My time of year!

10/8/2016

WINNER OF $5 GIFT CARD is Elaine Shorb! Ladies, thank you for the comments. I'll have another contest SOON! Have a wonderful week, everyone!

The reason this is my time of the year is due to my love of anything pumpkin! Stores and restaurants have more pumpkin items available during the fall. I love pumpkin ice cream, pumpkin pie, McDonald's pumpkin spice latte, iHop's pumpkin pancakes, and pumpkin bars. Actually there is one thing pumpkin I don't like and that is the pumpkin spice creamer for coffee.

I made pumpkin bars for my son's wedding rehearsal dinner in 2009. I'm sharing a recipe that you might want to make if you love pumpkin desserts!

PUMPKIN BARS With Yummy CREAM CHEESE FROSTING!

Ingredients

4 large eggs
1-2/3 cups sugar
1 cup canola oil
1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
ICING:
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 2 tablespoons milk

Directions

In a bowl, beat the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until well blended. Combine the flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt; gradually add to pumpkin mixture and mix well. Pour into an ungreased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until set. Cool completely.
For icing, beat the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, butter and vanilla in a small bowl. Add enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Spread over bars. Store in the refrigerator. Yield: 2 dozen.

WRITING NEWS: I am hoping to have Book 2 in The Bishop's Daughters Amish Series available in November! I've been busy babysitting two days a week for my grandchildren. As many of you know, we were also blessed with two daughters who were born with Down syndrome so been busy with medical appointments for them.

I'm excited about Book 2 because the focus is on Molly, the oldest daughter in the King family. Book 3 will be about Priscilla!

As always I appreciate my readers and love your comments on FB and here on my blog. When you take the time to write book reviews for me, it means so much.

OCTOBER GIVEAWAY! Leave a comment on this post and your name will be entered to win a $5 Gift Card to AMAZON! And if you don't like anything pumpkin, that's fine. Tell me what you like to eat for dessert! I'll draw the winner on October 16, Sunday evening around 8:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Debbie Clatterbuck

10/8/2016 01:07:55 pm

While I don't like pumpkin as a norm, I do like pumpkin roll because of the cream cheese filling. My favorite desert though is strawberry cheesecake.

Diane link

10/8/2016 01:19:05 pm

Hi Debbie,
My daughter-in-law made a pumpkin roll once and it was delicious! I love cheesecake too. Thanks for visiting.

Sarita

10/8/2016 01:08:06 pm

This looks like a great recipe, thank you. I'm going to try it this week! Good luck with the book! :)

Diane link

10/8/2016 01:21:04 pm

Hi Sarita,
Thanks for visiting my blog! Glad you like the recipe. Have a lovely weekend. I am writing right now and thanks for wishing me good luck.

Robin in NC

10/8/2016 01:39:08 pm

These Pumpkin Bars sound yummy! Thanks for sharing the recipe & chance to win! Happy Fall!!

Diane link

10/8/2016 01:45:47 pm

Hi Robin,
I'm glad you like the bar recipe. Happy Fall to you too! And thanks for visiting my blog.

Sarah Taylor link

10/8/2016 02:36:00 pm

Love Pumpkin Pie with all kinds of cool whip Yummy!

Diane link

10/8/2016 03:29:06 pm

Yes, loads of whipped cream is yummy! Thanks, Sarah, for stopping by. Have a terrific evening!

Holly Loch

10/8/2016 04:12:50 pm

I'm trying to cut back on the sweets but I do admit I like my mom's raisin cookies, my dad's jam-jam's, and a slice of pumpkin pie with a dollop of whip cream

Diane link

10/8/2016 09:32:52 pm

Hi Holly,
Sounds good! I know I try to cut down sometimes on the sweets. Why is it everything that tastes so delicious has too many calories? Have a great weekend! Thanks for commenting.

Elaine Shorb

10/8/2016 05:06:51 pm

I love anything pumpkin!! Fall is a favorite season of mine because....
pumpkin!!

Diane link

10/8/2016 09:34:39 pm

Elaine,
You are a kindred spirit since you love anything pumpkin too! I'm glad you visited my blog and commented.

Anne Payne link

10/8/2016 08:21:10 pm

I'm not generally a pumpkin fan unless it's a Pumpkin roll. Years ago, a friend gave me a recipe and I make several every year. Probably because of the cream cheese filling which means I would probably like these Pumpkin Bars! ;)

Diane link

10/8/2016 09:41:22 pm

Pumpkin rolls are delicious. Cream cheese makes every dessert yummy. :) Thanks, Anne, for stopping by!

