American Pumpkin Pie Bars
Pumpkin Pie Bars made as a traybake areĀ an easy and delicious alternative to traditional pumpkin pie.
Prep Time15 mins
Cook Time40 mins
Total Time55 mins
Course: Dessert & Bakery
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1 traybake
KitchenAid Stand Mixer
Pie Plate
Crumb Base
- 250 grams plain flour
- 150 grams walnuts chopped
- 100 grams caster sugar
- 120 grams light brown muscovado sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 170 grams butter
- 1 tablespoon plain flour
Pumpkin Custard
- 1 can pumpkin puree Libby's (425g)
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk (397g)
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Crumb Base
Preheat oven to 170C fan
In a medium bowl, combine flour, walnuts, both sugars and cinnamon.
Melt butter and add to mix. Stir until crumbly.
Reserve about 1/3 of the mixture.
Pat remaining mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 13x9-inch baking tin. (If making a pie, press into bottom and sides of 9-inch pie tin and use all of the crumb base.)
Chill whilst making pumpkin custard.
Pumpkin Custard
In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle, combine pumpkin puree, sweetened condensed milk, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla extract, pumpkin spice mix and salt; mix well.
Pour evenly over chilled crust.
Bake
Bake 30 to 35 minutes until the custard is set.
Cool 10 minutes. Serve warm or at room temperature.
Store leftovers in the refrigerator.