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Harvest Pumpkin-Spice Bars

You'll fall in love with these pumpkin bars! They have a light texture, are full of cinnamon, ginger, raisins and nuts and are topped with cream cheese frosting.

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Prep Time 15 min
Total Time 1 hr 40 min
Servings 49

Ingredients

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4: eggs

2: cups granulated sugar

1: cup vegetable oil

1: can (15 oz) pumpkin (not pumpkin pie mix)

2: cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

2: teaspoons baking powder

2: teaspoons ground cinnamon

1: teaspoon baking soda

1/2: teaspoon salt

1/2: teaspoon ground ginger

1/4: teaspoon ground cloves

1: cup raisins, if desired

Cream Cheese Frosting

1: package (3 oz) cream cheese, softened

1/3: cup butter or margarine, softened

1: teaspoon vanilla

2: cups powdered sugar

1/2: cup chopped walnuts, if desired

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Directions

1 Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease bottom and sides of 15x10x1-inch pan with shortening. In large bowl, beat eggs, granulated sugar, oil and pumpkin until smooth. Stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, ginger and cloves. Stir in raisins. Spread in pan.
2 Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, about 2 hours.
3 In medium bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on low speed until smooth. Gradually beat in powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time, on low speed until smooth and spreadable. Spread frosting over bars. Sprinkle with walnuts. For bars, cut into 7 rows by 7 rows. Store in refrigerator.

EXPERT TIPS

Expert Tips

To ensure recipe success if using a vegetable oil spread, use a spread with at least 65% vegetable oil.

Rise to the occasion! If using self-rising flour, there is no need to add baking powder, baking soda and salt.

Add a bit of lemon zing to the cream cheese frosting by substituting lemon juice for the vanilla and adding 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 140
Calories from Fat: 60),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 7g; 7%
(Saturated Fat 2g, 2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 25mg; 25%;
Sodium: 90mg; 90%;
Total Carbohydrate: 18g; 18%
(Dietary Fiber 0g 0% Sugars 13g 13% ),
Protein: 1g; 1%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 30%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 0%;
Iron: 2%;

Exchanges:

0 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 6/20/2011 5:12:06 PM REPORT ABUSE smchica81 said:

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A big hit at our harvest festival! Nice and easy!

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Posted 12/31/2010 6:55:49 PM REPORT ABUSE kelly.elden said:

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This one's a keeper. Made them for an office luncheon & everyone wanted the recipe. Made a couple small adjustments to the recipe... substituted 1 cup of the flour for 1 cup whole wheat flour and added nutmeg to the spices. More or less doubled the frosting (more cream cheese & less butter) and added a dash of nutmeg & salt each.

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