These chewy dessert bars combine cozy pumpkin flavor with gooey marshmallows, rich chocolate, and crushed Oreos for a distinct indulgent twist on classic s’mores. Warm, sweet, and slightly spiced — they’re everything you love about autumn in one over-the-top treat.
Line a 9-inch square pan with parchment paper. This is the best and easiest method for removing and cutting the bars. You can also spray your pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the melted butter, sugar and vanilla until blended. Add the egg yolk, honey, and blotted pumpkin puree and whisk until smoothly combined.
In a separate mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients: flour, baking powder, baking soda, pumpkin pie spice, and salt.
Add the flour mixture to the wet mixture and stir gently until just combined and no streaks of flour remain.
Add dark chocolate chunks or chips to the dough, and fold in until evenly distributed.
Press ¾ of the dough into an even layer in the bottom of your lined baking pan.
Place the marshmallows cut-side down over the dough evenly. Placing them cut-side down will help them stick. The marshmallows should cover most of the surface.
Sprinkle the chopped Hershey bars and roughly crushed Oreos evenly over the top of the marshmallows.
Add the remaining ¼ of the pumpkin mixture over top by breaking into clumps and gently smooshing down, leaving some open spaces throughout for the marshmallows to peek through.
Bake in preheated oven for 26-30 minutes, until lightly browned.
Remove from oven and place onto a wire rack to cool completely before slicing. Only slice into a cooled cake! A lot of the chewy texture develops as the bars cool.
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Notes
Blotting the pumpkin: Removing excess moisture from the pumpkin puree helps to prevent the bars from turning out cakey. It helps give them that classic cookie texture with a crispy edge and a chewier middle.Toremove the extra moisture from the puree spread the puree out on a small plate, then take a paper towel folded in half and lightly press it on top. It will soak up some of the moisture. Replace with a fresh paper towel and repeat the process 3 more times until the puree looks drier.