Pumpkin Magic Bars are ooey, gooey, and magically simple and delicious! They are the ultimate in comforting fall food!
Last week our family went to the Eastern Idaho State Fair. We go every year, it’s just what we do. The people watching is fantastic, and crazy, and a little frightening! Where do they all come from? Okay, I’ll stop and be nice now. Let’s talk about food instead shall we? We ate WAAAAY too much food at the fair. Burgers, corn dogs, Toffee Tumblers, soda pop, fried cheese curds, teriyaki rice bowls, a tiger ear, and probably more that I can’t remember. We shared it’s okay right?
I even talked these two into getting their picture taken!
The day after the fair, I promised myself I would only eat apples and grapes for the next two days, you know to average with all the junk I ate at the fair. That lasted for one meal. Then I decided it was time to make Pumpkin Magic Bars. My jeans are still tight and after one bite of these bars I’m saying it was worth it! They are just as simple to make as traditional magic bars, just with a yummy little twist! I started with a crust made from a cake mix (easy right), sprinkled on way to many toppings, and poured a sweetened condensed milk concoction over the whole thing!
Bake em up. Let em cool. Cut em up. And eat em up! By the way, would you eat apples and grapes if these were staring at you?
Look at those layers… first a cake mix crust, then chocolate chips, lots of toffee chips (I’m in to those lately), coconut, and walnuts, and finally a pumpkin-y sweetened condensed milk that turns into the most fabulous pumpkin caramel!
We have little to no willpower at our house so we started munching these while they were right out of the oven. Pumpkin Magic Bars are delicious while they are still ooey, and gooey, and soft, and warm. If you have willpower…you might want to let them sit so they don’t fall apart in your hand, but I totally wouldn’t judge you if you ate them straight from the pan with a spoon!
- 1 yellow cake mix
- ½ c. butter, softened
- 1 c. chocolate chips
- 1 c. toffee chips
- ½ c. shredded coconut
- ½ c. walnuts, chopped
- 1 14 oz. can sweetened condensed milk
- ¼ c. pumpkin puree
- ½ tsp. pumpkin pie spice
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9" x 13" baking pan with aluminum foil. Spray the foil with nonstick cooking spray.
- Mix cake mix and butter together. Mixture will be crumbly. Gently press in the bottom of the pan.
- Sprinkle chocolate chips, toffee chips, coconut, and walnuts over the crust.
- Mix sweetened condensed milk, pumpkin, and pumpkin pie spice together. Pour over the cookie in the pan.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. Let cool. Cut into squares. Store leftovers in the refrigerator.
These look incredible — They would go super fast in my house!
Thanks! All desserts go way to fast at my house!
Love the State Fair! I haven’t been in soooo long, but I surely remember the fun (and food — and yes, totally worth it)! These bars! So yummy with the addition of pumpkin! Great fall treat!
You will have to go to the Fair next year, it’s such a fun tradition! Fall is the perfect time to crank on the oven and start baking all things pumpkin!
I just love this perfect for fall version of magic bars! 🙂 They look amazing!
Thanks! It’s all about pumpkin right now!
It’s all about pumpkin right now! These definitely hit the spot!
State fairs are always the best. We went to our local state fair this year because I love seeing all the farm animals and, of course, eat the food. Your pumpkin magic bars look amazing. I’d eat them hot out of the oven, too.
My boys love seeing all the farm animals, even though we have pretty much all the same animals on our farm. Definitely sneak a few Pumpkin Magic Bars while they are warm!
Pumpkin all the day way for me this season. These bars look dreamy!
I am going to add these to my Fall dessert list!
A friend just had a baby and her husband loves pumpkin, looks like the perfect dessert to make them!
It’s a perfect treat to share with someone! I shared the last batch I made too, just so I didn’t eat the whole thing!
I made these today and I found the cook time way off. After 25 minutes it was no where near done. I had to end up cooking it 45 minutes.
Darn it! I like mine a little on the gooey side, if you want them a little more set up you might have to cook them a little longer! Happy Baking!
Same here, took about 40, but they look amazing, hoping they taste great too! My son, 13, actually made them, he is doing for school Skills for Living class!
How fun! I love it when kids get involved in the kitchen! Glad he is enjoying them!
I am having trouble finding the toffee chips. What brand did you use? Do they melt in the recipe or are they crunchy? Thank you.
I used Skor toffee chips. They are usually in the baking isle next to the chocolate chips! Good luck finding them! Mine stayed crunchy! Happy Fall!
This came out great!!! I didn’t have toffee so used butterscotch chips instead. The only thing was it took about 35 minutes to cook but it was worth the wait!!! Recipe pinned!!!
Butterscotch chips would be fantastic! Thanks for pinning! Happy Fall!
I made these with white cake mix and white chocolate chips, and doubled the pumpkin and pumpkin spice. They turned out amazing! Thanks for the inspiration!
Oh that sounds so good! You can’t go wrong with more pumpkin! Happy Fall!
Instead of yellow cake mix, how would you feel about using pre-made cookie dough for the crust? Do you think baking time would change at all?
That sounds like an amazing idea! You can’t go wrong with cookie dough! let me know how it goes if you try it!
Cooking time is way off! Agree with comments below that 35-45 min is needed.
Just made these! They were so easy and smell sooooo good, but I put them in the oven for 45 minutes and they still dont look set… Do they stiffen up as they cool?
Hi Briana! Yes they do set a little after they cool. I prefer my magic bars to be a little gooey vs. dry so I always error on the undercooked side instead of the over cooked side! They are so tasty!
They look amazing….would I be able to freeze these ?
Hi Christine! I haven’t ever tried freezing them before. I think you could do it though. Let me know how it goes if you try it!
Would butterscotch chips work in the place of toffee chips?
Hi Julie! Yes you could use any kind of add ins you would like! Butterschotch chips sounds fantastic!
Hi! Do you pre-mix the cake mix according to instructions or just mix the package with the butter ??
Hi Jenny! Just mix the package of dry cake mix with the butter! I can’t wait for you to make these!
Can these be freezed for a later date?
Hi Alison! I’m can’t actually say for sure how well these freeze, because I’ve never tried it. Although I’m guessing they could successfully be frozen for up to a few weeks! Let me know how it goes!