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Nuts: Chewy Pineapple Pecan Squares

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Cinnamon Hearts - The Art of Living A Winning Diabetic Lifestyle
Nuts: CHEWY PINEAPPLE PECAN SQUARES

Diabetic Exchanges
Yields 24 squares.

1 C. unbleached flour
1 C. whole wheat flour
1 C. brown sugar
1/2 C. Imperial, 30% less fat margarine
1/2 C. toasted, chopped pecans
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 egg
1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
8 oz. crushed pineapple in juice, drained
1/2 C. nonfat vanilla yogurt
1/4 C. light sour cream

Preheat oven to 350ºF.
Stir flours, sugar and margarine together until mixture is finely crumbled. Stir in nuts. Press 2 cups of flour mixture onto bottom of 13 x 9-inch baking pan which has been sprayed with vegetable coating. Stir cinnamon, baking soda and salt into remaining flour mixture. Beat in egg, vanilla, light sour cream and vanilla yogurt until blended. Stir in pineapple.

Pour batter evenly over pressed flour mixture in pan. Bake for 40 minutes or until batter pulls away from sides of pan. Cool slightly before cutting.

One square equals: 164 cal; 4g fat; 31g carbohydrate; 2g pro; 6mg cholesterol; 133mg sodium. ++++ Exchanges: 1 Bread/Starch; 1 Fat