Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

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Pumpkin Cream Cheese Bars

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Authored by Shanzy
oven: 350ºF

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c flour
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp pumpkin pie spice (1 cinnamon, 1/2 ground ginger, 1/4 ground cloves, 1/8 ground nutmeg)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp ground flax
  • 5 tbsp brown sugar or agave
  • 1/2 c canned or cooked and pureed pumpkin
  • 2 tbsp milk of choice
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

For the Bars

1

Preheat oven to 350 F. Combine dry ingredients, then add in wet. Spread into an oiled 7×5 pan (or double the recipe for an 8×8) and cook for 14-15 minutes.

2

Note: You can sub agave for the sugar; they’ll just be fluffier and a bit more dense.

3

Let the pan cool for at least ten minutes before cutting or frosting the squares. Also, the flavors seem to intensify and these taste even sweeter the next day.

For the Frosting

1

1/2 cup silken-firm tofu

2

1/4 cup plus 2 tbsp cream cheese spread

3

1/2 tsp vanilla extract

4

powdered sugar

5

optional: pinch of cinnamon

6

Blend the tofu until smooth, then add the other ingredients and blend again.