Almond Pumpkin Bars
Ingredients
- 1-7oz box Odense Almond Paste (grated using large hole side of a box grater)
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- 1-15 oz can pumpkin puree
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup neutral oil
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- Pinch salt
Effortless, moist, spongey seasonal delights for snacking.
Time
1 hour 10 minutes
Yield
24 bars
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
- Place grated Almond Paste and brown sugar into a food processor. Pulse until it becomes a sandy texture.
- Whisk the almond paste sugar mixture with the pumpkin puree, eggs, and oil until combined.
- In another bowl, whisk the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Sift the dry ingredients into the bowl of wet ingredients.
- Fold with a spatula until just combined.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake for 30-35 minutes, until the center of the cake springs back or a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack.