Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars

Creamy dreamy Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars with graham cracker crust!

Halloween is just around the corner. That means decorations are going up!

We always wait until the morning of October 31st to put up the outside decorations. That way, they will be a surprise for the neighbors. But the inside of my house is getting a spookier and spookier by the day.

Our Halloween menu is still in the works. It’s always a balancing act to come up with a glorious array of sweet and savory items, some heavily decorated and some that just taste great.

I go a little crazy this time of year with pumpkin treats. There’s such a small window of opportunity to go overboard on pumpkin without getting a cock-eyed look.

You know what I mean… Try pulling out a pumpkin pie July 4th and see what happens!

Clearly, I feel a certain urgency to serve pumpkin as often as possible.

These Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars are the perfect blend of comfort and sophistication.

They combine the soothing effects of cream cheese, graham crackers, and chocolate with Bourbon, Chinese Five Spice, ultra creamy Creme Fraiche, and of course pumpkin.

The result is a decedent treat to satisfy the young and old. The bourbon and five spice in the Chocolate

Chip Pumpkin Bars deliver depth a distinguished palette can appreciate. Yet that won’t stop the ankle-biters from gobbling them down, so set some aside.

Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars is a very easy recipe to pull together. Just allow plenty of time for cooling before you try to cut the bars.

Only the knife knows what goes on in the heart of a pumpkin.
~Simone Schwarz-Bart

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Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 35 minutes minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

Creamy Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars Recipe - A silky pumpkin cheesecake recipes with graham cracker crust, baked into bars.

Servings: 32 bars

Ingredients

US Customary - Metric

• 2 1/2 cups graham cracker crumbs
• 1  cup granulated sugar, divided
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted (1 stick)
• 16 ounces  cream cheese
• 7 ounces Crème Fraiche
• 15 ounces pumpkin puree (1 can)
• 1/4 cup all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder or pumpkin pie spice
• 1/2 teaspoon  salt
• 2 tablespoons  bourbon
• 2 large eggs
• 12 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chips (1 package)

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a large 10x15 inch pan with foil. Crush graham crackers into crumbs in the food processor, or in a zip bag.
• Mix the graham cracker crumbs with 1/4 cup sugar, salt, and melted butter. Press the mixture into the bottom of the pan.
• Using an electric mixer beat the cream cheese, Crème Fraiche and 3/4 cup sugar together until smooth. Add the pumpkin, flour, five spice, salt, bourbon and eggs. Blend until smooth. Fold in the chocolate chips, reserving a handful for the top.
• Pour the mixture on top of the graham cracker crust. Smooth out with a spatula. Sprinkle the rest of the chocolate chips on top. Smack the pan on the counter a couple times to smooth everything out.
• Bake for 35-40 minutes, until the center is almost set, but still jiggles a little.
• Cool on a rack for one hour, then refrigerate another hour before cutting.
• To serve: pull the foil up on the sides and lift the whole pan of pumpkin bars out of the baking dish. Peel the foil off the sides carefully, then slice into desired size. Wipe the knife with a paper towel occasionally to keep the sides smooth.

Nutrition

Serving: 1bar, Calories: 215kcal, Carbohydrates: 19g, Protein: 2g, Fat: 14g, Saturated Fat: 7g, Cholesterol: 37mg, Sodium: 150mg, Potassium: 134mg, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 12g, Vitamin A: 2405IU, Vitamin C: 0.7mg, Calcium: 40mg, Iron: 1.4mg

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Author: Sommer Collier

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