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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

Equipment

  • KitchenAid Stand Mixer
  • Pie Plate

Ingredients

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

Instructions

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.

Crumble Top

  • Mix reserved crumb base with additional flour.
  • Sprinkle over pumpkin mixture.

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.