Pumpkin Dream Bars
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Ingredients for - Pumpkin Dream Bars

1. Cooking spray, for pan -
2. 2 1/2 c. Gluten Free Honey Nut Cheerios cereal -
3. 3 tbsp. granulated sugar -
4. 1/3 c. butter, melted -
5. Pinch kosher salt -
6. 2 eggs -
7. 1/2 c. packed brown sugar -
8. 1 (15-oz.) can pumpkin -
9. 1 (12-oz.) can evaporated milk -
10. 1 tsp. ground cinnamon -
11. 1/4 tsp. ground ginger -
12. 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract -
13. 1/2 tsp. kosher salt -
14. Powdered sugar, for dusting -

How to cook deliciously - Pumpkin Dream Bars

1. Stage

Make crust: Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 9”-x-9” square baking pan.

2. Stage

Add cereal to a large resealable plastic bag and use a rolling pin to crush the cereal into fine crumbs. (Alternatively, pulse the cereal into fine crumbs with a food processor.) 

3. Stage

In a large bowl, combine Cheerios crumbs, melted butter, sugar, and salt and stir until combined. Press crumb mixture into the bottom of the greased baking pan. 

4. Stage

Bake until beginning to turn golden, about 7 to 8 minutes. Let cool while you make filling. 

5. Stage

Turn the oven temperature up to 425°.

6. Stage

Make filling. In a large bowl using a hand mixer, beat all filling ingredients together until smooth. (The mixture will be quite loose!)

7. Stage

Pour filling over baked crust and bake at 425° for 15 minutes, then reduce oven temperature to 350°. 

8. Stage

Bake at 350° for about 35 minutes longer or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Let cool to room temperature then refrigerate until chilled.

9. Stage

Sift powdered sugar over sliced squares before serving.