recipe
Pumpkin Pie Bars
by Brava Chef Erin
About this Recipe
These pumpkin pie bars have all of the delicious flavor of traditional pumpkin pie without the hassle! These are easily assembled as bars with a press-in crust. After baking, the bars are topped with a dollop of maple whipped cream. If you would like the whipped cream a bit sweeter, feel free to add an additional tablespoon of maple syrup. If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, you can use this spice blend instead: 1 teaspoon cinnamon, ½ teaspoon ginger, ¼ teaspoon of ground cloves and 1 pinch of nutmeg.
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ cup plus ½ cup granulated sugar
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt, divided
- 1 stick (½ cup) cold unsalted cold butter, cut into small pieces
- 0.25 cups brown sugar, packed
- 1.5 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2.0 cups heavy cream, divided
- 0.5 cups whole milk
- 2.0 count eggs
- 1.0 pumpkin puree
- 3.0 tablespoons maple syrup
- 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
- cooking spray
Equipment
Brava square pan
mixing bowls
parchment paper
wire cooling rack
electric mixer or whisk
Nutrition Information
Allergens: None
Instructions
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1
Prep crust
- In medium bowl, stir together flour, ¼ cup granulated sugar and ¼ teaspoon salt.
- Using your hands, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Lightly butter or spray Brava square pan, line with parchment paper and press mixture evenly into bottom of pan.
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2
Bake crust
- Select “Pumpkin Pie Bars” on your touchscreen and follow instructions.
- Press green button to begin preheating.
- Once Brava is preheated, slide square pan into top shelf and press green button to begin baking.
- Note: You will remove crust after 20 minutes.
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3
Cool crust and prep filling
- When crust has finished baking, carefully remove square pan.
- Transfer pan to wire rack and cool for at least 10 minutes.
- While crust is cooling, prep filling.
- In large bowl, stir together remaining ½ cup granulated sugar, brown sugar, pumpkin pie spice and ¼ teaspoon kosher salt.
- In separate bowl, whisk together 1 cup heavy cream, milk and eggs. Pour into sugar mixture.
- Add pumpkin puree. Stir until smooth.
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4
Bake bars
- Pour pumpkin mixture into square pan.
- When ready, press green button to begin preheating.
- Once Brava is preheated, slide square pan into top shelf and press green button to continue baking.
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5
Cool bars and make maple whipped cream
- When your food is done, transfer square pan to wire rack and cool for at least two hours.
- While bars are cooling, make maple whipped cream.
- In standing mixer with whisk attachment (or in large bowl with whisk), whisk together remaining 1 cup heavy cream, maple syrup and vanilla until soft peaks form; refrigerate until ready to serve.
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6
Slice and serve
- Transfer bars onto cutting board.
- Cut into squares and serve with a dollop of maple whipped cream.