Showing posts with label pumpkin. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pumpkin. Show all posts

11.03.2010

Pumpkin Pie Bars


1 1/3 cups flour
1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
3/4 cup granulated sugar, divided
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) cold butter or margarine
1 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats, uncooked
1/2 cup chopped Pecans
1 pk. (8 oz) cream cheese, softened
3 eggs
1 can (15 oz) pumpkin
1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. line 13 x 9-inch baking pan with foil, with ends of foil extending over sides of pan. grease foil. Mix flour, brown sugar, and 1/4 cup of the granulated sugar in medium bowl; cut in butter with pastry blender. until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

Stir in oats and pecans. Reserve 1 cup of the oat mixture; press remaining mixture onto bottom of pan. Bake 15.

Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, eggs pumpkin and pumpkin pie spice in small bowl with electric mixture on medium speed until well blended. pour over crust; sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.

Bake 25 min. cool completely on wire rack. use foil handles to lift from pan. cut into 24 bars. store leftover bars in tightly covered container in refrigerator.

11.02.2010

Pumpkin Smoothie

Did you know? Eating Pumpkin is good for your bones, eye sight and immune system! Check out this article about vitamins in Pumpkin! click HERE

Pumpkin Smoothie

1/4 c. canned pumpkin
low fat vanilla yogurt
banana
peanut butter
ice cubes
milk to thin, as desired

mix all ingredients in blender, top with a little whip cream and cinnamon

Enjoy!
(recipe does not call for any sweetener, but honey or agave might be good in this!)