bars

Hello everybody, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, pumpkin pie bars. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Pumpkin Pie Bars is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Pumpkin Pie Bars is something that I have loved my whole life. They are nice and they look wonderful.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have pumpkin pie bars using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Pumpkin Pie Bars:

1. Make ready Crust :
2. Make ready 9 full sheets of graham crackers (or 1 1/4 cup graham cracker crumbs)
3. Make ready 1/2 cup chopped pecans
4. Prepare 2 tbsp. granulated sugar
5. Get 5 tbsp. unsalted butter, melted
6. Prepare Filling :
7. Take 1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin puree
8. Take 1 cup brown sugar (light or dark)
9. Prepare 2 large eggs
10. Prepare 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
11. Prepare 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
12. Prepare 1 tbsp. cornstarch
13. Get 1 1/2 tsp. pumpkin pie spice
14. Take 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
15. Make ready 1/4 tsp. salt
16. Make ready 1/8 tsp. ground pepper

Instructions to make Pumpkin Pie Bars:

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13" baking pan with parchment paper, leaving enough of an overhang on the sides to easily lift out the completed bars. Set this aside.
2. In a food processor, pulse the graham crackers and pecans together until they turn to crumbs. Then add in the granulated sugar and melted butter and continue to pulse until everything is moistened and combined.
3. Place the crust mixture into the prepared baking pan and pack it down tightly and evenly over the bottom. Place in the oven and bake for 8 minutes. Once it's done remove from the oven and set it aside until your ready with the pie filling.
4. For the filling, place the pumpkin puree, brown sugar, eggs, heavy cream, vanilla extract, cornstarch, pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl. Use a hand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment to quickly whisk it all together until combined.
5. Pour the pie filling evenly over the top of the graham cracker crust. Place it in the oven and bake for 40-50 minutes, or until the center is no longer jiggly.
6. Place the baking pan on a cooling rack and let it sit until it has cooled completely. Once it's cool, cover it and transfer it to the fridge to chill for at least 1 hour and up to 3 days.
7. Once chilled and you're ready to serve, remove the pan from the fridge and lift the parchment paper out of the pan. Slice into squares and serve. Leftovers can be stored for up to a week covered in the fridge.

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