Marbled Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars – Healthier Version

Every fall I want to eat pumpkin every day – or get a pumpkin spice latte. I try to make dessert recipes a little healthier by cutting back on the sugar and fat, if possible. This is slightly better for you than traditional marbled pumpkin cream cheese bars.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of flour
• 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
• 1 1/4 cup canned pumpkin
• 1/2 cup softened butter
• 2 tsp ground cinnamon
• 1 tsp baking powder
• 1 tsp ground ginger
• 1/2 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• 8 oz softened cream cheese
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 olive oil
• 2 tsp flour
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 eggs
• A few tsp of powdered sugar, if needed.

Recipe

1. Heat oven to 350*. Grease rectangular pan, inches 11 x 9 x 2.
2. Beat 1 cup flour, brown sugar, pumpkin, 1/2 cup butter, cinnamon, baking powder, ginger, baking soda, salt, and 2 eggs in a large bowl with a hand mixer at low speed. Scrape constantly until well blended.
3. Pour pumpkin mixture in greased pan.
4. In empty large bowl, mix remaining ingredients with a hand mixer at low speed until well blended.
5. Spread cream cheese mixture over pumpkin mixture in glass pan.
6. Swirl and cut through pumpkin and cream cheese mixtures with a knife for a marbled effect.
7. Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if you want, and enjoy!

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