Cream Cheese Frosted Pumpkin Bars

Name: Cream Cheese Frosted Pumpkin Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: about 3 dozen.
Ingredients: 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin; 2 cups sugar; 4 large eggs; 1/2 cup canola oil; 2 cups biscuit/baking mix; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1/2 cup raisins; CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:; 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1/3 cup butter, softened; 1 tablespoon 2% milk; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups confectioners' sugar

These tender, tasty cakelike bars are a welcome treat! A store-bought mix speeds assembly, and the from-scratch cream cheese frosting is heavenly. Best of all, they easily feed a bunch. —Esther Thys, Belle Plaine, Iowa

Ingredients

1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
2 cups sugar
4 large eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
2 cups biscuit/baking mix
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 cup raisins
CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:
3 ounces cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon 2% milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups confectioners' sugar

Directions

Beat the pumpkin, sugar, eggs and oil in a large bowl. Combine biscuit mix and cinnamon; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Stir in raisins.
Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add milk and vanilla. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over bars. Store in the refrigerator.

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