Cranberry Pumpkin Bars
Ingredients:
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 4 Tbsp. reduced-calorie margarine, room temperature
- 1 cup canned pumpkin (not pumpkin pie filling)
- 1 large egg
- 1 large egg white
- 1/3 cup buttermilk
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked old fashioned oats
- 1 Tbsp. pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 Tsp. baking soda
- 1/2 Tsp. salt
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries
Heat oven
to 350 degrees. Lightly coat a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking
spray, then dust lightly with flour.
In a large
bowl, cream sugar and margarine with an electric mixer; beat in egg, egg white,
pumpkin puree and buttermilk.
In medium
bowl, combine flour, oats, pumpkin pie spice, baking soda and salt. Stir into
pumpkin mixture just until moistened, then add cranberries and mix gently.
Spread
batter in pan and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until center springs back when
gently pressed. Cool and cut into 18 bars.
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