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Pumpkin Magic Bars are a 7 layer bar you can make with pumpkin puree! They’re a magic bar made with gingersnap crust, white chocolate, coconut and lots of pumpkin. Make these bars for your family and they’ll be wowed – everyone who tastes them can’t believe how good they are.

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Easy Fall 7 Layer Bars

Whenever I find a great formula for something I repeat it, especially on this website.

I posted gooey bars. You all love gooey bars…so I made more.

I posted chocolate chip cookies that you all continue to devour…so I made more.

Over the years I’ve posted several recipes for magic bars. Again, it turns out you guys like magic bars; they’re consistently in my top search items that get you here. So…I made you more magic bars: in pumpkin flavor.

What is a magic bar?

Magic bars are also called 7 layer bars or Magic Cookie Bars. They originated, I think, on the Eagle Brand website (Eagle makes sweetened condensed milk).

Seven layer bars are a throwback recipe and one of my favorite things to do is change them up to fit my mood.

I prefer calling these Magic Bars instead of 7 layer bars because they don’t always have 7 layers, at least in the recipes I’ve seen around the internet.

Important Ingredients

  • Gingersnap Crust – pumpkin and gingersnaps go SO WELL together!
  • White chocolate chips – again, pumpkin and white chocolate are paired together frequently. They’re BFFS!
  • Pecans – you could also use walnuts.
  • Coconut – coconut is always optional but adds some nice flavor.
  • Toffee Bits – they add crunch and toasty flavor.
  • Pumpkin – obviously! The pumpkin in these 7 layer bars is mixed with #7…
  • Sweetened Condensed Milk – what brings it all together.
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Tip From Dorothy

Expert Tips

  • If you make 7 layer bars and they’re too gooey, it’s probably because they’re not cooled properly. Try chilling them before slicing!
  • It’s important to let these cool completely before you try and slice them!
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Pumpkin Magic Bars

4.91 from 21 votes
Pumpkin Magic Bars are an easy magic cookie bar – like a fall seven layer bar! Gingersnap crust, white chocolate, pecans, pumpkin, toffee and sweetened condensed milk combine for the perfect pumpkin bar.

Recipe Video

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Yield 12 bars
Serving Size 1 bar
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Ingredients
 

  • 25 Gingersnaps
  • 2 tablespoons (25g) granulated sugar
  • 5 tablespoons (70g) unsalted butter melted
  • 1 cup (85g) white chocolate chips
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • ¼ cup sweetened shredded coconut from the baking aisle
  • ¼ cup toffee bits with or without chocolate, or chopped Heath bars
  • ½ cup sweetened condensed milk use regular, not low-fat
  • ¼ cup pumpkin puree not pumpkin pie mix
  • 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
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Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9×9” pan with foil and spray with cooking spray.
  • Grind gingersnaps to a fine crumb in a food processor. Mix with a fork in a small bowl with sugar and melted butter. Press into prepared pan.
  • Sprinkle white chocolate chips, pecans, coconut, and toffee over the top of the crust.
  • Whisk pumpkin, sweetened condensed milk, and pumpkin pie spice in a small bowl or measuring cup and pour over the top of the bars.
  • Bake for 28-34 minutes, until the edges have started to brown. Cool completely before cutting. You may want to chill them before slicing if they seem gooey.

Recipe Nutrition

Serving: 1bar | Calories: 308kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 109mg | Potassium: 195mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 984IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 86mg | Iron: 1mg
Nutritional information not guaranteed to be accurate
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Author Dorothy Kern

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114 Comments

  1. Oh Girl!  You are a woman after my heart…and my taste buds too.  I’m making these magical bars this week…and a great thing?  I already have everything on hand.  YAY!  Thanks much for sharing your creativity with all of us! 

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  2. I’ve converted recipes to gluten free before and have used gluten free ginger snaps in other recipes. I have to ask you, are these REALLY sweet? Between the cookies, sugar, white chocolate chips and sweetened condensed milk, they sound really sweet. I’m wondering if I eliminate the sugar maybe they will taste just as good but not as sweet? I love magic bars and would love to try them with pumpkin! 

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    1. They are very sweet. You can omit the sugar from the crust if you want. They’re as sweet as traditional magic bars.

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  4. This dessert is phenomenal!!!  I made this dessert three times in the last two weeks.  Maybe I’ll make them for Christmas too.  

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  5. Just made these last night and they were yummy. I did double the recipe and used a bigger pan. I wanted the bars to be thicker than the regular ones. I had to cook it another 25mins also. They have barely lasted a day. 2 lonely bars left just begging to be eaten. Lol Thanks for the recipe

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