Snack: Pumpkin Bars

Pumpkin bars are a lightly spiced pumpkin dessert with cream cheese icing that's perfect for fall and Thanksgiving. Spread on cool pumpkin bars and stir in vanilla and continue to mix to make your amazing pumpkin bar.

This recipe includes superfoods such as:

Cinnamon

Health benefits of Pumpkin Bars

Cinnamon is one of the best ingredients that someone with insulin sensitivity can eat. Half a teaspoon of cinnamon per day has been shown to be very effective at normalizing blood sugar levels. Cinnamon contains hydroxychalcone, which is thought to enhance the effects of insulin. It has also been suggested that Cinnamon prevents post-meal blood sugar spikes by slowing the gastric emptying rate - meaning that food digests slowly. (Reference: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11506060).

Ingredients

4 eggs
1 2/3 cups granulated sugar
1 cup vegetable oil
(15 oz) can pumpkin
2 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
(8 oz) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened (or margarine)
2 cups confectioner's sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 °.
Using an electric mixer at medium speed, combine the eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until light and fluffy.
Stir together the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.
Add the dry ingredients to the pumpkin mixture and mix at low speed until thoroughly combined and the batter is smooth.
Spread the batter into a greased 13x10 inch baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes.
Let cool completely before frosting.
Cut into bars.

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