Homemade Pumpkin Bars with Candied Pecan Topping

Homemade Pumpkin Bars with Candied Pecan Topping

There is no secret that I love fall and winter, and it’s no secret that one of the reason for this is pumpkin.  I LOVE pumpkin and most things made with pumpkin!  I know that many have pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving and move away from pumpkin at Christmas; however, I grew up with pumpkin for both holidays. Ready for a new pumpkin recipe?  Check out this recipe for Homemade Pumpkin Bars with Candied Pecan topping.

Ingredients:

Homemade Pumpkin Bars ingredients

• 15 oz. can of Pumpkin Puree
• 1 ½ C Brown Sugar
• 3/4 C Vegetable Oil
• 4 Eggs
• 2 C Flour
• 2 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 1 ½ tsp Kosher Salt

Candied Pecan Ingredients

• 1/2 lb Pecans
• 1 egg white
• 1/2 Tbsp water
• 1/2 C Sugar
• 1/2 Tbsp Cinnamon

Directions:

• Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.  
• Gradually add in dry ingredients.

• Pour into two greased 8×8 pans. Bake for 35 minutes.
• Ahead of time, or after cake comes out of oven and is cooling, make your candied pecans.  Combine egg white, water and cinnamon. Add in pecans and sugar. Bake for 1 hour at 250 degrees, stirring every 15 minutes.  Add as topping to pumpkin squares.

Doesn’t that look yummy?  I can’t wait to make this for Christmas this year!  I like to make things ahead for the holidays, so I don’t have as much work to do on the actual holiday.  I’ll be making the bars and candied pecans the day before, but I’ll keep them separate from each other until I am ready to serve it.  

I’m joining 11 other bloggers in the 12 Days of Christmas Desserts.  Make sure to check out their desserts on the linky below.  Each one will be linked up the day it is posted.  

Homemade Pumpkin Bars with Candied Pecan Topping

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A homemade pumpkin dish that is great for the holidays.

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Ingredients

1. 15 oz. can of Pumpkin Puree
2. 1 ½ C Brown Sugar
3. 3/4 C Vegetable Oil
4. 4 Eggs
5. 2 C Flour
6. 2 tsp Baking Soda
7. 1 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
8. 1 ½ tsp Kosher Salt
9. 1/2 lb Pecans
10. 1 egg white
11. 1/2 Tbsp water
12. 1/2 C Sugar
13. 1/2 Tbsp Cinnamon

Instructions

1. Combine pumpkin, brown sugar, oil, and eggs in a large mixing bowl.
2. Gradually add in dry ingredients.
3. Pour into two greased 8x8 pans.
4. Bake for 35 minutes.
5. Ahead of time, or after cake comes out of oven and is cooling, make your candied pecans.
6. To make the candied pecans, combine egg white, water and cinnamon. Add in pecans and sugar. Bake for 1 hour at 250 degrees, stirring every 15 minutes.
7. Add as topping to pumpkin squares.

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