Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting – Treeline Cheese

Ingredients

• 1/2 C coconut oil, melted
• 1/2 C butter, melted
• 1/2 C cashew butter or almond butter
• 1 C coconut sugar (or brown sugar)
• 1 C pumpkin puree (not pumpkin pie filling)
• 1/3 C pitted medjool dates, soaked in hot water until very soft (alternatively can use date paste or molasses)
• 1 TBSP vanilla extract
• 3 C all purpose flour (gluten free if desired)
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 TBSP arrowroot powder or cornstarch
• 1 TBSP pumpkin pie spice
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 C vegan dark chocolate chips
• 16 oz Treeline vegan cream cheese
• 4 oz vegan butter, softened
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2-3 C powdered sugar, depending on desired sweetness