Pumpkin Shortbread Bars

These Pumpkin Shortbread Bars are to the perfect holiday dessert! They have a buttery shortbread bottom and are topped with chocolate chips, walnuts, and caramel.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword how to make pumpkin pie bars, pumpkin pie bars, pumpkin pie bars recipe

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 20

Servings pieces

Calories 182kcal

Author Katie - Lauren's Latest

Ingredients

for the shortbread base-

1 1/4 cups all purpose flour
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter softened
dash salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

for the pumpkin filling-

1 1/2 cups pure pumpkin
1/2 cup brown sugar packed
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/4 cup all purpose flour

for the toppings-

1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1/3 cup walnuts toasted & chopped
1/4 cup caramel sauce store bought or homemade

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325° F. Line an 8x8 square dish with parchment paper or foil and spray lightly with cooking spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, combine all ingredients for shortbread until moist. Press evenly into bottom of prepared pan. Set aside.
In a different large bowl, whisk together ingredients for pumpkin filling. Stir until smooth.
Pour over shortbread and smooth the top.
Sprinkle nuts and chocolate chips over top and press lightly into filling.
Drizzle caramel sauce over top of entire dessert.
Bake 45 minutes to an hour or until pumpkin filling has set.
Cool completely before removing. Cut into 16 equal squares and serve.

Notes

These are amazing served chilled as well!

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