Andrea Stephens

10/8/2016 09:34:43 pm

Those pumpkin rolls look delicious! I love pumpkin pie. My sister makes really tasty pumpkin bread, she won't tell me her secret. I even tried pumpkin fudge at an apple orchard/pumpkin farm once. It took more than one bite but I ended up buying a bag of it to take home. It was really good after I got used to the texture of fudge tasting like pie. I got a coupon for a free Blizzard for my birthday next week, I think I'm going to try the pumpkin pie.

Diane link

10/8/2016 11:16:54 pm

Wow, Andrea, I didn't even think about checking out Dairy Queen to try their pumpkin pie Blizzard. That sounds incredible. I haven't had pumpkin bread or pumpkin fudge. Hope you have a Happy Birthday next week and enjoy your Blizzard! Thanks for visiting here.

Marilyn R

10/8/2016 10:05:33 pm

I enjoy fall with all the pumpkin recipes, fall colors, farmers harvesting their crops and cooler temperatures. One of my favorite pumpkin recipes to make is Pumpkin Streusel Coffee Cake and Pumkin Cranberry Bread. Yum!

Diane link

10/8/2016 11:20:21 pm

Hi Marilyn,
I love the fall colors and cooler weather too! Your recipes sound wonderful, especially the coffee cake. I'll have to try your recipes sometimes. Thanks for sharing and glad you visited.

Michelle Fitzgerald link

10/9/2016 09:02:58 am

My favorite dessert is fried strawberry cheesecake.

Diane link

10/9/2016 09:24:22 am

Hi Michelle,
I never had fried strawberry cheesecake. It sounds like something I would enjoy eating. Thanks for commenting and have a great Sunday!

Terrill R.

10/9/2016 01:22:07 pm

I really enjoy the taste of pumpkin desserts, but for some reason I no longer care for the texture of pumpkin pie. So I opt for any kind of pumpkin baked good like cake, cookies and/or muffins. When I'm craving a pumpkin fix and I'm low on time, the simplest recipe for pumpkin muffins is a boxed spice cake mix and a 15 oz. can of pure pumpkin. Mix together and bake in muffin tin for 15 min. at 350 degrees. It can't be any more simple and they're very moist while also low-fat. They cream cheese frosting above would be yummy on these muffins, as well. Yet, it shoots the low-fat label out the window. 😅

Diane link

10/9/2016 04:53:32 pm

Terrill,
Your pumpkin muffins sound great. With them being so moist and flavorful with the pumpkin, I imagine you can go without the frosting. :) I do like the cream cheese frosting. I have sometimes cut the amount of sugar down when I make the frosting for carrot cake. I think it could be a little less for the pumpkin bars too.
Thanks for sharing your muffin recipe.

Joy Isley

10/10/2016 05:55:41 pm

I love a good pumpkin pie. I also make Pumpkin Nut Cookie Bars with raisins. Cream Cheese frosting makes these a family favorite.

Diane link

10/11/2016 07:39:32 am

Hi Joy,
I made pumpkin pie the other day. I love this type of pie a lot too!
Your pumpkin nut cookie bars sound delicious!

Jackie Wisherd

10/10/2016 06:09:27 pm

I love Pumpkin Pie. I have teied other recipes with pumpkin in them but still the pie is my favorite. It's one of the best things about Fall.

Diane link

10/11/2016 07:42:53 am

Hi Jackie,
Glad you stopped by and took time to comment here! Have a great Tuesday!

Britney Vasquez

10/11/2016 04:52:53 pm

I love pumpkin roll! My Mom makes it every year at Thanksgiving and I always look forward to it. Happy fall!

Diane link

10/11/2016 10:00:26 pm

Hi Britney,
Thanks for visiting my blog! Pumpkin rolls seem to be popular this time of year too! That's cool your mother makes it every year for Thanksgiving.

Sonnetta Jones

10/15/2016 10:29:28 pm

I am not a big fan of desserts but I can go for dark chocolate covered strawberries. I like things that are sour or tart.

Sonnetta

Diane link

10/15/2016 11:50:53 pm

Hi Sonnetta,
Thanks for visiting my blog and for commenting. I'm not crazy about dark chocolate but I love strawberries.

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