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Pumpkin Blondies

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A deliciously spiced pumpkin blondie or bar, with pecans and butterscotch chips. Perfect for Autumn! I love this recipe because it uses the entire can of pumpkin, not just one cup’s worth! Mmmm, pumpkin!!

Ingredients

  • 2-⅓ cups All-purpose Flour
  • 3 teaspoons Cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons Ginger
  • 1 teaspoon Nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoons Allspice
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ¾ teaspoons Salt
  • 2 sticks Unsalted Butter, Softened
  • ½ cups Sugar
  • 1 cup Dark Brown Sugar
  • 1 whole Egg
  • 2 teaspoons Vanilla
  • 1 can Pumpkin Puree (not Pumpkin Pie Filling), 16oz
  • 11 ounces, weight Butterscotch Chips (1 Bag)
  • 1 cup Pecans, Chopped

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350F, and spray a 9×13″ pan with butter spray

2. Combine dry ingredients into a bowl (flour, spices, baking soda, salt) and set aside.

3. Cream butter and sugars together until light and fluffy
Add in egg, vanilla and pumpkin and beat until combined (mixture may look chunky).

4. Add dry ingredients and mix until just combined.

5. Fold in butterscotch chips and pecans.

6. Spread batter into prepared pan. The batter is thick by this point, so you will have to push it, but try not to pack it down. Try to spread as evenly as you can, so that the batter is of uniform thickness.

7. Bake about 40 minutes. An inserted toothpick should come out almost clean (a few crumbs), and the bars should just begin pulling away from the sides when they are done.

8. Cool in the pan before cutting. I recommend keeping them in the fridge for at least 30 minutes before cutting them.

Now, the way I have the spices set up is a great spice level — I love it. But if you want more subtle spices, I’d go with:

2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon allspice (or cloves)

The proportions of the spices to each other are the same, but there will be less overall spice in the bars. It is all about personal preference. I like my desserts pumpkiny and spicy!!

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ktpickett on 6.29.2011

Definitely not a blondie but a cake. After reading the previous review I considered adding more flour to make the batter more cookie-like, but decided to go ahead and try the recipe as is. The cake is yummy, though I was more in the mood for a bar, I guess.

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squarefootcook on 12.11.2010

I made these bars last night for dessert. They are very tasty and have a good pumpkin and butterscotch flavor. I baked the bars in two smaller pans, one glass and the other a dark, nonstick metal. The bars in the metal pan definitely came out better than the bars in the glass pan. The bars in the glass pan seemed to get dark around the edges before the center set.

The bars also had a different texture than I expected. They are very moist in the middle, but they are very light and fluffy–almost like a muffin. I expected something more dense.

In any case, this is a tasty dessert. Everyone at my house loved them, and I agree that the use of the entire can of pumpkin is great! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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