Pumpkin Crumb Cake Bars
Pumpkin crumb bars that taste like pumpkin bread meets coffee cake. Soft, sweet, and perfect with coffee on a cozy fall morning.
Ingredients
For Pumpkin Cake Batter
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter softened
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin puree (preferably canned (NOT pumpkin pie filling), but homemade works too)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 tbsp heavy cream or substitute dairy-free milk/heavy cream)
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
For Crumb Topping
- 1/2 cup butter softened
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Maple Glaze (Optional)
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 tbsp maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 °F (175 °C). Line or grease a 9×13-inch baking pan
- Make the batter: Cream the softened butter and granulated sugar until smooth. Mix in the pumpkin puree, eggs, vanilla, and heavy cream until fully incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, and any optional spices. Add to the wet ingredients, stirring just until no dry streaks remain—avoid overmixing.
- Prepare the crumb topping: In another bowl, blend softened butter, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon until it resembles coarse crumbs.
- Assemble: Spread the batter evenly into the pan. Sprinkle the crumb topping all over—avoid packing it down; let it sit loosely.
- Bake for about 27–35 minutes, or until a toothpick in the center comes out clean or with a few moist crumbs.
- Cool completely in the pan before slicing into bars (this ensures cleaner edges and helps the crumb topping set).
- Glaze Step (optional): Once the bars are fully cooled, mix up the maple glaze ingredients until smooth. Drizzle glaze over the top. Allow it to set for 10-15 minutes before slicing so the glaze firms up and slices stay clean.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 232.27kcalCarbohydrates: 34.03gProtein: 2.44gFat: 10.05gSaturated Fat: 6.14gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.51gMonounsaturated Fat: 2.61gTrans Fat: 0.37gCholesterol: 41.33mgSodium: 148.32mgPotassium: 67.77mgFiber: 0.89gSugar: 21.18gVitamin A: 2221.79IUVitamin C: 0.52mgCalcium: 45.75mgIron: 1.12mg
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