Pumpkin Bars
Source of Recipe
Sweet Inspirations - Patti Lynch
Exchanges
Servings: 36 Bars
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup fruit sweetener.... (see below)
1/2 cup mashed banana (1 medium banana)
Egg substitute equivalent to 1 egg
1/2 cup canned pumpkin
2 tsp vanilla
1-1/2 cups flour
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp each: ginger, allspice, baking soda
1/2 cup raisins
1/2 cup chopped nuts
TOPPING:
3 Tbsp orange juice concentrate
3 Tbsp fruit sweetener.....(see below)
2 tsp orange rind, freshly grated
1 tsp vanilla
Combine margarine, fruit sweetener, and mashed banana. Beat in egg substitute, pumpkin & vanilla. Combine dry ingredients and stir into pumpkin mixture. Add raisins and nuts.
Spread into a 9 x 13-inch pan which has been sprayed with a Non-stick coating. Bake 20-25 minutes at 325º, or until firm in the center.
Topping:
Combine juice concentrate, 3 T. fruit sweetener, orange rind and 1 tsp vanilla. Spread glaze over warm bars.
One bar equals: Calories: 78…Sodium: 54 mg…Cholesterol: Trace…Fat: 4 g…Carbohydrates: 10 g ++++ Exchanges: 2/3 Bread, 1 Fat
Fruit Sweetener (1/2 cup):
**To make this fruit sweetener, mix together 1/4 cup frozen apple juice concentrate (thawed) and 1/4 cup granulated fructose.
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