Carrot Pumpkin Bars

ErinMarie25

http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-detail.asp?recipe=157762

Filling:
2 cups flour
1 1/4 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup light butter/margerine, softened
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
2 large egg whites
1 can (15 oz.) pumpkin pie filling
1 cup carrot, finely shredded

Cream cheese topping:
4 oz light cream cheese, softened
1/4 cup sugar
1 tablespoon skim milk

Pre-heat oven to 350. Grease 15 x 10 jellyroll pan.

Prepare Filling:
In small bowl: combine flour, pumpkin spice, baking powder & baking soda.

In larger bowl: Beat sugar, butter and brown sugar until crumbly. Add eggs, egg whites, pumpkin pie mix and carrots. Beat until well blended. Add flour mixture and mix until well blended. Spread onto greased pan.

Prepare Cream Cheese topping:
Mix together cream cheese, sugar and milk until thoroughly blended.

Drop teaspoon-fulls of topping over pumpkin batter and swirl mixture with a butter knife.

Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cake tester (inserted in center) comes out clean. Cool in pan completely on wire rack before cutting into squares.

Makes 48 squares.

Calories 67.2
Total Fat 0.9 g
Saturated Fat 0.3 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.3 g
Monounsaturated Fat 0.3 g
Cholesterol 9.1 mg
Sodium 86.7 mg
Potassium 37.6 mg
Total Carbohydrate 13.6 g
Dietary Fiber 0.7 g
Sugars 5.4 g
Protein 1.4 g

NutritionDivaRD

YUM! Thanks! These might be a great addition to our Thanksgiving meal!

twistygirl

Thank-you for this post I have been craving some pumpkin Bars but all the recipes I have found are to high in calories. I have to change a few things but will be making this asap. Thank-you Thank-you!!!!!!!!!!!!1

ErinMarie25

You're welcome. I am very happy with the calories.

Fit4Vet

Holy Moly, these sound delish! I'm so gonna make these Next! I adore carrots & pumpkin.

ErinMarie25

:bump:

I made these yesterday and HOLY SMOKES. They are SO good! It's like mini pumpkin cakes!! I definitely recommend these to everyone. I cut mine in 30 pieces though so the calories a piece for me is 90, but that's still not bad for me!

cuppycake22

Bump!