Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese

Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese

Ingredients
  

  • 1/2 cup All purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup Quick oats
  • 1/4 cup Brown sugar firmly packed
  • 2 tablespoons walnuts Chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/4 cup Unsalted butter melted
  • 1/2 cup Solid pack pumpkin
  • 1/4 cup Plus 2 tbsp. skim milk
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Vanilla extract
  • 1 small Egg slightly beaten
  • 3 tablespoons Sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon Allspice
  • 1/8 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/4 pound Light cream cheese softened
  • 2 tablespoons Orange marmalade

Instructions
 

  • 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. This recipe serves 8.

Notes

Exported from MasterCook II

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