Description
Super soft and rich, these fudgy pumpkin chocolate chip bars are a one-bowl fall favorite with gooey chocolate in every bite.
Ingredients
1 cup pumpkin puree
1 cup melted butter
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1 egg yolk
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp kosher salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1 cup dark chocolate chips
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line an 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, melt butter and let cool slightly.
3. Stir in brown sugar, white sugar, pumpkin, egg yolk, and vanilla.
4. Add cinnamon, pumpkin spice, and salt.
5. Fold in flour and baking powder gently—don’t overmix.
6. Add chocolate chips, reserving a handful for topping.
7. Spread into the pan and smooth top. Sprinkle reserved chips.
8. Bake 25–30 minutes, until edges are set and center is soft.
9. Cool completely before slicing into squares.
Notes
Use canned pumpkin, not pumpkin pie filling.
Let bars cool fully for clean cuts.
Freeze up to 3 months for make-ahead desserts.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 285
- Sugar: 23g
- Sodium: 140mg
- Fat: 14g
- Saturated Fat: 8g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 36g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 45mg