Chocolate-Swirled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars
These Chocolate-Swirled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars are soft, moist, bursting with cinnamon, and swirled with a chocolate cream cheese mixture!
Ingredients
FOR THE BATTER
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1½ cups granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon ground cloves
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 4 eggs
- 1 (15 ounce) can pure pumpkin
- 1 cup melted coconut oil or vegetable oil
FOR THE CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE SWIRL
- 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese softened
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk any kind
- ¾ cup miniature chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with tin foil, extending the foil over the edges of pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, and salt. Add in eggs, pumpkin and coconut oil. Stir thoroughly until combined. Spread batter into prepared pan.
- Microwave ¾ cup of miniature chocolate chips for 1 minute, or until melted and smooth. Remove and set aside.
- In a medium bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar with an electric hand mixer or stand mixer with fitted paddle attachment. Beat in the egg, milk, and melted chocolate chips.
- Spoon cream cheese mixture over pumpkin batter. Using a table knife, swirl mixture to marble. Sprinkle with extra chocolate chips, if desired.
- Bake for 28-30 minutes, or until puffed and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Remove to a wire rack to cool completely. Cut into bars and serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to serve.
Notes
Places bars in a covered container in refrigerator until ready to serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 148kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 35mg | Sodium: 112mg | Potassium: 57mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 19g | Vitamin A: 69IU | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg