Pumpkin Butterscotch Bars
In the autumn I always crave pumpkin pie, but making a pie seems so daunting. If you love the taste of pumpkin spice but don't want to go through all the trouble of baking a pie. These one-dish Pumpkin Butterscotch Bars recipe is just the thing! It is easily whipped up with ingredients you probably have on hand and is a perfect easy dessert or snack for this time of year.
Rich pumpkin, warm spices, and wonderfully gooey butterscotch sauce round out this trio of autumnal delights.
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 stick butter 1/4 cup
- 3 tbsp pumpkin puree
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1/4 tsp allspice or nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp salt
For the caramel topping:
- 4 oz butterscotch chips
- 1-2 tbsp milk
Instructions
- Cream together the brown sugar, butter, and egg.
- Slowly fold in the pumpkin puree and spices, until the batter is completely combined.
- Pour into a greased 9"x9" baking pan and bake at 350° for 15 minutes. The edges should be just beginning to brown and a knife poked in the middle should come out clean.
- Cool in the baking pan.
- To make the butterscotch sauce, microwave the butterscotch chips in a glass bowl for 1 minute, stirring once in the middle.
- Add 1-2 tbsp milk to the melted chips and whisk together thoroughly until you have a deliciously gooey butterscotch sauce.
- When the pumpkin bars are cooled completely, drizzle them with the butterscotch sauce and serve warmed.
You may want to double the recipe. Every time I make these at my house they are gone within a day. Don't worry, though, you can put these Pumpkin Butterscotch bars in the freezer and they freeze beautifully. Just take them out and warm in the microwave for a few moments before serving.
Thanks Savanah. Love your recipe.
Sounds delicious! Thanks so much for sharing.
These look so good. Going to pin them for later.
Yum–pinned!
Wow. You can’t go wrong with those ingredients! They look amazing! My boys would devour them!
i would just love your Pumpkin Butterscotch Bars, yummy! Thank you so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday and have a fun weekend!
Miz Helen
I just read your Pumpkin Butterscotch Bar recipe again after bookmarking it last week.I really want to make this recipe —-small clarification needed please. You list a stick of butter as a 1/4 cup….. a stick of butter is a 1/2 cup. How much butter do you use in the recipe? Thanks!
Sorry, going to edit now. It is supposed to say 1/2 cup!
These LOOK amazing can’t wait to try and post on my blog how they turn out.
Thanks Liz
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Hi there 🙂 Found your recipe from the learn to blog search page. This looks fabulous, and I wanted to let you know I will be including it in a round up on Sunday 8/31 Have a great day!!
Thank you! Please come back and leave the link so our readers can see the other recipes in your roundup!