These magic cookie bars bring the pumpkin, caramel, chocolate, and coconut flavors together in an easy, kid-friendly dessert.
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If you are looking for an easy pumpkin recipe, these magic pumpkin bars need to be the next recipe you make. You will be asked for this recipe so make sure you save it!
You can make it up the day before you need it and it will still be amazing the next day. The flavors are amazing when the ingredients melt together for this bar recipe. So letting it sit can even bring out the flavors even more.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
- Graham cracker crumbs
- Melted butter
- Kraft caramel bits
- Milk chocolate chips
- Sweetened condensed milk
- Pumpkin puree
- Pumpkin pie spice
- Sweetened shredded coconut
Equipment Needed
- 9×13 inch pan
- Medium mixing bowl
- Small mixing bowl
- Nonstick cooking spray (THIS is one of our favorites to use!)
How To Make Our Magic Pumpkin Bars Recipe:
- Begin by preheating the oven to 350 ℉ and get out your 9×13 inch pan and spray it with nonstick cooking spray.
- Then in a medium-sized mixing bowl, combine together the graham cracker crumbs, and melted butter.
- Using a fork press it all together to get all of the crumbs covered in butter then pour it into the bottom of the prepared pan and press it down throughout the pan to form the crust.
- Once the crust is set, sprinkle the caramel bits over the graham cracker crust.
- Now do the same with the chocolate chips over top of the caramel bits.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine together the sweetened condensed milk, pumpkin puree, and the pumpkin by spice, mixing it all together until it is well combined.
- Next, you will need to pour the pumpkin mixture over the layers of chocolate and caramel in the pan, trying to spread it out evenly.
- Once the pumpkin layer has been spread out, sprinkle the sweetened coconut evenly over top of the pumpkin layer.
- Then place the baking pan in the oven for 35-45 minutes and let it bake until the sides are slightly brown and the middle has set up.
- Lastly, remove it from the oven and let it cool down to allow the bars to set. Then cut, serve and enjoy these amazing holiday bars!
Make Your Own Caramel
If you happen to have everything you need for these magic bars but the caramel bits, you can always make your own caramel for the recipe! Making caramel is actually a lot more simple than you might think. I like this recipe for homemade salted caramel by Sally’s Baking Addiction. Try it out and let us know how it goes!
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Magic Pumpkin Bars Recipe
These magic cookie bars bring the pumpkin, caramel, chocolate, and coconut flavors together in an easy, kid-friendly dessert.
Serving people
Ingredients
- 2 cups graham cracker crumbs
- ½ cup butter, melted
- 1 (11 ounce) bag Kraft Caramel Bits*
- 1 (11.5 ounce) bag milk chocolate chips
- 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
- ¾ cup pumpkin puree
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1½ cup sweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉.
- Spray a 9×13-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and melted butter until combined.
- Press graham cracker mixture into the bottom of prepared baking pan.
- Sprinkle caramel bits over graham cracker crust.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips over other layers.
- In a small mixing bowl, combine sweetened condensed milk, pumpkin puree and pumpkin pie spice.
- Pour pumpkin mixture over crust and other layers.
- Sprinkle coconut in an even layer over the top.
- Bake for 35-45 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and the middle is set up.
Notes
Kraft caramel bits are little pieces of caramels. They are about the size of a chocolate chip. They are not wrapped. They are sometimes on the baking aisle in the grocery store or even on the candy aisle by the regular kraft caramels.
Nutrition
Calories: 353 kcal · Carbohydrates: 42 g · Protein: 4 g · Fat: 20 g · Saturated Fat: 13 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 47 mg · Sodium: 214 mg · Potassium: 187 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 34 g · Vitamin A: 2406 IU · Vitamin C: 1 mg · Calcium: 98 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Did You Make This Recipe?We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a review or a question in the comment section below the post.
The Kraft caramel bits, is that the Kraft caramels that are individual wrapped caramels that you buy in the candy section of the grocery store?
OK, this has nothing to do with the recipe above, but I just had to let you girls know that I saw your 12 Days of Christmas book at Costco last night and had to buy it! And I love that when I brought it home my husband said “hey, those are the DIY girls!” 🙂 I am definitely adding your other books to my Christmas wish list. I am already planning who I can buy the Christmas book for as gifts this year! Have a great day!
Kraft caramel bits are little pieces of caramels. They are about the size of a chocolate chip. They are not wrapped. They are sometimes on the baking aisle in the grocery store or even on the candy aisle by the regular kraft caramels.
My pumpkin spice loving husband will never be satisfied with regular magic cookie bars now! So yummy!
So, I have to admit that the week before I tried this recipe I made Carmelitas. Which are my now go to favorite dessert. The “crust” on the magic pumpkin bar recipe seemed to lack a little flavor. Maybe it was because I used unsalted butter in the graham cracker crumbs, not sure. I did really enjoy the rest of the bar. I think I’m going to combine the crust from the carmelita and the topping of the magic pumpkin bar and see how that comes out. 🙂 I’m really enjoying trying out all your pumpkin recipes! Thank you
Be sure to let us know how it all turns out!!! Sounds delicious!
We love this! We love all the pumpkin recipes this time of year. You may have to stock up on canned pumpkin so you’ll have it handy mid summer! 🙂
Would this work without coconut?
You could leave out the coconut if you have family members that don’t like it. The taste of the pumpkin bars will be different as directed on the recipe without the taste of the coconut.
I want to make this the day before Thanksgiving. Will I need to refrigerate it.
They should be fine if you don’t have fridge space for the day before. But if you have a cool garage that will work great!