Pumpkin Cream Cheese Squares - Kitchen Scrapbook

Posted on April 15, 2009
Filed Under Cookies and bars, Desserts

Pumpkin. Cream cheese. Chocolate. They make a fine trio.

This recipe comes from the Simply Wonderful cookbook compiled by the Honeybrook Community Church. I’ve only had this cookbook for several months and it’s already a favorite! It’s got lots of cheesecake recipes in it, a grilling section, and the salad department is outstanding! If I were to describe this cookbook in one phrase, it would be “good ol’ Mennonite cooking with a bit of flair”. My cookbook is dog-eared on pages with recipes I’ve gotta try.

Pumpkin Cream Cheese Squares

Printable recipe

1 c. canned pumpkin
1 c. sugar
1 egg
1/3 c. oil
1 c. flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. nutmeg
1/4 tsp. ginger

1/2 c. chocolate chips

4 oz. cream cheese
1/4 c. sugar
1 egg

Mix together pumpkin, sugar, egg, and oil. Sift together flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, and ginger. Stir into pumpkin mixture. Pour into a greased 9×13 pan.

Beat together cream cheese, sugar, and egg. Drizzle mixture over batter.

Cut thro’ batter with knife for marbled effect. I know, the whole marbling thing didn’t get as pretty and marbled as I thought it should, either… too much white, not enough pumpkin showing on top.

Sprinkle with chocolate chips. Shannon (H.), don’t even THINK of leaving out the choc chips! ????

Bake at 375 for 25-30 minutes.

Mmmmmm! Make these at your own risk… they’re dangerous to the waistline. And they loudly call your name every time you wander thro’ the kitchen, even if you’ve hidden them out of sight.

Comments

11 Responses to “Pumpkin Cream Cheese Squares”

Shannon on April 15th, 2009 2:12 pm

Um, you know me to well. I was reading along thinking, “I bet it would be really good without choc chips” and I’m like “WHAT?” she’s reading my mind!!! ????
Monica on April 15th, 2009 6:23 pm

Mmmm!! They sound good!! But, I would probably leave out the choc chips, too, or maybe use the mini chips and only use half of the amount!! I’m not a big choc chip fan, either! The pumpkin and cream cheese parts sounds delicious.
Katie Mast on April 15th, 2009 7:59 pm

I agree that cookbook is one of the best. I have it only 1/2 a year and just love it. I got it for my mom and sister for christmas.
Katrina on April 15th, 2009 8:44 pm

Ooh, that does sound like a great trio of flavors!
Debbie on April 16th, 2009 11:31 am

Looks absolutely delicious. Just found your site and love it!!
Renita on April 16th, 2009 12:07 pm

One of the many recipes in my favorite cook book I got to try. And right now it looks real good..can you tell I’m hungry? But oh the addition to the wistline gets me to hold off at least for another day. I KNOW how I don’t have self control with something like that around.
Rhonda H. on April 20th, 2009 2:12 pm

Oh. My. I just ruined my dinner by eating two pieces of this dessert–warm, right out of the oven. Delicious! It was almost a baking disaster, as I was distracted and poured a whole cup of oil in before I realized what I was doing, but I dumped out all but 1/3 c. – and then I didn’t have quite enough baking powder – but it still turned out great. This is a keeper. Thanks!
liz on April 21st, 2009 1:19 pm

Rave reviews from the Northwoods Mennonite Church. Well, ok, they didn’t tell me that, but I took a 15 x 11 pan of them to carry in and I didn’t bring any home. Good bars and definitely put the chocolate chips in! They wouldn’t be near as good without it.
Andrea on April 24th, 2009 8:11 am

This is one of our favorites!
Danielle on October 24th, 2009 8:44 am

omg i love punkin crean chease squares they are my
favirote!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Danielle on November 25th, 2009 4:15 pm

oh my go punkin chease squares are so good every one in my family loves them including my dad,an he doesent even like cream chease.