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Light and Spicy Pumpkin Bars

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I have been making these pumpkin bars for about 15 years.  The original recipe is from my trusty Pillsbury Book of Baking, which is my go to for all things baking. I am pretty sure I got the book as a wedding gift back when I knew almost nothing about cooking.  As the years have gone on, I have become a little more adventurous with my cooking and baking which includes lots of “healthy tweaks”.  I took out some of the sugar, replacing it with Stevia.  I also wanted to see how much oil I could replace with applesauce.  The resulting recipe is much lighter than the original and still very tasty!  I believe you could serve this to anyone and they wouldn’t know that you’ve cut fat, calories and guilt! 🙂 I hope you enjoy!

Lisa

INGREDIENTS:

Whisk these dry ingredients together in a large bowl:
1 c. White flour
1 c. Whole wheat flour
3/4 c. Brown sugar
1/2 c. Stevia
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp ground cloves

Blend these wet ingredients together in a large bowl:
3/4 c. Applesauce (mine was homemade and unsweetened-use whatever you have!)
1/4 c. Vegetable Oil (I used canola oil)
2 eggs
1 15 oz can pumpkin puree (NOT pumpkin pie filling!)

Frosting:
1 1/2 c. Powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
2-3 tbs greek yogurt
3-4 oz light cream cheese (Neufchatel)

DIRECTIONS:

Pour dry ingredients into wet and blend for about 2 min on medium speed.

Preheat oven to 350º

Grease and flour a 15×10 inch baking pan.  (I know this is an unusual size-you can use a standard 13×10, the bars will just be a little thicker).

Bake for 20-30 min (30 seemed about right for my oven) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.  Cool completely.

For the icing: combine all ingredients adding enough yogurt for desired spreading.  Beat until smooth.  Frost cooled bars.  Healthier option: Place frosting in a ziplock bag and drizzle over the bars after they’re cut.

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I’m Dan Vukmirovich, a follower of Jesus, husband, father and fitness nut. I guess you could call me a “Pastor of Fitness.” But I wasn’t always that way. It took a rude awakening and a family history of diabetes to get me to where I am today. Read more.

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