Pumpkin Bars with Maple Browned Butter Icing
Servings: 16 bars
Ingredients
Bars:
- 3 eggs
- ½ cup unrefined sugar
- ½ cup 100% maple syrup
- 1 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 15 ounce can of pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie filling
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin seasoning blend of nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
Icing:
- ¼ cup butter melted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk I used almond milk
- 2 tablespoons 100% maple syrup
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray or butter.
- On low speed, beat eggs with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar, maple syrup, applesauce and pumpkin.Continue to beat for 3-4 minutes until thoroughly mixed.
- In a small bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, pumpkin seasoning, baking powder and baking soda.
- Add flour mixture to pumpkin mixture and beat for a minute until combined. Be careful not to over mix.
- Bake in preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until toothpick placed in the center comes out clean.
- While bars are cooking, cook butter in large saucepan over medium heat until browned, about 15-20 minutes, making sure to stir occasionally.
- Remove from heat and add the remaining ingredients while continuing to stir to avoid clumps.
- Allow bars to cool completely before icing. Store in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g