Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese
1/2 cup all purpose flour
1/4 cup quick oats
1/4 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
2 T. chopped walnuts
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
1/2 cup solid pack pumpkin
1/4 cup plus 2 T. skim milk
1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 small egg, slightly beaten
3 T. sugar
1/4 tsp. allspice
1/8 tsp. salt necessary
1/4 lb. light cream cheese, softened
2 T. orange marmalade
Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine first 4 ingredients and half the cinnamon in a food processor or mixing bowl. Add melted butter and process until mixture becomes crumbly. Press mixture evenly in bottom of a 9 inch baking dish. Bake 20 minutes or until crust starts to brown. Remove from oven. Reduce temperature to 325°F. Combine pumpkin, milk, half the vanilla, egg, sugar, allspice, salt and remaining cinnamon in a food processor or mixing bowl and mix thoroughly. Pour over crust and bake 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean when inserted into center. Cool on a rack. Using an electric mixer, beat cream cheese, remaining vanilla and orange marmalade until fluffy. Spread evenly over cooled pumpkin bars.
Yield: 8 servings
Calories: 193
Fat: 8.8g
Fiber: 1.2g