Ingredients:
1/2 Cup
Soft (tub) canola margarine
1 Cup
Granulated white sugar
1/2 Cup
Light brown sugar
1 Cup
Steamed fresh pumpkin*
(cool completely
before adding) or canned pure mashed pumpkin
2 Lrg.
Eggs
1 tsp.
Pure vamilla extract
2 Cups
Enriched white flour
1 tsp.
Baking powder
Dash
Salt
1 tsp.
Cinnamon
1/2 Cup
Chopped pecans (2 oz. pkg.)
3/4 Cup
Belgian chocolate chips (4 oz.)
Canola or olive
oil cooking spray
Instructions:
Pre-heat oven
to 350 degrees. In medium-size bowl, using back of large spoon,
cream together margarine, white and brown sugars.
Then stir in
cooled pumpkin, eggs and vanilla extract.
Set aside.
In large bowl, sift together remaining dry ingredients (flour through chocolate
chips), in order listed above.
Slowly add pumpkin
mixture, stirring gently until thoroughly mixed. Lightly coat 8 x
10 inch baking dish with cooking oil spray.
Place on middle
shelf in oven, and bake for 35-40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted
into middle
comes out clean.
Set pan on rack to cool.
Cool completely
before slicing and serving.
Servings:
20 bars
Nutrition
Facts:
Amount Per
Serving: Calories 176 g
Fat 6 g, Cholesterol
21 mg,
Sodium 127
mg,
Courtesy Of: http://www.wpr.org
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