Pumpkin Bars Recipe

Submitted by fitsugar

Makes 48 servings

Low cal dessert for Thanksgiving.

Ingredients

2	cups whole wheat pastry flour
2	teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
2	teaspoon baking powder
1	teaspoon baking soda
1	cup sugar
1/2	cup brown sugar
1/3	cup butter substitute
2	eggs
2	large egg whites
15	ounces pumpkin pie filling
2/3	cup carrot, finely shredded
Cream cheese topping:
4	ounces light cream cheese, softened
1/4	cup sugar
1	tablespoon skim milk

Directions

DIRECTIONS
1. Pre-heat oven to 350. Spray 15 x 10 jellyroll pan with cooking spray.
2. In small bowl, whisk flour, pumpkin spice, baking powder & baking soda.
3. In larger bowl, use electric mixer to beat sugar, butter and brown sugar until crumbly. Add eggs, egg whites, pumpkin pie mix and carrots. Beat until well blended.
4. Add flour mixture and mix until well blended. Spread onto greased pan.
5. To prepare Cream Cheese topping: mix together cream cheese, sugar and milk until thoroughly blended.
6. Drop teaspoon-fulls of topping over pumpkin batter and swirl and cute mixture into batter with a butter knife.
7. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
8. Cool in pan completely on wire rack before cutting into squares.
Makes 48 squares.